Message #697

Date: Nov 16 2000 10:32:46 EST
From: Ron Wanttaja <ikvamar@gte.net>
Subject: Re: Canadian Flybabys

Daniel Gelinas wrote:
> 
> FlyBaby
> 
> Hello all,
> 
> Are ther any Canadian Flybaby builders/owners I can get info from? I'm
> specifically looking for information on how to register Flybaby with
> transport Canada.

I've got a couple of things that'll help on my Fly Baby web page
(http://www.halcyon.com/wanttaja/flybaby.html).  Paul Bowyer supplied
the following:

	"By the way, you may be interested to know that in Canada, a Flybaby
may be flown with an Ultralight Pilot Permit as it meets Canadian weight
and stall speed requirements of an advanced ultralight . The aircraft
need not be re-registered out of the amateur-built category. I do not
recommend however, that an ultralight pilot attempt to fly one unless
they have been trained on a "hotter" taildragger design of ultralight
and are familiar with carb heat/mixture controls etc. 

     "Anyone wishing to do this in Canada must first apply to Transport
Canada to have a modification to the C of R flight restrictions. If you
are equipped with a higher horsepower engine, it may not fit the rule.
Transport Canada will run your specs through the "chicken guts" formula
and see what comes out. If anyone is interested I would be happy to walk
them through the process and give them the contact names in Transport
Canada in the Toronto region." 

The above is located at
http://www.halcyon.com/wanttaja/advice.html#canada.  I've got a
hyperlink to Paul Bowyer there, but his email address is
bowyer@eagle.ca.

As far as builders, you can go to:

http://www.halcyon.com/wanttaja/builders.html

and find a number of Canadian builders.  The builder list is
alphabetically arranged by State/Province, so you'll have to scroll
through to find the provinces close to you.


Ron Wanttaja