On Mar 11, 3:40 pm, (Paul Tomblin) wrote:
According to "Fly With Blake",http://fly.blakecrosby.com/2007/03/t...ges_expla.html
the YYZ "Class C Mode C" airspace stretches out to 26nm, and now they are
going to make the ring from 26nm out to 65nm from 6,500MSL to 12,500MSL
"Class E Mode C", meaning you don't need a clearance, but you need to be
squawking mode C. Does this seem slightly ridiculous to you? I can get
to within 30nm of airports like JFK and LAX without a Mode C, and I bet
they handle more traffic on a slow Sunday than YYZ handles all week.
Where is the need for this air space grab?
Do Canadian pilots get as upset about needless airspace grabs as American
ones? Or are they resigned to this being the best that they can get?

According to the full text, COPA has been involved with this one.

I only get upset when Canadian airspace is restricted south and east
of Detroit when Air Force One lands at DTW and the Selfridge F-16s are
blasting around "south" of the border.