Just like Paul Revere’s midnight ride to warn of the incoming British, the Canadian Business Aviation Association is signaling to its troops that RVSM is coming. Those troops recently gathered at Toronto/Pearson Airport during a seminar sponsored by CBAA, Rockwell Collins and Mid-Canada Mod Center to discuss domestic reduced vertical separation minimums (DRVSM), scheduled to come into force in southern Canada airspace simultaneously with the U.S.’ nationwide implementation, currently planned for January 2005.
In October Nav Canada conducted a survey of all Canadian aircraft operators regarding their RVSM status and plans for their individual aircraft types. The survey, which had a 70-percent response from Canadian corporate operators, showed that 46 percent were already RVSM approved; 36 percent plan to be approved by January 2005; 15 percent operate below FL 290; and the remaining 3 percent indicated they would retire their noncompliant aircraft before the start date. Approval here means compliance with the FAA’s AC 91 RVSM, Change I, which has been adopted as Canada’s official standard.
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