Upon investigation of the impact of the MAAC loss of exemption from CARS Part IX in Feb 2023 and consulting with 12 Wing flying operations. It is with a heavy heart the Executive of SRCF have to announce the indefinite suspension of the Shearwater Radio Control Flyers Club until such time as MAAC maybe able to negotiate a new exemption from CARS Part IX. Without an exemption the cost would be too prohibitive for the casual hobbyist. It would require all flyers to follow all CARS regulations and have the advanced pilot certificate, an annual FSOC, plus each pilot would have to undergo a flight test at their own expense (hundreds of dollars) and all aircraft inspected by Transport Canada (over 25kg) …etc, etc, etc everything necessary to fly within a controlled airspace.
The reason of this decision from 12 Wing is that on weekends the airspace around 12 wing Shearwater changes from Class D to Class E. Because of that Nav Canada/ Transport Canada then controls the airspace (weekends/holidays) when the tower is closed.