Class G Airspace is GONE.

Unless I missed a meeting, NavCan has done this without telling us about it.

In summary, ALL uncontrolled airspace is Southern Ontario has been taken away. It's all controlled airspace now. The quality of the map in the attached document is terrible but from what I can tell, the area we do XC in (the yellow area) is now Class E from 3500'asl and up (about 2000'agl). In other words, if your are soaring (ie not looking for a place to land) you are in controlled airspace. You'll need your HAGAR to fly in this area...yes...even if you are 2000'agl over our own field.

Steve and I will be working on putting some sessions together over the winter to help pilots work on their HPAC ratings as well as getting their HAGAR by Spring.

Here is the text from the attached NavCanada document.

"NAV CANADA, the country’s provider of air navigation services, in consultation with air operators, has reviewed controlled airspace requirements in Southern Ontario. As a result of these consultations and evaluations, all low level airspace in a defined area of Southern Ontario, which is not currently controlled airspace (Class “G”), will be
designated Class “E” controlled airspace, from 2500 feet above sea level (ASL) and 3500 feet ASL respectively. The uncontrolled airspace above 12,500 feet to below 18,000 feet will be designated controlled Class B airspace. The areas will be fully defined in the Designated Airspace Handbook and depicted on Low Level Enroute charts
but can be generally described as being bounded in the southwest by Windsor, in the north-west by Sault Ste Marie, Petawawa to the north-east and Kingston to the southeast.

The designation of this airspace as controlled airspace will reduce some procedural limitations on instrument flight rules (IFR) operations and enable expanded use of more efficient RNAV direct routings in this low level airspace.

These changes will take effect October 22, 2009 at 0901 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). The appropriate aeronautical publications will be amended."