Cross-border operations presentation

Rockcliffe Flying Club
Cross-Border Operations
Cross-Border Ops
AGENDA:
1. Planning a flight to the US
2. Flying into the US
3. US Flight Planning/Differences
4. Returning to Canada
5. Q&A / Discussion
6. RFC Handouts & Tony’s Checklist
1. Planning a Flight to the US
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User Fee Decal
Electronic Passenger Manifests
Flight Plan
Airport of Arrival (Airport of Entry)
Nearby International Airports
US Customs (at Airport of Entry)
Over-flights
1. Planning a Flight to the US
• User Fee Decal:
– Used to be able to buy on arrival, but not always
– Decal # is required on the Arrival Manifest
– Order on-line: DETOPS
https://dtops.cbp.dhs.gov/
– $27US per calendar year
– First time register as a new user, then get
prompted to renew every year
– Print, bring the receipt email in case decal is
late arriving
1. Planning a Flight to the US
• User Fee Decal:
– Print & bring your receipt in case decal is late
arriving
1. Planning a Flight to the US
• Electronic Passenger Manifests (1)
– Headache, but mandatory since 2009
– Electronically submitted Passenger Manifests
required for all entering and departing USA
– eAPIS web-site: https://eapis.cbp.dhs.gov/
– Sign-up early:
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First time on-line can be rough, lots of info required
Up to 2 weeks to activate account
Pilot, crew and aircraft information kept
Passenger and trip-specific information must be
entered for each trip
1. Planning a Flight to the US
• Airport of Arrival (Airport of Entry)
– CBP List of airports:
• http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/travel/private_fl
yers/airport_inspection.ctt/airport_inspection.pdf
– Check AOPA for guidance:
• http://www.aopa.org/members/airports/pdfs/internati
onal_ops.pdf
– Check AirNav for airport info:
• http://www.airnav.com/
1. Planning a Flight to the US
• Recommended International Airports
– South:
• Burlington Vermont
• Watertown or Massena
• Syracuse
– West
• Buffalo, New York
• Port Huron, Michigan
• Baudette, Minnesota
– Oshkosh
• Drummond Island
• Sanderson Field, Sault St Marie
1. Planning a Flight to the US
• Recommended International Airports
Airport
Town, State
CBP Hours
Notice
Phone
KBTV
Burlington, Vermont
0800 – 2100 daily
1 hr.
802.864.5181
KMSS
Massena, New York
0800 – 2400 daily
1 hr.
315.769.3091
KSYR
Syracuse, New York
0830 – 1700 Mon - Fri
1 hr.
315.455.2271
KBUF
Buffalo, New York
0800 - 1700 Mon – Sat
1 hr.
716.632.4727
Call weekdays before 1400
KPHN
Port Huron, Michigan
On-call
1 hr.
810.985-9541
Call weekdays before 1700
KANJ
Sault St Marie – Sanderson Fld
On-call
1 hr.
906.632-2631
KBDE
Baudette, Minnesota
On-call
1 hr.
218.634.2803
KDRM
Drummond Island
Mid Jun – mid Sep
1700 – 0100Z
1 hr.
902.632.8822
906.632.7221
1. Planning a Flight to the US
• Recommended International Airports
1. Planning a Flight to the US
• Recommended International Airports
1. Planning a Flight to the US
• Recommended International Airports
KDRM - Drummond Island, Michigan
1. Planning a Flight to the US
• Electronic Passenger Manifests (2)
– Submit manifest minimum 1 hour before flight
• Manifest receipt by e-mail
• Within 30 minutes, e-mailed permission to fly
• Print and carry the Manifest, Confirmation and
Permission to Fly e-mails
– Recommendations:
• Submit arrival and departure manifests early
– Can submit multiple manifests, days or weeks in
advance
• Call local CBP office for ETA changes or questions
1. Planning a Flight to the US
eAPIS receipt / manifest clearance email:
The following information was received:
*****FLIGHT SUMMARY*****
Sender ID
:APGA8545
Confirmation #
:EAPIS-3560442
Aircraft Tail Nbr
:CGKXD
ETA Date
:08/05/2012
ETA Time
:08:30
Arrival
:KANJ/SAULT STE MARIE MUNI
Departure
:CYRO/CAN
*****Message Status*****
# Messages Received :
# Processed
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# Not Processed/Fatal :
*****Counts Summary*****
# Passengers processed :
# Crew processed
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1
1
0
0
1
CBP is confirming receipt and APIS processing of your manifest submission. CBP recommends that you print this email for your records.
Based upon the information submitted, the travelers identified within this manifest are cleared for this flight.
Permission to land and/or landing rights and other notifications that may be required by the CBP destination port must be coordinated directly
with the port as required by the Port Director. If the flight is being precleared at a CBP preclearance port of entry, permission to land and/or
landing rights will be granted through the preclearance process.
The CBP Form 178 is no longer a valid form and is not required for arrival in to the United States.
1. Planning a Flight to the US
• US Customs (before departure):
– After filing eAPIS, advise local US Customs by
phone of ETA:
• Usually 1 – 2 hours notice required
– Keep record of who you contacted
• Customs will confirm that they have your eAPIS
manifest
1. Planning a Flight to the US
• Flight Plan:
– You must file the Canada to USA border
crossing flight plan with NavCanada:
• 1-866-WXBRIEF
• Electronically:
https://plan.navcanada.ca/template/create_from_existing/12722
– Regular Canadian (ICAO) format
– Before crossing border:
• Confirm with ATC that plan is active
– Keep note of how you activated the flight plan
• Squawk assigned transponder code
• In contact with ATC
2. Flying into the US
• The Arrival:
2. Flying into the US
• The Arrival:
2. Flying into the US
• The Arrival:
2. Flying into the US
• The Arrival:
2. Flying into the US
• US Customs (Upon Landing):
Arrive within +/- 15 min of ETA at their ramp
– So include expected circuit time and taxi time
– Remain in the aeroplane until told to exit
– Customs can be flexible wrt ETA but you must
communicate with them
– Don’t arrive early or late without notice
• Radio or phone local agents
– If necessary, land in Canada
and update ETA
2. Flying into the US
• US Customs (Upon Landing):
2. Flying into the US
• US Customs (Upon Landing):
– The pilot in command must have:
• Current Passport
• Aviation document (license), current medical, English
proficient endorsement
• Restricted radiotelephone operators permit
– Passengers
• Each passenger must have a current passport
• Children traveling with only one parent must have a
notarized statement of approval from the absent
parent stating the dates of the trip.
2. Flying into the US
• Aircraft Documentation
• Permanent registration certificate (no temporary
certificates)
• Airworthiness Certificate (not a temporary)
• Experimental Aircraft and Canadian Ultralights—
Standardized Validation (for ops in Canada) or
Special Flight Authorization (for ops in US)
• Radio station license (but nobody checks for them)
• Operating limitations information (in the POH)
• Latest Weight and Balance information
2. Flying into the US
• Aircraft Documentation (cont):
• If the aircraft is registered in another person’s or
corporation’s name, a notarized letter authorizing use
of the aircraft in the US.
• ID data plate on the aircraft
• 12-inch registration marks if you’re crossing an ADIZ
• Transponder with Mode C - TSA waivers are still
required and mandatory for all international flights for
aircraft not equipped with a transponder.
• Either a 121.5 MHz or 406 MHz ELT
• Survival equipment for wilderness areas
• Survival equipment for over-water
2. Flying into the US
• Aircraft Documentation (cont):
• Insurance coverage for flight in Canada and the USA.
Private aircraft owner/pilot requires liability insurance.
Proof of liability coverage needs to be carried
onboard.
• FAA Form 337 (US aircraft only) or STC
documentation if fuel tanks have been added in
baggage or passenger compartments
2. Flying into the US
• What if I mess up?
• The person in charge of a vehicle or aircraft pilot who commits any of
the following violations is liable for a $5,000 penalty for the first
violation and a $10,000 penalty for each subsequent violation for:
– failure to present manifest, report vehicle or aircraft arrival, or obtain clearance;
– present or transmit any forged, altered or false document, information or manifest to
Customs; or
– failure to make entry or to obtain clearance as required (i.e., civil air navigation laws and
vessel entry and clearance regulations).
• Any vehicle, vessel or aircraft used in connection with violations is
subject to seizure and forfeiture.
• Generally, Customs does not seize a conveyance unless aggravating
factors are present or another violation of law is in evidence.
– Evidence of drug violations, smuggling, human trafficking
2b. Flying “Over” the US
• Over flight (e.g. Sherbrooke – Halifax):
– Active flight plan, assigned transponder code
– In contact with ATC
– Not necessary to file manifest
– May land in an emergency
• Advise ATC
• Wait for Customs
• (Recommend carrying complete a/c documentation
and crew, passenger IDs)
3. Flying in the USA
• Electronic Planning:
• Computer: FlightSoft, FliteStar, Destination Direct
• iPad: Foreflight, ChartPro, FltPlan.com
• Web-based:
EAA Flight Planner: http://www.aeroplanner.com
AOPA Flight Planner: http://www.aopa.org/aifp/
AOPA Airport info: http://www.aopa.org/airports
AirNav airport services and fuel info: http://www.airnav.com/
• Weather:
• AOPA: http://www.aopa.org/wx/
• NOAA: http://www.aviationweather.gov/adds/
• US FSS number 1-800-WXBRIEF
3. Flying in the USA
• NOTAMs, TFRs and Restricted Airspace
• FAA:
http://tfr.faa.gov/tfr_map_ims/html/index.html
“Depicted TFR data may not be a complete listing. Pilots should not use the information on this website for flight
planning purposes. For the latest information, call your local Flight Service Station”
• AOPA:
http://www.aopa.org/whatsnew/notams.html#national
http://www.aopa.org/tfr/
• US FSS 1-800-WXBRIEF
– From Canada: 1-877-4-TIBS-WX (1-877-484-2799)
• Flying within 60nm of DC?
You must complete ALC-55 “Washington DC Special Flight
Rules Area” on-line course
3. Flying in the USA
• NOTAMs, TFRs and Restricted Airspace
• Electronic flight planners will display most US
NOTAMs, TFRs, MOAs
• Some TFRs are not temporary, (e.g. Power Plants,
Stadiums, Disneyworld)
• Some TFRs are very short notice, (e.g. POTUS)
• Using Flight Following or IFR is insurance that you
are staying in safe airspace
• Carry a small-scale chart of the US
• VORs, Cities, State boundaries
• Very handy for interpreting weather and NOTAM
briefings
3. Flying in the USA
• ATC
• First contact: “C … G … T … H … Y …”
– Canadian aircraft “C … G … T … H … Y …”
• Ground Clearance – call “Clearance Delivery”
– Listen to ATIS or the facilities directory
• Request “VFR Advisories”, i.e. “Flight Following”
• Ask who to contact for further VFR Advisories if not
clear
• Ensure you know the best freq to contact “Center”
before leaving the ground if crossing the border
– Learn how to find this on your portable GPS too!
3. Flying in the USA
• Airspace and Charts
– Charts updated every 6 months
– They expect you to have current data
– Most US pilots use iPads or Garmin XXX,
difficult to purchase charts and flight guides
• Flight Watch
– Provides enroute weather, PIREPS
– 122.00 almost everywhere, 0600 – 2200 local
– Don’t handle, accept, open, edit or close
Flight Plans
3. Flying in the USA
• Flight Service Stations
– Handle flight plans and weather briefings
– Flight plans automatically expire if not
activated within 2 hours of ETD
– SAR 30 minutes after ETA
– Ask briefer or FBO for best frequency to
contact FSS on departure – before departing!
– Default frequency: 122.2 Mhz.
– Not Automatic - Flight plans must be opened
by voice (radio)!
4. Returning to Canada
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Electronic Passenger Manifests
Canada Customs
Airport of Arrival (Airport of Entry)
CANPASS
Flight Plan
Nav Canada
4. Returning to Canada
• Electronic Passenger Manifests
– Required to Depart USA (!)
– Submit manifest minimum 1 hour before flight
• Manifest receipt by e-mail
• Within 30 minutes, e-mailed permission to fly
– Recommendations:
• Submit arrival and departure manifests early
– Remember, it is permitted to submit multiple manifests,
days or weeks in advance
4. Returning to Canada
eAPIS Departure Manifest Receipt:
The following information was received:
*****FLIGHT SUMMARY*****
Sender ID
:APGA8545
Confirmation #
:EAPIS-3584897
Aircraft Tail Nbr
:CGKXD
ETD Date
:08/15/2012
ETD Time
:14:00
Departure
:KDRM/DRUMMOND ISLAND
Arrival
:CYRO/CAN
*****Message Status*****
# Messages Received :
# Processed
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# Not Processed/Fatal :
*****Counts Summary*****
# Passengers processed :
# Crew processed
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1
1
0
0
1
CBP is confirming receipt and APIS processing of your manifest submission. CBP recommends that you print this email for your
records.
Based upon the information submitted, this flight is cleared for departure.
4. Returning to Canada
• Canada Customs
• Call 2 – 48 hrs in advance of ETA
• If the ETA changes by more than 30 minutes or if
there are any changes to the point of arrival, the list
of passengers or their declarations, the pilot must
advise prior to arrival
• 1-888-CAN-PASS (may not work by cellphone)
– Direct line:
613-659-2301 Lansdowne
905-679-2073 Hamilton
519-257-6471 Windsor
• Provide:
Destination Airport, ETA, Passenger
Names, Passport #s, DOB
4. Returning to Canada
• Airport of Entry (non-CANPASS holders)
ONTARIO
ONTARIO (Cont)
QUEBEC
Brantford
Cornwall Regional
Gananoque
Goderich
Gore Bay
Guelph (Air Park)
Hanover/Saugeen
HAMILTON
Kenora
Kingston/Norman Rogers
KITCHENER - WATERLOO
Lake Simcoe Regional
LONDON
Manitoulin East Municipal
Muskoka
Niagara District
North Bay/Jack Garland
Orillia/Lake St. John
(Seaplanes)
Oshawa Municipal
OTTAWA MACDONALDCARTIER
Owen Sound Billy Bishop
Regional
Pelee Island
Peterborough
Sarnia Chris Hadfield
Sault Ste. Marie
St. Thomas Municipal
Stratford Municipal
Sudbury
Thunder Bay
Toronto City Centre
Toronto/Buttonville Municipal
Wiarton (Keppel)
Windsor
Wingham Municipal
Bromont
Drummondville
Iles-de-la-Madeleine
Jean Lesage
La Macaza - Mont Tremblant
Lac-à-la-Tortue
Lachute
Montreal/St-Hubert
Montreal-Mirabel
MONTREAL-PIERRE
ELLIOTT TRUDEAU
Sept-Iles
Sherbrooke
Trois-Rivières
Ville St-Georges
4. Returning to Canada
• CANPASS
Canadian program for trusted travelers
Allows access to more airports and expedited
clearances for low-risk, pre-screened travelers
Private aircraft, less than 15 passengers
Pilot, crew and all persons aboard the aircraft must
be CANPASS members
Usually Customs does not meet the airplane
Application details:
http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/prog/canpass/privateair-eng.html
CAN$40 for each applicant 18 years old and older –
effective for 5 years.
4. Returning to Canada
• Additional Airports (CANPASS holders)
ONTARIO
ONTARIO (Cont)
QUEBEC
Arnprior / South Renfrew
Brampton Flying Club
Brockville
Burlington Airpark
Carp
Centralia/Huron Airpark
Chatham
Collingwood
Downsview
Dunnville
Grimsby Airpark
Huronia/Midland
Kincardine
Leamington
Lindsay
Port Elgin
Rockcliffe
Smiths Falls/Montague
Thessalon
Tillsonburg
Welland
Baie-Comeau Pointe Lebel
CFB Bagotville
Charlevoix
Gaspé
Gatineau
Montreal/Les Cèdres
Sorel - St. Robert
St-Frédéric
4. Returning to Canada
• Flight Plan
– You must file the US to Canada border crossing
flight plan with US Flight Services: 1-800-WXBRIEF
– Flight plans MUST be manually activated (US).
• US Flight Services 122.2 Mhz default freq.
• Confirm with ATC that plan is activated before
crossing border
• Keep notes of how you activated the flight plan and
with whom (& frequency)
• US Flight Service Stations can try to give you a
weather briefing for Canada, but limited familiarity
with the geography and Nav Canada
weather data
4. Returning to Canada
• Nav Canada
Call them for Canadian weather updates
But not to file your flight plan!
Note: 1-866 numbers including 1-800-WXBRIEF may not work
from the US on your cellphone
866-541-4101
250-376-8392
Kamloops
866-541-4102
780-890-8386
Edmonton
866-541-4103
204-893-8407
Winnipeg
866-541-4104
519-452-4040
London
866-541-4105
418-871-8678
Quebec
866-541-4106
902-873-1365
Halifax
866-541-4107
867-667-8427
Whitehorse
866-541-4109
705-476-0024
North Bay
5. Tony’s Checklist
• Unofficial
• I try to keep it updated
– On the RFC website
• Copies available after the presentation
• COPA publishes a guide to flying in the
US
– Can be downloaded on COPA website (155
pages!)
6. Flying to the Bahamas
• Obtaining Basic Information
– Fly Bahamas and Pilot’s Guide
– Airspace and Charts
• Recommended US and Bahamian Airports
• US Requirements
– Exit, and
– Re-entry
• Bahamas Customs
• Flight Procedures
Rockcliffe Flying Club
Cross-Border Operations
Questions?
KBTV:
Burlington Vermont
KBTV:
Burlington Vermont
KBTV:
Burlington Vermont
• Airport Info: AIRNAV http://www.airnav.com/airport/KBTV
• Customs Info: CBP http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/toolbox/contac
ts/ports/vt/0207.xml
• Area Info: Google Maps http://www.visitingdc.com/maps/burlingtonairport-map.asp
KBTV:
Burlington Vermont
KBTV:
Burlington Vermont
From
To
Heading
CYRO
CUMBERLAND
93°M
10nm
0.8g
5m47s
10nm
0.8g
5m47s
CUMBERLAND
PLB
142°M
105nm
8.8g
1h06m
94nm
8.0g
1h00m
PLB
KBTV
149°M
125nm
10.5g
1h19m
20nm
1.8g
0h13m
From
To
Totals
Heading
Leg
Totals
Leg
KBTV
PLB
317°M
20nm
1.5g
0h11m
20nm
1.5g
0h11m
PLB
CUMBERLAND
310°M
114nm
8.7g
1h05m
94nm
7.2g
0h54m
CUMBERLAND
CYRO
257°M
125nm
9.7g
1h12m
10nm
0.9g
6m59s
Rockcliffe Flying Club
Cross-Border Operations
Questions?