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06-Feb-07 Transport Canada
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Mr. Grant,
I originally sent this to Mr. Piche, but received an
'out of office' reply.
The Dakota Dunes Casino is planning to erect and
operated 7 high-powered spotlights shining unimpeded up
into the sky in the shape of a teepee. The casino
is located 23 kilometers south south west of Saskatoon,
Saskatchewan on the Chief Whitecap First Nation. In
testing of lights in September and October 2006, two
beams were of solid white light and were reported
visible from 60 kilometers away. Because these
lights are so bright, we are wondering if these lights
are subject to permitting according to the Canadian
Aviation Regulations, Section 601.20 and 601.21. To
this end can you please advise if the Dakota Dunes
Casino, the Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority (SIGA),
the Saskatchewan Federation of Indian Nations (FSIN),
the Saskatoon Tribal Council or the Chief Whitecap First
Nation has filed for and been awarded such a permit.
The architect, I believe, is Thalden Boyd. http://www.thaldenboyd.com/
. I am uncertain of the names of the two local
contractors.
Sincerely,
Richard Huziak
Saskatchewan Light Pollution Abatement Committee |
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| Projection
of Directed Bright Light Source at an Aircraft |
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| 601.20
Subject to section 601.21, no person shall project or
cause to be projected a bright light source into
navigable airspace in such a manner as to create a
hazard to aviation safety or cause damage to an aircraft
or injury to persons on board the aircraft. |
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| Requirement
for Notification |
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| 601.21
(1) Any person planning to project or cause to be
projected a directed bright light source into navigable
airspace with sufficient power to create a hazard to
aviation safety shall provide written notification to
the Minister before the projection.
(2) On receipt of the
notification, the Minister may issue an authorization if
the projection of the directed bright light source is
not likely to create a hazard to aviation safety. |
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| Requirement
for Pilot-in-command |
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601.22
(1) No pilot-in-command shall intentionally operate an
aircraft into a beam from a directed bright light source
or into an area where a directed bright light source is
projected, unless the aircraft is operated in accordance
with an authorization issued by the Minister.
(2) The Minister
may issue the authorization if the operation of the
aircraft is not likely to create a hazard to aviation
safety.
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Regards,
rick
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RESPONSE............................... |
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Dear
Mr. Huziak,
Thank
you for your interest in aviation safety. The Dakota
Dunes Casino operator has contacted Transport Canada,
through our regional office in Winnipeg, with a
request to operate the lighting system in question. We
are satisfied that the system will be operated with
due regard for safety and in compliance with Canadian
Aviation Regulations (CARs) 601.20 and
601.21.
Thank
you again for your concerns.
Bob Grant
Civil Aviation Inspector, AIS & Airspace
Standards
Inpsecteur aviation civile, Normes AIS et espace aérien
Telephone / téléphone (613) 990-5443
Facsimile / télécopieur (613) 998-7416
grantb@tc.gc.ca
Transport Canada / Transports Canada
Place de Ville (AARNBC), Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0N5
Government of Canada | Gouvernement du Canada
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