Day VFR equipment
Aircraft may not operate without required equipment on board (CAR 602.58).
Required equipment (day VFR core, CAR 605.14; carried operational and emergency equipment, CAR 602.60(1)):
| Item | Required when | Cite |
|---|---|---|
| Airspeed indicator | always | 605.14 |
| Magnetic compass | always | 605.14 |
| Plain altimeter | uncontrolled airspace | 605.14(a),(b) |
| Sensitive altimeter (adjustable for barometric pressure) | controlled airspace | 605.14(a),(b) |
| Tachometer, oil pressure gauge, oil temperature gauge | each air-cooled engine with a separate oil system | 605.14 |
| Coolant temperature gauge | each liquid-cooled engine | 605.14(g),(i) |
| Manifold pressure gauge | each engine with variable-pitch propeller; each helicopter engine; each supercharged or turbocharged engine | 605.14(g),(i) |
| Main-tank fuel quantity reading | readable from the seat, without leaving flight controls | 605.14(j) |
| Gear position reading | retractable-gear aircraft; without leaving flight controls | 605.14(j) |
| Two-way radiocommunication | Class B, C or D airspace, MF area, or ADIZ (MF area exempt under 602.97(3)) | 605.14(k) |
| Radio navigation equipment able to fly the filed flight plan | Class B | 605.14(m) |
| ELT | required (not in the 605.14 list) | 605.38 |
| Checklist or placards for operating within flight-manual limits | every power-driven take-off, day or night; ultra-lights excepted | 602.60(1) |
| Timepiece readily available to each flight crew member, showing hours, minutes and seconds | every power-driven take-off, day or night; ultra-lights excepted | 602.60(1)(f) |
| Hand-held fire extinguisher in the cockpit | every power-driven take-off, day or night; ultra-lights excepted | 602.60(1) |
| First aid kit | every power-driven take-off, day or night; ultra-lights excepted | 602.60(1) |
| Charts: current charts and publications for route and probable diversions | only if operated VFR OTT, night VFR or IFR | 602.60(1)(b) |
| Database: current database | IFR; also VFR OTT or night VFR where database-dependent navigation is used | 602.60(1)(c) |
| Data: current data for the route | other VFR OTT flight with database-dependent navigation | 602.60(1)(d) |
- First aid kit: recommended contents: Part 9, First Aid, Aviation Occupational Health and Safety Regulations, SOR/2011-87, TC AIM AIR 4.13
- Charts: plain day VFR: not required by this rule.
Flight control locks (CAR 605.29): operator may allow one only if it:
- is incapable of engaging while the aircraft is operated
- gives the pilot an unmistakable warning whenever engaged
Trap: Timepiece is required but absent from 605.14; it is at CAR 602.60(1)(f), with checklist, extinguisher and first aid kit.
References
- CARs 602.58
- CARs 602.60
- CARs 605.14
- CARs 605.29
- CARs 605.38
- TP 1102 Ex.2
- TC AIM AIR 4.13