SOR/96-433, s. 901.46 - section overview

In plain language

This section prohibits operating a remotely piloted aircraft in transponder airspace unless it is equipped with a transponder and automatic pressure-altitude reporting equipment, or unless authorized by an air traffic control unit under specific safety and coordination conditions.

Requirement as structured

This section prohibits operating a remotely piloted aircraft in transponder airspace unless it is equipped with a transponder and automatic pressure-altitude reporting equipment, or unless authorized by an air traffic control unit under specific safety and coordination conditions.

Original regulatory text

(1) Subject to subsection (2), no pilot shall operate a remotely piloted aircraft system if the aircraft is in the transponder airspace referred to in section 601.03 unless the aircraft is equipped with a transponder and automatic pressure-altitude reporting equipment. (2) An air traffic control unit may authorize a pilot to operate a remotely piloted aircraft that is not equipped in accordance with subsection (1) within the airspace referred to in section 601.03 if (a) the air traffic control unit provides an air traffic control service in respect of that airspace; (b) the pilot made a request to the air traffic control unit to operate the aircraft within that airspace before the aircraft entered the airspace; and (c) aviation safety is not likely to be affected.

Applies when

country

Canada

regulatory category

General