Did you know that the maximum indicated airspeeds for holding patterns changed in Canada in 2018? As of Oct 2018 Canada is now using:





At or below 6000 feet - 200 KIAS

Above 6000 feet up to and including 14000 feet - 230 KIAS

Above 14000 feet - 265 KIAS

Shuttle climbs (all altitudes) - 310 KIAS (subject to CAR 602.32)





Ok awesome you might be saying, I already knew that! Wonderful, I am glad you do. But how did you get the information? Where do you get more information that could prevent you from get a nasty CADOR or a violation? Believe it or not, all of this information is found online at Nav Canada’s website, not Transport Canada’s website. When a change to our rules occurs or a change is made regarding Canadian airspace operations, the new information is disseminated to pilots through an aeronautical information circular or AIC. Once the circular has been posted for 28 days the information is then added to the TC AIM. Ok, so how does this affect you? If you are not aware of an important change to our flying laws/rules or not aware of new procedures, you might be breaking rules/laws, etc without even knowing it. That is a bad deal!





So, you need to visit this website regularly, in fact every 28 days, look for changes to locations near you, for example an airport procedure change i.e. Toronto CYYZ (ever changing procedures at Canada’s largest airport) or a new rule for all of Canada i.e. revoking of circling minima on instrument approaches procedures in Canada









http://www.navcanada.ca/EN/products-and-services/Pages/AIP-part-5-current.aspx





Besides this, you need to review the changes made to the TC AIM on a regular basis. Here is the link to this awesome free resource:





https://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/civilaviation/publications/tp14371-menu-3092.htm





So don’t take my word for it! Go check out these important resources.















