1. 2017 Rust Remover NWT Floatplane Association/COPA
April
Shamus Gordon
Yellowknife Site Manager
Cell:

2. Flying to Edmonton VFR into a potentially busy Terminal environment
IFR controllers
Complicated airspace
Flight plans

3. Getting into the Terminal
Get a VTA
Aeropubs
Phone: PUBS (7827)
Study your route and have a plan
File a flight plan
Reach out on the radio

4. Who is EG Term? Edmonton Terminal Edmonton International Tower – 118.3
VFR – 127.4
International Arrivals (IFR) – 120.5
International Departures (IFR) –
Satellite Airports/IFR Training – 119.5
Edmonton International Tower – 118.3
Villeneuve Tower – 120.0

6. Not for navigation

7. Communication Box From 4600 to 2, 500 – Terminal on 127.4 (Class C)
From the surface to 4600 – Villeneuve Tower on (Class D)

8. What needs to happen on initial contact?
Radar identify and verify altitude
Flight plan search
Transponder Code
Plot your planned route and determine potential conflicts
Provide conflict resolution if required/requested
Radar vectors, altitudes, traffic information

9. What does the Terminal need to know?
Who are you calling?
Edmonton Terminal, Edmonton Tower, Villeneuve Tower
Who are you?
Aircraft type and ident
Where are you?
West of Parkland; north of Morinville
What is your altitude?
Level at 5500ft, climbing thru 5100ft

10. VFR FLIGHT PLAN

11. What is the Terminal going to tell you?
“Edmonton Terminal, this is Cessna 170 FHJD, 1 mile west of Parkland at 3300 ft.”
“HJD, Edmonton Terminal, squawk code 4202, Edmonton Altimeter 2992” or
“HJD, Edmonton Terminal, squawk ident, Edmonton Altimeter 2992”
“HJD, Edmonton Terminal, radar identified, Edmonton Altimeter 2992”
“HJD, Edmonton Terminal, stand-by”
“HJD is unfamiliar with the area, and requesting city tour at 5000”
“HJD is heading to Villeneuve for full stop landing”
“HJD cleared into Class C airspace, <altitude>, <routing>, <traffic information>

12. What happens next?
Monitor progress and re-evaluate for potential conflicts
Provide traffic information or conflict resolution as required
VFR aircraft that report each other in sight are considered to be separated

13. What happens next?
VFR aircraft that report each other in sight are considered to be separated

14. What happens next?
“HJD, radar service terminated, cleared enroute frequencies”
“HJD, contact Villeneuve Tower, 120.0”
“proceed on course” does not mean change frequencies
Keep transponder code for round-robin flight or flights into Calgary TCA
For other destinations, keeping assigned code could help with SAR, if required.

15. ACTIVE WEATHER

16. LIGHTING STRIKES

17. SPECIAL CONDITIONS ACTIVE SPECIAL CONDITION FROZEN SPECIAL CONDITION
7500 – Hijack Radio Failure Emergency

18. Questions?