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[rebel-ramble] exemption letter from the FAA

Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2012 5:47 am
by Gordon Coleman
----Original Message Follows----
From: "Wayne G. O'Shea" <oifa@irishfield.on.ca>
Reply-To: <rebel-ramble@dcsol.com>
To: <rebel-ramble@dcsol.com>
Subject: Re: [rebel-ramble] Rebel Ramble 07 web page
Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2006 14:47:13 -0500

Piney Manitoba/Minnesota is one.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Karl Wettlaufer" <mtjtrans@sympatico.ca>
To: <rebel-ramble@dcsol.com>
Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2006 11:56 AM
Subject: Re: [rebel-ramble] Rebel Ramble 07 web page


ai've tried to get an exemption letter from the FAA but didn't have any
success. is there a secret to getting one ????

L-GORDO
Bob where are the 5 runways that you can roll across the border
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Patterson" <beep@sympatico.ca>
To: <rebel-ramble@dcsol.com>
Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2006 11:46 AM
Subject: Re: [rebel-ramble] Rebel Ramble 07 web page

Hi Gord !

As I've often said, a transponder will be the LAST thing I
buy for my airplane ! (Much rather have a good GPS so <I> know
where I am - instead of a transponder, so <THEY> know where I am !)

We have managed to Ramble all these years without one, and expect
to continue. You DO need an exemption letter from the FAA - usually
because of insufficient (or none) electrical system. We usually
have ONE Rambler with a transponder, in which case we file as
a "flight of 12", or whatever, on ONE xponder code, & one flight
plan. We've also found at least 5 places where you can cross
without a flight plan ... because you don't FLY, you ROLL,
because the runways cross the border ! :-)

As Wayne says, we will ALL need passports !! :-(

One of the ideas of the Ramble was to show that it's still
possible to cross the country in something like a J-3 Cub,
like the old barnstormers, with just a clean windshield and
an Esso road map. (We HAVE had Ramblers use CAA TripTicks !)
We emphasize pilotage, rather than autopilots ! Not that
a nice AvMap colour moving map GPS is a bad thing !! ;-)

Have heard rumours of Owner Maintained class going to
Amateur Built - would be sensible, so may not happen ! ;-)

--
......bobp
http://www.prosumers.ca
http://bpatterson.qhealthbeauty.com
http://apatterson2.qhealthzone.com

-------------------------------orig.-------------------------
On Tuesday 31 October 2006 07:08 am, Gordon Coleman wrote:
Hi Bob:

Will transponders be mandatory ??????????/

It's getting more difficult crossing the US border.

L-GORDO




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[rebel-ramble] exemption letter from the FAA

Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2012 5:47 am
by Garry Wright
They have a form on their website. If you are member of COPA they have
links to that site and the form is a pdf there. I faxed mine in and had
a response in about 4 days. Disadvantage is they cut you very little
slack in terms of where you can go. Its okay for Chilliwack to Arlington
but not good at all for an extended stay with arbitrary touring.
(legally that is)

Other sites for crossing the border in Alberta are Coutts/Sweetgrass and
Del/Bonita/Whetstone. I have used DelBonita - strip is nearly 5000',
grass and no problem for any thing we fly. I did see a Bonanza A36 clear
there when I went thru.

Garry

On Wed, 2006-11-01 at 08:46 -0500, Gordon Coleman wrote:
----Original Message Follows----
From: "Wayne G. O'Shea" <oifa@irishfield.on.ca>
Reply-To: <rebel-ramble@dcsol.com>
To: <rebel-ramble@dcsol.com>
Subject: Re: [rebel-ramble] Rebel Ramble 07 web page
Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2006 14:47:13 -0500

Piney Manitoba/Minnesota is one.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Karl Wettlaufer" <mtjtrans@sympatico.ca>
To: <rebel-ramble@dcsol.com>
Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2006 11:56 AM
Subject: Re: [rebel-ramble] Rebel Ramble 07 web page


ai've tried to get an exemption letter from the FAA but didn't have any
success. is there a secret to getting one ????

L-GORDO
Bob where are the 5 runways that you can roll across the border
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Patterson" <beep@sympatico.ca>
To: <rebel-ramble@dcsol.com>
Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2006 11:46 AM
Subject: Re: [rebel-ramble] Rebel Ramble 07 web page

Hi Gord !

As I've often said, a transponder will be the LAST thing I
buy for my airplane ! (Much rather have a good GPS so <I> know
where I am - instead of a transponder, so <THEY> know where I am !)

We have managed to Ramble all these years without one, and expect
to continue. You DO need an exemption letter from the FAA - usually
because of insufficient (or none) electrical system. We usually
have ONE Rambler with a transponder, in which case we file as
a "flight of 12", or whatever, on ONE xponder code, & one flight
plan. We've also found at least 5 places where you can cross
without a flight plan ... because you don't FLY, you ROLL,
because the runways cross the border ! :-)

As Wayne says, we will ALL need passports !! :-(

One of the ideas of the Ramble was to show that it's still
possible to cross the country in something like a J-3 Cub,
like the old barnstormers, with just a clean windshield and
an Esso road map. (We HAVE had Ramblers use CAA TripTicks !)
We emphasize pilotage, rather than autopilots ! Not that
a nice AvMap colour moving map GPS is a bad thing !! ;-)

Have heard rumours of Owner Maintained class going to
Amateur Built - would be sensible, so may not happen ! ;-)

--
......bobp
http://www.prosumers.ca
http://bpatterson.qhealthbeauty.com
http://apatterson2.qhealthzone.com

-------------------------------orig.-------------------------
On Tuesday 31 October 2006 07:08 am, Gordon Coleman wrote:


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