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Cananian airspace
What type of airspace is the restricted airspace north of Vancouver Island.
Flightmap lists it as COMOX and says that it reaches from 18,000MSL to Unlimited. It is big, about 165nm on the NS axis and 110nm EW. What are my chances at getting cleared through it at FL240? Thanks! Mike MU-2 |
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In a previous article, "Mike Rapoport" said:
What type of airspace is the restricted airspace north of Vancouver Island. Flightmap lists it as COMOX and says that it reaches from 18,000MSL to Unlimited. It is big, about 165nm on the NS axis and 110nm EW. What are my chances at getting cleared through it at FL240? What's the designation? -- Paul Tomblin http://xcski.com/blogs/pt/ ....would you work for a company that couldn't tell the difference in quality of its employees' normal work product and the work product of someone on drugs without performing a test? -- socks |
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Flightmap shows no information except the name "Comox" the altitudes
"18,000/Unlimited" and that "Comox Terminal Control" is the controlling agency. Mike MU-2 "Paul Tomblin" wrote in message ... In a previous article, "Mike Rapoport" said: What type of airspace is the restricted airspace north of Vancouver Island. Flightmap lists it as COMOX and says that it reaches from 18,000MSL to Unlimited. It is big, about 165nm on the NS axis and 110nm EW. What are my chances at getting cleared through it at FL240? What's the designation? -- Paul Tomblin http://xcski.com/blogs/pt/ ...would you work for a company that couldn't tell the difference in quality of its employees' normal work product and the work product of someone on drugs without performing a test? -- socks |
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Mike Rapoport wrote:
Flightmap shows no information except the name "Comox" the altitudes "18,000/Unlimited" and that "Comox Terminal Control" is the controlling agency. Mike MU-2 More than likely something to do with CFB Comox I dunno your chances of getting through though I'd speculate they're pretty good. |
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That would be CFB Comox, i.e. a military base.
Rob "Mike Rapoport" wrote in link.net: What type of airspace is the restricted airspace north of Vancouver Island. Flightmap lists it as COMOX and says that it reaches from 18,000MSL to Unlimited. It is big, about 165nm on the NS axis and 110nm EW. What are my chances at getting cleared through it at FL240? Thanks! Mike MU-2 -- |
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Ah yes, area " Nighthawk", reserved for (then) CF-101 Voodoos doing
intercept training. When not using the area, it was given back to Vancouver center (?) and airliners did indeed use it. The voodoos left in 1984, replaced for at least a short time by CF 18s. I don't know if there are still CF 18s at Comox. Simplest is to call the base at Comox, 250-339-8231 ask for ATC, and ask them for what's likely to happen reference this area. Failing that, try Vancouver center, 604-775-9601 Good luck on your trip to Alaska Stan On Fri, 25 Jun 2004 02:02:25 GMT, "Mike Rapoport" wrote: What type of airspace is the restricted airspace north of Vancouver Island. Flightmap lists it as COMOX and says that it reaches from 18,000MSL to Unlimited. It is big, about 165nm on the NS axis and 110nm EW. What are my chances at getting cleared through it at FL240? Thanks! Mike MU-2 |
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I don't have my Vancouver Map handy but that should be the
military control zone (Class D) for CFB Comox. Very low military traffic and a great bunch in their ATC facility. Should be no problem but you can always check with them first while flight planning. If you enter through Victoria you can verify with the local FBO as to current local procedures. Haven't flown there lately but lots of friends out there and they have no problems. Brendan Grace "Ender" wrote in message news:L6NCc.13447$HS3.6334@edtnps84... Mike Rapoport wrote: Flightmap shows no information except the name "Comox" the altitudes "18,000/Unlimited" and that "Comox Terminal Control" is the controlling agency. Mike MU-2 More than likely something to do with CFB Comox I dunno your chances of getting through though I'd speculate they're pretty good. |
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In a previous article, said:
Vancouver center (?) and airliners did indeed use it. The voodoos left in 1984, replaced for at least a short time by CF 18s. I don't know if there are still CF 18s at Comox. I think all the CF-18s in Canada are back in Trenton. And at least 2/3rds of them are in a warehouse in Trenton. -- Paul Tomblin http://xcski.com/blogs/pt/ "Almost any animal is capable of learning a stimulus/response association, given enough repetition. Experimental observation suggests that this isn't true if double-clicking is involved." -Lionel Lauer and Malcolm Ray |
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In a previous article, (Paul Tomblin) said:
In a previous article, said: Vancouver center (?) and airliners did indeed use it. The voodoos left in 1984, replaced for at least a short time by CF 18s. I don't know if there are still CF 18s at Comox. I think all the CF-18s in Canada are back in Trenton. And at least 2/3rds of them are in a warehouse in Trenton. Oh, I'm wrong - the flying ones are in Bagotville and Cold Lake. But none are in Comox, and that's the germaine part to this discussion. http://www.airforce.forces.gc.ca/equip/equip1m_e.asp -- Paul Tomblin http://xcski.com/blogs/pt/ Some days violence is just a nice quick solution to a problem that would need thought, planning and actual work to do justice to. -- Wayne Pascoe |
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Thanks for the great info. I'll let you know what happens.
Mike MU-2 wrote in message ... Ah yes, area " Nighthawk", reserved for (then) CF-101 Voodoos doing intercept training. When not using the area, it was given back to Vancouver center (?) and airliners did indeed use it. The voodoos left in 1984, replaced for at least a short time by CF 18s. I don't know if there are still CF 18s at Comox. Simplest is to call the base at Comox, 250-339-8231 ask for ATC, and ask them for what's likely to happen reference this area. Failing that, try Vancouver center, 604-775-9601 Good luck on your trip to Alaska Stan On Fri, 25 Jun 2004 02:02:25 GMT, "Mike Rapoport" wrote: What type of airspace is the restricted airspace north of Vancouver Island. Flightmap lists it as COMOX and says that it reaches from 18,000MSL to Unlimited. It is big, about 165nm on the NS axis and 110nm EW. What are my chances at getting cleared through it at FL240? Thanks! Mike MU-2 |
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