Canadian Aviation Regulations

600.01 In this Part,

ADIZ

ADIZ or Air Defence Identification Zone means the airspace that extends upward from the surface in those areas of Canada and off the coasts of Canada, the boundaries of which are specified in the Designated Airspace Handbook; (ADIZouzone d’identification de défense aérienne)

aerial application

aerial application means the seeding from an aircraft or the spraying or dusting of chemicals from an aircraft, or any other operation of a similar nature; (traitement aérien)

aerial inspection

aerial inspection means the inspection from an aircraft of crops, forests, livestock or wildlife, the patrolling of pipelines or power lines, a flight inspection or any other operation of a similar nature; (inspection aérienne)

appropriate ATS unit

appropriate ATS unit means

• (a) with respect to aircraft operations within a control zone or on the movement area of an aerodrome,

  • (i) the ATC unit identified for the aerodrome in the Canada Air Pilot or Canada Flight Supplement, or

  • (ii) if the ATC unit is not in operation or an ATC unit is not identified, the FS unit identified in the Canada Air Pilot or Canada Flight Supplement as providing air traffic services to the aerodrome;

• (b) with respect to aircraft operations within an MF area or on the movement area of an aerodrome, the FS unit identified in the Canada Air Pilot or Canada Flight Supplement as providing air traffic services to the aerodrome; and

• (c) with respect to any other situation, the ATS unit identified in an aeronautical publication as providing air traffic services in the airspace concerned; (unité ATS compétente)

AX class

AX class[Repealed, SOR/2006-77, s. 4]

fly-in

fly-in means an activity during which aircraft are gathered at an aerodrome before an invited assembly of persons, during which no competitive flights between aircraft or aerial demonstrations take place; (rassemblement d’aéronefs)

large aircraft

large aircraft means an aeroplane having a maximum permissible take-off weight in excess of 5 700 kg (12,566 pounds) or a rotorcraft having a maximum permissible take-off weight in excess of 2 730 kg (6,018 pounds); (gros aéronef)

police authority

police authority means the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Ontario Provincial Police, Sûreté du Québec or Canadian Coast Guard, or any municipal or regional police force established pursuant to provincial legislation. (corps policier)

visual approach

visual approach means an approach in which the pilot-in-command of an IFR aircraft operating in VMC proceeds to the destination aerodrome by using visual reference to the surface and, as applicable, by maintaining visual separation from, and avoiding the wake turbulence of, a preceding aircraft. (approche visuelle)