Vancouver International Airport was closed to takeoffs and landings for 20 minutes while two CF-18 military fighter jets scrambled to intercept an unknown “target of interest,” a Transport Canada incident report shows.
The incident occurred on Jan. 31 at 1:15 p.m. north of Boundary Bay Airport and caused the delay of seven landings and seven takeoffs at Vancouver airport while the jets investigated.
While Transport Canada’s preliminary report categorized the incident as “prohibited/restricted airspace violation” it turned out to not be a rogue aircraft but a false radar reading.
“By the time the fighters were getting close, it was determined that there was nothing there,” Lieut. David Lavallee, spokesman for the North American Aerospace Defence Command, said in an interview Friday.
“It’s something that happens from time to time with radar, but, of course, we can’t take the chance that it’s nothing, so we went through our processes.”
As part of Operation Podium, Canadian Forces CF-18 Hornets from CFB Cold Lake, Alta., are based out of Vancouver airport, manned around the clock to respond to unauthorized incursions of regional air space during the Olympics.
“We’re ready to respond to any authorized traffic in the airspace at any time,” Lavallee said.
The complement of military aircraft include the Griffon helicopter and air-to-air refuellers.
Meanwhile, last Monday at 10:52 a.m. a Canadian Forces Sikorsky Sea King helicopter was flying 15 nautical miles southeast of Victoria when one of its two motors lost power.
The helicopter declared an emergency and managed to land safely at Victoria International Airport while fire crews stood by.
The Vancouver Sun reported Jan. 20 that the Canadian Forces are ready to exercise “lethal force” in a worst-case scenario to defend new airspace security restrictions imposed during the Olympics.
The response to a violation of flight restrictions could range from simple radio contact with the pilot to the use of military weaponry in a worst-case scenario.
Transport Canada, in concert with federal security agencies, has approved a comprehensive net of new transportation restrictions governing the movement of aircraft, marine vessels and dangerous goods during the Olympics.
The new airspace designations became effective Jan. 29 until March 24.
They begin with two conjoined “Olympic rings” established within a 30-nautical mile radius around Vancouver International Airport and the Whistler athletes’ village and extending from surface to an altitude of 18,000 feet.
The ring around YVR extends into Washington state almost to Bellingham and has the approval of the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration.
Student solo flights, aerobatics and model aircraft are prohibited within these two rings of airspace. Flight plans must specify point-to-point operations, aircraft must have a functioning transponder (allowing for their detection and monitoring), and must maintain two-way radio communications with air-traffic control.
Within these two Olympic over-arching rings are three smaller “Olympic control areas” that include the Sea to Sky corridor to an altitude of 12,500 feet, and a 13-mile radius around YVR and Whistler to 18,000 feet.
Prohibited in these three areas are parachuting and paragliding, hot air ballooning, sightseeing, aerial advertising, agricultural operations, and general aviation except for arrivals and departures at Boundary Bay Airport as authorized by the Integrated Security Unit.
The third and final airspace designation is “Olympic restricted zones” and applies to Olympic villages, competition and training venues. The radius generally ranges between one-half and one mile, and altitudes from 4,000 to 8,000 feet, except for 1,000 feet over the ISU headquarters in Richmond.
Aircrew flying into the restricted zones must be registered with ISU and all flights authorized on an individual basis, all persons and goods must be screened, and access will be limited to military, police, emergency life-saving, search and rescue, essential services, official state business, and approved media.
An airport reservation system has been established to manage traffic on a first-come first-served basis at
www.2010airportreservations.ca.lpynn@vancouversun.com“It’s something that happens from time to time with radar, but, of course, we can’t take the chance that it’s nothing, so we went through our processes.”
As part of Operation Podium, Canadian Forces CF-18 Hornets from CFB Cold Lake, Alta., are based out of Vancouver airport, manned around the clock to respond to unauthorized incursions of regional air space during the Olympics.
“We’re ready to respond to any authorized traffic in the airspace at any time,” Lavallee said.
The complement of military aircraft include the Griffon helicopter and air-to-air refuellers.
Meanwhile, last Monday at 10:52 a.m. a Canadian Forces Sikorsky Sea King helicopter was flying 15 nautical miles southeast of Victoria when one of its two motors lost power.
The helicopter declared an emergency and managed to land safely at Victoria International Airport while fire crews stood by.
The Vancouver Sun reported Jan. 20 that the Canadian Forces are ready to exercise “lethal force” in a worst-case scenario to defend new airspace security restrictions imposed during the Olympics.
The response to a violation of flight restrictions could range from simple radio contact with the pilot to the use of military weaponry in a worst-case scenario.
Transport Canada, in concert with federal security agencies, has approved a comprehensive net of new transportation restrictions governing the movement of aircraft, marine vessels and dangerous goods during the Olympics.
The new airspace designations became effective Jan. 29 until March 24.
They begin with two conjoined “Olympic rings” established within a 30-nautical mile radius around Vancouver International Airport and the Whistler athletes’ village and extending from surface to an altitude of 18,000 feet.
The ring around YVR extends into Washington state almost to Bellingham and has the approval of the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration.
Student solo flights, aerobatics and model aircraft are prohibited within these two rings of airspace. Flight plans must specify point-to-point operations, aircraft must have a functioning transponder (allowing for their detection and monitoring), and must maintain two-way radio communications with air-traffic control.
Within these two Olympic over-arching rings are three smaller “Olympic control areas” that include the Sea to Sky corridor to an altitude of 12,500 feet, and a 13-mile radius around YVR and Whistler to 18,000 feet.
Prohibited in these three areas are parachuting and paragliding, hot air ballooning, sightseeing, aerial advertising, agricultural operations, and general aviation except for arrivals and departures at Boundary Bay Airport as authorized by the Integrated Security Unit.
The third and final airspace designation is “Olympic restricted zones” and applies to Olympic villages, competition and training venues. The radius generally ranges between one-half and one mile, and altitudes from 4,000 to 8,000 feet, except for 1,000 feet over the ISU headquarters in Richmond.
Aircrew flying into the restricted zones must be registered with ISU and all flights authorized on an individual basis, all persons and goods must be screened, and access will be limited to military, police, emergency life-saving, search and rescue, essential services, official state business, and approved media.
An airport reservation system has been established to manage traffic on a first-come first-served basis at
www.2010airportreserva tions.ca.
lpynn@vancouversun.com“It’s something that happens from time to time with radar, but, of course, we can’t take the chance that it’s nothing, so we went through our processes.”
As part of Operation Podium, Canadian Forces CF-18 Hornets from CFB Cold Lake, Alta., are based out of Vancouver airport, manned around the clock to respond to unauthorized incursions of regional air space during the Olympics.
“We’re ready to respond to any authorized traffic in the airspace at any time,” Lavallee said.
The complement of military aircraft include the Griffon helicopter and air-to-air refuellers.
Meanwhile, last Monday at 10:52 a.m. a Canadian Forces Sikorsky Sea King helicopter was flying 15 nautical miles southeast of Victoria when one of its two motors lost power.
The helicopter declared an emergency and managed to land safely at Victoria International Airport while fire crews stood by.
The Vancouver Sun reported Jan. 20 that the Canadian Forces are ready to exercise “lethal force” in a worst-case scenario to defend new airspace security restrictions imposed during the Olympics.
The response to a violation of flight restrictions could range from simple radio contact with the pilot to the use of military weaponry in a worst-case scenario.
Transport Canada, in concert with federal security agencies, has approved a comprehensive net of new transportation restrictions governing the movement of aircraft, marine vessels and dangerous goods during the Olympics.
The new airspace designations became effective Jan. 29 until March 24.
They begin with two conjoined “Olympic rings” established within a 30-nautical mile radius around Vancouver International Airport and the Whistler athletes’ village and extending from surface to an altitude of 18,000 feet.
The ring around YVR extends into Washington state almost to Bellingham and has the approval of the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration.
Student solo flights, aerobatics and model aircraft are prohibited within these two rings of airspace. Flight plans must specify point-to-point operations, aircraft must have a functioning transponder (allowing for their detection and monitoring), and must maintain two-way radio communications with air-traffic control.
Within these two Olympic over-arching rings are three smaller “Olympic control areas” that include the Sea to Sky corridor to an altitude of 12,500 feet, and a 13-mile radius around YVR and Whistler to 18,000 feet.
Prohibited in these three areas are parachuting and paragliding, hot air ballooning, sightseeing, aerial advertising, agricultural operations, and general aviation except for arrivals and departures at Boundary Bay Airport as authorized by the Integrated Security Unit.
The third and final airspace designation is “Olympic restricted zones” and applies to Olympic villages, competition and training venues. The radius generally ranges between one-half and one mile, and altitudes from 4,000 to 8,000 feet, except for 1,000 feet over the ISU headquarters in Richmond.
Aircrew flying into the restricted zones must be registered with ISU and all flights authorized on an individual basis, all persons and goods must be screened, and access will be limited to military, police, emergency life-saving, search and rescue, essential services, official state business, and approved media.
An airport reservation system has been established to manage traffic on a first-come first-served basis at
www.2010airportreserva tions.ca.
lpynn@vancouversun.com“It’s something that happens from time to time with radar, but, of course, we can’t take the chance that it’s nothing, so we went through our processes.”
As part of Operation Podium, Canadian Forces CF-18 Hornets from CFB Cold Lake, Alta., are based out of Vancouver airport, manned around the clock to respond to unauthorized incursions of regional air space during the Olympics.
“We’re ready to respond to any authorized traffic in the airspace at any time,” Lavallee said.
The complement of military aircraft include the Griffon helicopter and air-to-air refuellers.
Meanwhile, last Monday at 10:52 a.m. a Canadian Forces Sikorsky Sea King helicopter was flying 15 nautical miles southeast of Victoria when one of its two motors lost power.
The helicopter declared an emergency and managed to land safely at Victoria International Airport while fire crews stood by.
The Vancouver Sun reported Jan. 20 that the Canadian Forces are ready to exercise “lethal force” in a worst-case scenario to defend new airspace security restrictions imposed during the Olympics.
The response to a violation of flight restrictions could range from simple radio contact with the pilot to the use of military weaponry in a worst-case scenario.
Transport Canada, in concert with federal security agencies, has approved a comprehensive net of new transportation restrictions governing the movement of aircraft, marine vessels and dangerous goods during the Olympics.
The new airspace designations became effective Jan. 29 until March 24.
They begin with two conjoined “Olympic rings” established within a 30-nautical mile radius around Vancouver International Airport and the Whistler athletes’ village and extending from surface to an altitude of 18,000 feet.
The ring around YVR extends into Washington state almost to Bellingham and has the approval of the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration.
Student solo flights, aerobatics and model aircraft are prohibited within these two rings of airspace. Flight plans must specify point-to-point operations, aircraft must have a functioning transponder (allowing for their detection and monitoring), and must maintain two-way radio communications with air-traffic control.
Within these two Olympic over-arching rings are three smaller “Olympic control areas” that include the Sea to Sky corridor to an altitude of 12,500 feet, and a 13-mile radius around YVR and Whistler to 18,000 feet.
Prohibited in these three areas are parachuting and paragliding, hot air ballooning, sightseeing, aerial advertising, agricultural operations, and general aviation except for arrivals and departures at Boundary Bay Airport as authorized by the Integrated Security Unit.
The third and final airspace designation is “Olympic restricted zones” and applies to Olympic villages, competition and training venues. The radius generally ranges between one-half and one mile, and altitudes from 4,000 to 8,000 feet, except for 1,000 feet over the ISU headquarters in Richmond.
Aircrew flying into the restricted zones must be registered with ISU and all flights authorized on an individual basis, all persons and goods must be screened, and access will be limited to military, police, emergency life-saving, search and rescue, essential services, official state business, and approved media.
An airport reservation system has been established to manage traffic on a first-come first-served basis at
www.2010airportreserva tions.ca.
lpynn@vancouversun.com“It’s something that happens from time to time with radar, but, of course, we can’t take the chance that it’s nothing, so we went through our processes.”
As part of Operation Podium, Canadian Forces CF-18 Hornets from CFB Cold Lake, Alta., are based out of Vancouver airport, manned around the clock to respond to unauthorized incursions of regional air space during the Olympics.
“We’re ready to respond to any authorized traffic in the airspace at any time,” Lavallee said.
The complement of military aircraft include the Griffon helicopter and air-to-air refuellers.
Meanwhile, last Monday at 10:52 a.m. a Canadian Forces Sikorsky Sea King helicopter was flying 15 nautical miles southeast of Victoria when one of its two motors lost power.
The helicopter declared an emergency and managed to land safely at Victoria International Airport while fire crews stood by.
The Vancouver Sun reported Jan. 20 that the Canadian Forces are ready to exercise “lethal force” in a worst-case scenario to defend new airspace security restrictions imposed during the Olympics.
The response to a violation of flight restrictions could range from simple radio contact with the pilot to the use of military weaponry in a worst-case scenario.
Transport Canada, in concert with federal security agencies, has approved a comprehensive net of new transportation restrictions governing the movement of aircraft, marine vessels and dangerous goods during the Olympics.
The new airspace designations became effective Jan. 29 until March 24.
They begin with two conjoined “Olympic rings” established within a 30-nautical mile radius around Vancouver International Airport and the Whistler athletes’ village and extending from surface to an altitude of 18,000 feet.
The ring around YVR extends into Washington state almost to Bellingham and has the approval of the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration.
Student solo flights, aerobatics and model aircraft are prohibited within these two rings of airspace. Flight plans must specify point-to-point operations, aircraft must have a functioning transponder (allowing for their detection and monitoring), and must maintain two-way radio communications with air-traffic control.
Within these two Olympic over-arching rings are three smaller “Olympic control areas” that include the Sea to Sky corridor to an altitude of 12,500 feet, and a 13-mile radius around YVR and Whistler to 18,000 feet.
Prohibited in these three areas are parachuting and paragliding, hot air ballooning, sightseeing, aerial advertising, agricultural operations, and general aviation except for arrivals and departures at Boundary Bay Airport as authorized by the Integrated Security Unit.
The third and final airspace designation is “Olympic restricted zones” and applies to Olympic villages, competition and training venues. The radius generally ranges between one-half and one mile, and altitudes from 4,000 to 8,000 feet, except for 1,000 feet over the ISU headquarters in Richmond.
Aircrew flying into the restricted zones must be registered with ISU and all flights authorized on an individual basis, all persons and goods must be screened, and access will be limited to military, police, emergency life-saving, search and rescue, essential services, official state business, and approved media.
An airport reservation system has been established to manage traffic on a first-come first-served basis at
www.2010airportreserva tions.ca.
lpynn@vancouversun.com“It’s something that happens from time to time with radar, but, of course, we can’t take the chance that it’s nothing, so we went through our processes.”
As part of Operation Podium, Canadian Forces CF-18 Hornets from CFB Cold Lake, Alta., are based out of Vancouver airport, manned around the clock to respond to unauthorized incursions of regional air space during the Olympics.
“We’re ready to respond to any authorized traffic in the airspace at any time,” Lavallee said.
The complement of military aircraft include the Griffon helicopter and air-to-air refuellers.
Meanwhile, last Monday at 10:52 a.m. a Canadian Forces Sikorsky Sea King helicopter was flying 15 nautical miles southeast of Victoria when one of its two motors lost power.
The helicopter declared an emergency and managed to land safely at Victoria International Airport while fire crews stood by.
The Vancouver Sun reported Jan. 20 that the Canadian Forces are ready to exercise “lethal force” in a worst-case scenario to defend new airspace security restrictions imposed during the Olympics.
The response to a violation of flight restrictions could range from simple radio contact with the pilot to the use of military weaponry in a worst-case scenario.
Transport Canada, in concert with federal security agencies, has approved a comprehensive net of new transportation restrictions governing the movement of aircraft, marine vessels and dangerous goods during the Olympics.
The new airspace designations became effective Jan. 29 until March 24.
They begin with two conjoined “Olympic rings” established within a 30-nautical mile radius around Vancouver International Airport and the Whistler athletes’ village and extending from surface to an altitude of 18,000 feet.
The ring around YVR extends into Washington state almost to Bellingham and has the approval of the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration.
Student solo flights, aerobatics and model aircraft are prohibited within these two rings of airspace. Flight plans must specify point-to-point operations, aircraft must have a functioning transponder (allowing for their detection and monitoring), and must maintain two-way radio communications with air-traffic control.
Within these two Olympic over-arching rings are three smaller “Olympic control areas” that include the Sea to Sky corridor to an altitude of 12,500 feet, and a 13-mile radius around YVR and Whistler to 18,000 feet.
Prohibited in these three areas are parachuting and paragliding, hot air ballooning, sightseeing, aerial advertising, agricultural operations, and general aviation except for arrivals and departures at Boundary Bay Airport as authorized by the Integrated Security Unit.
The third and final airspace designation is “Olympic restricted zones” and applies to Olympic villages, competition and training venues. The radius generally ranges between one-half and one mile, and altitudes from 4,000 to 8,000 feet, except for 1,000 feet over the ISU headquarters in Richmond.
Aircrew flying into the restricted zones must be registered with ISU and all flights authorized on an individual basis, all persons and goods must be screened, and access will be limited to military, police, emergency life-saving, search and rescue, essential services, official state business, and approved media.
An airport reservation system has been established to manage traffic on a first-come first-served basis at
www.2010airportreserva tions.ca.
lpynn@vancouversun.com“It’s something that happens from time to time with radar, but, of course, we can’t take the chance that it’s nothing, so we went through our processes.”
As part of Operation Podium, Canadian Forces CF-18 Hornets from CFB Cold Lake, Alta., are based out of Vancouver airport, manned around the clock to respond to unauthorized incursions of regional air space during the Olympics.
“We’re ready to respond to any authorized traffic in the airspace at any time,” Lavallee said.
The complement of military aircraft include the Griffon helicopter and air-to-air refuellers.
Meanwhile, last Monday at 10:52 a.m. a Canadian Forces Sikorsky Sea King helicopter was flying 15 nautical miles southeast of Victoria when one of its two motors lost power.
The helicopter declared an emergency and managed to land safely at Victoria International Airport while fire crews stood by.
The Vancouver Sun reported Jan. 20 that the Canadian Forces are ready to exercise “lethal force” in a worst-case scenario to defend new airspace security restrictions imposed during the Olympics.
The response to a violation of flight restrictions could range from simple radio contact with the pilot to the use of military weaponry in a worst-case scenario.
Transport Canada, in concert with federal security agencies, has approved a comprehensive net of new transportation restrictions governing the movement of aircraft, marine vessels and dangerous goods during the Olympics.
The new airspace designations became effective Jan. 29 until March 24.
They begin with two conjoined “Olympic rings” established within a 30-nautical mile radius around Vancouver International Airport and the Whistler athletes’ village and extending from surface to an altitude of 18,000 feet.
The ring around YVR extends into Washington state almost to Bellingham and has the approval of the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration.
Student solo flights, aerobatics and model aircraft are prohibited within these two rings of airspace. Flight plans must specify point-to-point operations, aircraft must have a functioning transponder (allowing for their detection and monitoring), and must maintain two-way radio communications with air-traffic control.
Within these two Olympic over-arching rings are three smaller “Olympic control areas” that include the Sea to Sky corridor to an altitude of 12,500 feet, and a 13-mile radius around YVR and Whistler to 18,000 feet.
Prohibited in these three areas are parachuting and paragliding, hot air ballooning, sightseeing, aerial advertising, agricultural operations, and general aviation except for arrivals and departures at Boundary Bay Airport as authorized by the Integrated Security Unit.
The third and final airspace designation is “Olympic restricted zones” and applies to Olympic villages, competition and training venues. The radius generally ranges between one-half and one mile, and altitudes from 4,000 to 8,000 feet, except for 1,000 feet over the ISU headquarters in Richmond.
Aircrew flying into the restricted zones must be registered with ISU and all flights authorized on an individual basis, all persons and goods must be screened, and access will be limited to military, police, emergency life-saving, search and rescue, essential services, official state business, and approved media.
An airport reservation system has been established to manage traffic on a first-come first-served basis at
www.2010airportreserva tions.ca.
lpynn@vancouversun.com“It’s something that happens from time to time with radar, but, of course, we can’t take the chance that it’s nothing, so we went through our processes.”
As part of Operation Podium, Canadian Forces CF-18 Hornets from CFB Cold Lake, Alta., are based out of Vancouver airport, manned around the clock to respond to unauthorized incursions of regional air space during the Olympics.
“We’re ready to respond to any authorized traffic in the airspace at any time,” Lavallee said.
The complement of military aircraft include the Griffon helicopter and air-to-air refuellers.
Meanwhile, last Monday at 10:52 a.m. a Canadian Forces Sikorsky Sea King helicopter was flying 15 nautical miles southeast of Victoria when one of its two motors lost power.
The helicopter declared an emergency and managed to land safely at Victoria International Airport while fire crews stood by.
The Vancouver Sun reported Jan. 20 that the Canadian Forces are ready to exercise “lethal force” in a worst-case scenario to defend new airspace security restrictions imposed during the Olympics.
The response to a violation of flight restrictions could range from simple radio contact with the pilot to the use of military weaponry in a worst-case scenario.
Transport Canada, in concert with federal security agencies, has approved a comprehensive net of new transportation restrictions governing the movement of aircraft, marine vessels and dangerous goods during the Olympics.
The new airspace designations became effective Jan. 29 until March 24.
They begin with two conjoined “Olympic rings” established within a 30-nautical mile radius around Vancouver International Airport and the Whistler athletes’ village and extending from surface to an altitude of 18,000 feet.
The ring around YVR extends into Washington state almost to Bellingham and has the approval of the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration.
Student solo flights, aerobatics and model aircraft are prohibited within these two rings of airspace. Flight plans must specify point-to-point operations, aircraft must have a functioning transponder (allowing for their detection and monitoring), and must maintain two-way radio communications with air-traffic control.
Within these two Olympic over-arching rings are three smaller “Olympic control areas” that include the Sea to Sky corridor to an altitude of 12,500 feet, and a 13-mile radius around YVR and Whistler to 18,000 feet.
Prohibited in these three areas are parachuting and paragliding, hot air ballooning, sightseeing, aerial advertising, agricultural operations, and general aviation except for arrivals and departures at Boundary Bay Airport as authorized by the Integrated Security Unit.
The third and final airspace designation is “Olympic restricted zones” and applies to Olympic villages, competition and training venues. The radius generally ranges between one-half and one mile, and altitudes from 4,000 to 8,000 feet, except for 1,000 feet over the ISU headquarters in Richmond.
Aircrew flying into the restricted zones must be registered with ISU and all flights authorized on an individual basis, all persons and goods must be screened, and access will be limited to military, police, emergency life-saving, search and rescue, essential services, official state business, and approved media.
An airport reservation system has been established to manage traffic on a first-come first-served basis at
www.2010airportreserva tions.ca.
lpynn@vancouversun.com“It’s something that happens from time to time with radar, but, of course, we can’t take the chance that it’s nothing, so we went through our processes.”
As part of Operation Podium, Canadian Forces CF-18 Hornets from CFB Cold Lake, Alta., are based out of Vancouver airport, manned around the clock to respond to unauthorized incursions of regional air space during the Olympics.
“We’re ready to respond to any authorized traffic in the airspace at any time,” Lavallee said.
The complement of military aircraft include the Griffon helicopter and air-to-air refuellers.
Meanwhile, last Monday at 10:52 a.m. a Canadian Forces Sikorsky Sea King helicopter was flying 15 nautical miles southeast of Victoria when one of its two motors lost power.
The helicopter declared an emergency and managed to land safely at Victoria International Airport while fire crews stood by.
The Vancouver Sun reported Jan. 20 that the Canadian Forces are ready to exercise “lethal force” in a worst-case scenario to defend new airspace security restrictions imposed during the Olympics.
The response to a violation of flight restrictions could range from simple radio contact with the pilot to the use of military weaponry in a worst-case scenario.
Transport Canada, in concert with federal security agencies, has approved a comprehensive net of new transportation restrictions governing the movement of aircraft, marine vessels and dangerous goods during the Olympics.
The new airspace designations became effective Jan. 29 until March 24.
They begin with two conjoined “Olympic rings” established within a 30-nautical mile radius around Vancouver International Airport and the Whistler athletes’ village and extending from surface to an altitude of 18,000 feet.
The ring around YVR extends into Washington state almost to Bellingham and has the approval of the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration.
Student solo flights, aerobatics and model aircraft are prohibited within these two rings of airspace. Flight plans must specify point-to-point operations, aircraft must have a functioning transponder (allowing for their detection and monitoring), and must maintain two-way radio communications with air-traffic control.
Within these two Olympic over-arching rings are three smaller “Olympic control areas” that include the Sea to Sky corridor to an altitude of 12,500 feet, and a 13-mile radius around YVR and Whistler to 18,000 feet.
Prohibited in these three areas are parachuting and paragliding, hot air ballooning, sightseeing, aerial advertising, agricultural operations, and general aviation except for arrivals and departures at Boundary Bay Airport as authorized by the Integrated Security Unit.
The third and final airspace designation is “Olympic restricted zones” and applies to Olympic villages, competition and training venues. The radius generally ranges between one-half and one mile, and altitudes from 4,000 to 8,000 feet, except for 1,000 feet over the ISU headquarters in Richmond.
Aircrew flying into the restricted zones must be registered with ISU and all flights authorized on an individual basis, all persons and goods must be screened, and access will be limited to military, police, emergency life-saving, search and rescue, essential services, official state business, and approved media.
An airport reservation system has been established to manage traffic on a first-come first-served basis at
www.2010airportreserva tions.ca.
lpynn@vancouversun.com“It’s something that happens from time to time with radar, but, of course, we can’t take the chance that it’s nothing, so we went through our processes.”
As part of Operation Podium, Canadian Forces CF-18 Hornets from CFB Cold Lake, Alta., are based out of Vancouver airport, manned around the clock to respond to unauthorized incursions of regional air space during the Olympics.
“We’re ready to respond to any authorized traffic in the airspace at any time,” Lavallee said.
The complement of military aircraft include the Griffon helicopter and air-to-air refuellers.
Meanwhile, last Monday at 10:52 a.m. a Canadian Forces Sikorsky Sea King helicopter was flying 15 nautical miles southeast of Victoria when one of its two motors lost power.
The helicopter declared an emergency and managed to land safely at Victoria International Airport while fire crews stood by.
The Vancouver Sun reported Jan. 20 that the Canadian Forces are ready to exercise “lethal force” in a worst-case scenario to defend new airspace security restrictions imposed during the Olympics.
The response to a violation of flight restrictions could range from simple radio contact with the pilot to the use of military weaponry in a worst-case scenario.
Transport Canada, in concert with federal security agencies, has approved a comprehensive net of new transportation restrictions governing the movement of aircraft, marine vessels and dangerous goods during the Olympics.
The new airspace designations became effective Jan. 29 until March 24.
They begin with two conjoined “Olympic rings” established within a 30-nautical mile radius around Vancouver International Airport and the Whistler athletes’ village and extending from surface to an altitude of 18,000 feet.
The ring around YVR extends into Washington state almost to Bellingham and has the approval of the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration.
Student solo flights, aerobatics and model aircraft are prohibited within these two rings of airspace. Flight plans must specify point-to-point operations, aircraft must have a functioning transponder (allowing for their detection and monitoring), and must maintain two-way radio communications with air-traffic control.
Within these two Olympic over-arching rings are three smaller “Olympic control areas” that include the Sea to Sky corridor to an altitude of 12,500 feet, and a 13-mile radius around YVR and Whistler to 18,000 feet.
Prohibited in these three areas are parachuting and paragliding, hot air ballooning, sightseeing, aerial advertising, agricultural operations, and general aviation except for arrivals and departures at Boundary Bay Airport as authorized by the Integrated Security Unit.
The third and final airspace designation is “Olympic restricted zones” and applies to Olympic villages, competition and training venues. The radius generally ranges between one-half and one mile, and altitudes from 4,000 to 8,000 feet, except for 1,000 feet over the ISU headquarters in Richmond.
Aircrew flying into the restricted zones must be registered with ISU and all flights authorized on an individual basis, all persons and goods must be screened, and access will be limited to military, police, emergency life-saving, search and rescue, essential services, official state business, and approved media.
An airport reservation system has been established to manage traffic on a first-come first-served basis at
www.2010airport-reservations.ca.lpynn@vancouversun.com“It’s something that happens from time to time with radar, but, of course, we can’t take the chance that it’s nothing, so we went through our processes.”
As part of Operation Podium, Canadian Forces CF-18 Hornets from CFB Cold Lake, Alta., are based out of Vancouver airport, manned around the clock to respond to unauthorized incursions of regional air space during the Olympics.
“We’re ready to respond to any authorized traffic in the airspace at any time,” Lavallee said.
The complement of military aircraft include the Griffon helicopter and air-to-air refuellers.
Meanwhile, last Monday at 10:52 a.m. a Canadian Forces Sikorsky Sea King helicopter was flying 15 nautical miles southeast of Victoria when one of its two motors lost power.
The helicopter declared an emergency and managed to land safely at Victoria International Airport while fire crews stood by.
The Vancouver Sun reported Jan. 20 that the Canadian Forces are ready to exercise “lethal force” in a worst-case scenario to defend new airspace security restrictions imposed during the Olympics.
The response to a violation of flight restrictions could range from simple radio contact with the pilot to the use of military weaponry in a worst-case scenario.
Transport Canada, in concert with federal security agencies, has approved a comprehensive net of new transportation restrictions governing the movement of aircraft, marine vessels and dangerous goods during the Olympics.
The new airspace designations became effective Jan. 29 until March 24.
They begin with two conjoined “Olympic rings” established within a 30-nautical mile radius around Vancouver International Airport and the Whistler athletes’ village and extending from surface to an altitude of 18,000 feet.
The ring around YVR extends into Washington state almost to Bellingham and has the approval of the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration.
Student solo flights, aerobatics and model aircraft are prohibited within these two rings of airspace. Flight plans must specify point-to-point operations, aircraft must have a functioning transponder (allowing for their detection and monitoring), and must maintain two-way radio communications with air-traffic control.
Within these two Olympic over-arching rings are three smaller “Olympic control areas” that include the Sea to Sky corridor to an altitude of 12,500 feet, and a 13-mile radius around YVR and Whistler to 18,000 feet.
Prohibited in these three areas are parachuting and paragliding, hot air ballooning, sightseeing, aerial advertising, agricultural operations, and general aviation except for arrivals and departures at Boundary Bay Airport as authorized by the Integrated Security Unit.
The third and final airspace designation is “Olympic restricted zones” and applies to Olympic villages, competition and training venues. The radius generally ranges between one-half and one mile, and altitudes from 4,000 to 8,000 feet, except for 1,000 feet over the ISU headquarters in Richmond.
Aircrew flying into the restricted zones must be registered with ISU and all flights authorized on an individual basis, all persons and goods must be screened, and access will be limited to military, police, emergency life-saving, search and rescue, essential services, official state business, and approved media.
An airport reservation system has been established to manage traffic on a first-come first-served basis at
www.2010airport-reservations.ca.lpynn@vancouversun.com“It’s something that happens from time to time with radar, but, of course, we can’t take the chance that it’s nothing, so we went through our processes.”
As part of Operation Podium, Canadian Forces CF-18 Hornets from CFB Cold Lake, Alta., are based out of Vancouver airport, manned around the clock to respond to unauthorized incursions of regional air space during the Olympics.
“We’re ready to respond to any authorized traffic in the airspace at any time,” Lavallee said.
The complement of military aircraft include the Griffon helicopter and air-to-air refuellers.
Meanwhile, last Monday at 10:52 a.m. a Canadian Forces Sikorsky Sea King helicopter was flying 15 nautical miles southeast of Victoria when one of its two motors lost power.
The helicopter declared an emergency and managed to land safely at Victoria International Airport while fire crews stood by.
The Vancouver Sun reported Jan. 20 that the Canadian Forces are ready to exercise “lethal force” in a worst-case scenario to defend new airspace security restrictions imposed during the Olympics.
The response to a violation of flight restrictions could range from simple radio contact with the pilot to the use of military weaponry in a worst-case scenario.
Transport Canada, in concert with federal security agencies, has approved a comprehensive net of new transportation restrictions governing the movement of aircraft, marine vessels and dangerous goods during the Olympics.
The new airspace designations became effective Jan. 29 until March 24.
They begin with two conjoined “Olympic rings” established within a 30-nautical mile radius around Vancouver International Airport and the Whistler athletes’ village and extending from surface to an altitude of 18,000 feet.
The ring around YVR extends into Washington state almost to Bellingham and has the approval of the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration.
Student solo flights, aerobatics and model aircraft are prohibited within these two rings of airspace. Flight plans must specify point-to-point operations, aircraft must have a functioning transponder (allowing for their detection and monitoring), and must maintain two-way radio communications with air-traffic control.
Within these two Olympic over-arching rings are three smaller “Olympic control areas” that include the Sea to Sky corridor to an altitude of 12,500 feet, and a 13-mile radius around YVR and Whistler to 18,000 feet.
Prohibited in these three areas are parachuting and paragliding, hot air ballooning, sightseeing, aerial advertising, agricultural operations, and general aviation except for arrivals and departures at Boundary Bay Airport as authorized by the Integrated Security Unit.
The third and final airspace designation is “Olympic restricted zones” and applies to Olympic villages, competition and training venues. The radius generally ranges between one-half and one mile, and altitudes from 4,000 to 8,000 feet, except for 1,000 feet over the ISU headquarters in Richmond.
Aircrew flying into the restricted zones must be registered with ISU and all flights authorized on an individual basis, all persons and goods must be screened, and access will be limited to military, police, emergency life-saving, search and rescue, essential services, official state business, and approved media.
An airport reservation system has been established to manage traffic on a first-come first-served basis at
www.2010airport-reservations.ca.lpynn@vancouversun.com“It’s something that happens from time to time with radar, but, of course, we can’t take the chance that it’s nothing, so we went through our processes.”
As part of Operation Podium, Canadian Forces CF-18 Hornets from CFB Cold Lake, Alta., are based out of Vancouver airport, manned around the clock to respond to unauthorized incursions of regional air space during the Olympics.
“We’re ready to respond to any authorized traffic in the airspace at any time,” Lavallee said.
The complement of military aircraft include the Griffon helicopter and air-to-air refuellers.
Meanwhile, last Monday at 10:52 a.m. a Canadian Forces Sikorsky Sea King helicopter was flying 15 nautical miles southeast of Victoria when one of its two motors lost power.
The helicopter declared an emergency and managed to land safely at Victoria International Airport while fire crews stood by.
The Vancouver Sun reported Jan. 20 that the Canadian Forces are ready to exercise “lethal force” in a worst-case scenario to defend new airspace security restrictions imposed during the Olympics.
The response to a violation of flight restrictions could range from simple radio contact with the pilot to the use of military weaponry in a worst-case scenario.
Transport Canada, in concert with federal security agencies, has approved a comprehensive net of new transportation restrictions governing the movement of aircraft, marine vessels and dangerous goods during the Olympics.
The new airspace designations became effective Jan. 29 until March 24.
They begin with two conjoined “Olympic rings” established within a 30-nautical mile radius around Vancouver International Airport and the Whistler athletes’ village and extending from surface to an altitude of 18,000 feet.
The ring around YVR extends into Washington state almost to Bellingham and has the approval of the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration.
Student solo flights, aerobatics and model aircraft are prohibited within these two rings of airspace. Flight plans must specify point-to-point operations, aircraft must have a functioning transponder (allowing for their detection and monitoring), and must maintain two-way radio communications with air-traffic control.
Within these two Olympic over-arching rings are three smaller “Olympic control areas” that include the Sea to Sky corridor to an altitude of 12,500 feet, and a 13-mile radius around YVR and Whistler to 18,000 feet.
Prohibited in these three areas are parachuting and paragliding, hot air ballooning, sightseeing, aerial advertising, agricultural operations, and general aviation except for arrivals and departures at Boundary Bay Airport as authorized by the Integrated Security Unit.
The third and final airspace designation is “Olympic restricted zones” and applies to Olympic villages, competition and training venues. The radius generally ranges between one-half and one mile, and altitudes from 4,000 to 8,000 feet, except for 1,000 feet over the ISU headquarters in Richmond.
Aircrew flying into the restricted zones must be registered with ISU and all flights authorized on an individual basis, all persons and goods must be screened, and access will be limited to military, police, emergency life-saving, search and rescue, essential services, official state business, and approved media.
An airport reservation system has been established to manage traffic on a first-come first-served basis at
www.2010airport-reservations.ca.lpynn@vancouversun.com“It’s something that happens from time to time with radar, but, of course, we can’t take the chance that it’s nothing, so we went through our processes.”
As part of Operation Podium, Canadian Forces CF-18 Hornets from CFB Cold Lake, Alta., are based out of Vancouver airport, manned around the clock to respond to unauthorized incursions of regional air space during the Olympics.
“We’re ready to respond to any authorized traffic in the airspace at any time,” Lavallee said.
The complement of military aircraft include the Griffon helicopter and air-to-air refuellers.
Meanwhile, last Monday at 10:52 a.m. a Canadian Forces Sikorsky Sea King helicopter was flying 15 nautical miles southeast of Victoria when one of its two motors lost power.
The helicopter declared an emergency and managed to land safely at Victoria International Airport while fire crews stood by.
The Vancouver Sun reported Jan. 20 that the Canadian Forces are ready to exercise “lethal force” in a worst-case scenario to defend new airspace security restrictions imposed during the Olympics.
The response to a violation of flight restrictions could range from simple radio contact with the pilot to the use of military weaponry in a worst-case scenario.
Transport Canada, in concert with federal security agencies, has approved a comprehensive net of new transportation restrictions governing the movement of aircraft, marine vessels and dangerous goods during the Olympics.
The new airspace designations became effective Jan. 29 until March 24.
They begin with two conjoined “Olympic rings” established within a 30-nautical mile radius around Vancouver International Airport and the Whistler athletes’ village and extending from surface to an altitude of 18,000 feet.
The ring around YVR extends into Washington state almost to Bellingham and has the approval of the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration.
Student solo flights, aerobatics and model aircraft are prohibited within these two rings of airspace. Flight plans must specify point-to-point operations, aircraft must have a functioning transponder (allowing for their detection and monitoring), and must maintain two-way radio communications with air-traffic control.
Within these two Olympic over-arching rings are three smaller “Olympic control areas” that include the Sea to Sky corridor to an altitude of 12,500 feet, and a 13-mile radius around YVR and Whistler to 18,000 feet.
Prohibited in these three areas are parachuting and paragliding, hot air ballooning, sightseeing, aerial advertising, agricultural operations, and general aviation except for arrivals and departures at Boundary Bay Airport as authorized by the Integrated Security Unit.
The third and final airspace designation is “Olympic restricted zones” and applies to Olympic villages, competition and training venues. The radius generally ranges between one-half and one mile, and altitudes from 4,000 to 8,000 feet, except for 1,000 feet over the ISU headquarters in Richmond.
Aircrew flying into the restricted zones must be registered with ISU and all flights authorized on an individual basis, all persons and goods must be screened, and access will be limited to military, police, emergency life-saving, search and rescue, essential services, official state business, and approved media.
An airport reservation system has been established to manage traffic on a first-come first-served basis at
www.2010airport-reservations.ca.lpynn@vancouversun.com“It’s something that happens from time to time with radar, but, of course, we can’t take the chance that it’s nothing, so we went through our processes.”
As part of Operation Podium, Canadian Forces CF-18 Hornets from CFB Cold Lake, Alta., are based out of Vancouver airport, manned around the clock to respond to unauthorized incursions of regional air space during the Olympics.
“We’re ready to respond to any authorized traffic in the airspace at any time,” Lavallee said.
The complement of military aircraft include the Griffon helicopter and air-to-air refuellers.
Meanwhile, last Monday at 10:52 a.m. a Canadian Forces Sikorsky Sea King helicopter was flying 15 nautical miles southeast of Victoria when one of its two motors lost power.
The helicopter declared an emergency and managed to land safely at Victoria International Airport while fire crews stood by.
The Vancouver Sun reported Jan. 20 that the Canadian Forces are ready to exercise “lethal force” in a worst-case scenario to defend new airspace security restrictions imposed during the Olympics.
The response to a violation of flight restrictions could range from simple radio contact with the pilot to the use of military weaponry in a worst-case scenario.
Transport Canada, in concert with federal security agencies, has approved a comprehensive net of new transportation restrictions governing the movement of aircraft, marine vessels and dangerous goods during the Olympics.
The new airspace designations became effective Jan. 29 until March 24.
They begin with two conjoined “Olympic rings” established within a 30-nautical mile radius around Vancouver International Airport and the Whistler athletes’ village and extending from surface to an altitude of 18,000 feet.
The ring around YVR extends into Washington state almost to Bellingham and has the approval of the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration.
Student solo flights, aerobatics and model aircraft are prohibited within these two rings of airspace. Flight plans must specify point-to-point operations, aircraft must have a functioning transponder (allowing for their detection and monitoring), and must maintain two-way radio communications with air-traffic control.
Within these two Olympic over-arching rings are three smaller “Olympic control areas” that include the Sea to Sky corridor to an altitude of 12,500 feet, and a 13-mile radius around YVR and Whistler to 18,000 feet.
Prohibited in these three areas are parachuting and paragliding, hot air ballooning, sightseeing, aerial advertising, agricultural operations, and general aviation except for arrivals and departures at Boundary Bay Airport as authorized by the Integrated Security Unit.
The third and final airspace designation is “Olympic restricted zones” and applies to Olympic villages, competition and training venues. The radius generally ranges between one-half and one mile, and altitudes from 4,000 to 8,000 feet, except for 1,000 feet over the ISU headquarters in Richmond.
Aircrew flying into the restricted zones must be registered with ISU and all flights authorized on an individual basis, all persons and goods must be screened, and access will be limited to military, police, emergency life-saving, search and rescue, essential services, official state business, and approved media.
An airport reservation system has been established to manage traffic on a first-come first-served basis at
www.2010airport-reservations.ca.lpynn@vancouversun.com“It’s something that happens from time to time with radar, but, of course, we can’t take the chance that it’s nothing, so we went through our processes.”
As part of Operation Podium, Canadian Forces CF-18 Hornets from CFB Cold Lake, Alta., are based out of Vancouver airport, manned around the clock to respond to unauthorized incursions of regional air space during the Olympics.
“We’re ready to respond to any authorized traffic in the airspace at any time,” Lavallee said.
The complement of military aircraft include the Griffon helicopter and air-to-air refuellers.
Meanwhile, last Monday at 10:52 a.m. a Canadian Forces Sikorsky Sea King helicopter was flying 15 nautical miles southeast of Victoria when one of its two motors lost power.
The helicopter declared an emergency and managed to land safely at Victoria International Airport while fire crews stood by.
The Vancouver Sun reported Jan. 20 that the Canadian Forces are ready to exercise “lethal force” in a worst-case scenario to defend new airspace security restrictions imposed during the Olympics.
The response to a violation of flight restrictions could range from simple radio contact with the pilot to the use of military weaponry in a worst-case scenario.
Transport Canada, in concert with federal security agencies, has approved a comprehensive net of new transportation restrictions governing the movement of aircraft, marine vessels and dangerous goods during the Olympics.
The new airspace designations became effective Jan. 29 until March 24.
They begin with two conjoined “Olympic rings” established within a 30-nautical mile radius around Vancouver International Airport and the Whistler athletes’ village and extending from surface to an altitude of 18,000 feet.
The ring around YVR extends into Washington state almost to Bellingham and has the approval of the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration.
Student solo flights, aerobatics and model aircraft are prohibited within these two rings of airspace. Flight plans must specify point-to-point operations, aircraft must have a functioning transponder (allowing for their detection and monitoring), and must maintain two-way radio communications with air-traffic control.
Within these two Olympic over-arching rings are three smaller “Olympic control areas” that include the Sea to Sky corridor to an altitude of 12,500 feet, and a 13-mile radius around YVR and Whistler to 18,000 feet.
Prohibited in these three areas are parachuting and paragliding, hot air ballooning, sightseeing, aerial advertising, agricultural operations, and general aviation except for arrivals and departures at Boundary Bay Airport as authorized by the Integrated Security Unit.
The third and final airspace designation is “Olympic restricted zones” and applies to Olympic villages, competition and training venues. The radius generally ranges between one-half and one mile, and altitudes from 4,000 to 8,000 feet, except for 1,000 feet over the ISU headquarters in Richmond.
Aircrew flying into the restricted zones must be registered with ISU and all flights authorized on an individual basis, all persons and goods must be screened, and access will be limited to military, police, emergency life-saving, search and rescue, essential services, official state business, and approved media.
An airport reservation system has been established to manage traffic on a first-come first-served basis at
www.2010airport-reservations.ca.lpynn@vancouversun.com“It’s something that happens from time to time with radar, but, of course, we can’t take the chance that it’s nothing, so we went through our processes.”
As part of Operation Podium, Canadian Forces CF-18 Hornets from CFB Cold Lake, Alta., are based out of Vancouver airport, manned around the clock to respond to unauthorized incursions of regional air space during the Olympics.
“We’re ready to respond to any authorized traffic in the airspace at any time,” Lavallee said.
The complement of military aircraft include the Griffon helicopter and air-to-air refuellers.
Meanwhile, last Monday at 10:52 a.m. a Canadian Forces Sikorsky Sea King helicopter was flying 15 nautical miles southeast of Victoria when one of its two motors lost power.
The helicopter declared an emergency and managed to land safely at Victoria International Airport while fire crews stood by.
The Vancouver Sun reported Jan. 20 that the Canadian Forces are ready to exercise “lethal force” in a worst-case scenario to defend new airspace security restrictions imposed during the Olympics.
The response to a violation of flight restrictions could range from simple radio contact with the pilot to the use of military weaponry in a worst-case scenario.
Transport Canada, in concert with federal security agencies, has approved a comprehensive net of new transportation restrictions governing the movement of aircraft, marine vessels and dangerous goods during the Olympics.
The new airspace designations became effective Jan. 29 until March 24.
They begin with two conjoined “Olympic rings” established within a 30-nautical mile radius around Vancouver International Airport and the Whistler athletes’ village and extending from surface to an altitude of 18,000 feet.
The ring around YVR extends into Washington state almost to Bellingham and has the approval of the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration.
Student solo flights, aerobatics and model aircraft are prohibited within these two rings of airspace. Flight plans must specify point-to-point operations, aircraft must have a functioning transponder (allowing for their detection and monitoring), and must maintain two-way radio communications with air-traffic control.
Within these two Olympic over-arching rings are three smaller “Olympic control areas” that include the Sea to Sky corridor to an altitude of 12,500 feet, and a 13-mile radius around YVR and Whistler to 18,000 feet.
Prohibited in these three areas are parachuting and paragliding, hot air ballooning, sightseeing, aerial advertising, agricultural operations, and general aviation except for arrivals and departures at Boundary Bay Airport as authorized by the Integrated Security Unit.
The third and final airspace designation is “Olympic restricted zones” and applies to Olympic villages, competition and training venues. The radius generally ranges between one-half and one mile, and altitudes from 4,000 to 8,000 feet, except for 1,000 feet over the ISU headquarters in Richmond.
Aircrew flying into the restricted zones must be registered with ISU and all flights authorized on an individual basis, all persons and goods must be screened, and access will be limited to military, police, emergency life-saving, search and rescue, essential services, official state business, and approved media.
An airport reservation system has been established to manage traffic on a first-come first-served basis at
www.2010airport-reservations.ca.lpynn@vancouversun.com“It’s something that happens from time to time with radar, but, of course, we can’t take the chance that it’s nothing, so we went through our processes.”
As part of Operation Podium, Canadian Forces CF-18 Hornets from CFB Cold Lake, Alta., are based out of Vancouver airport, manned around the clock to respond to unauthorized incursions of regional air space during the Olympics.
“We’re ready to respond to any authorized traffic in the airspace at any time,” Lavallee said.
The complement of military aircraft include the Griffon helicopter and air-to-air refuellers.
Meanwhile, last Monday at 10:52 a.m. a Canadian Forces Sikorsky Sea King helicopter was flying 15 nautical miles southeast of Victoria when one of its two motors lost power.
The helicopter declared an emergency and managed to land safely at Victoria International Airport while fire crews stood by.
The Vancouver Sun reported Jan. 20 that the Canadian Forces are ready to exercise “lethal force” in a worst-case scenario to defend new airspace security restrictions imposed during the Olympics.
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