History — 602.73

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602.73 (1) Subject to subsection (3), no pilot-in-command shall operate an aircraft in IFR flight unless an IFR flight plan has been filed. (2) No pilot-in-command shall operate an aircraft in VFR flight unless a VFR flight plan or a VFR flight itinerary has been filed, except where the flight is conducted within 25 nautical miles of the departure aerodrome. (3) A pilot-in-command may file an IFR flight itinerary instead of an IFR flight plan where (a) the flight is conducted in part or in whole outside controlled airspace; or (b) facilities are inadequate to permit the communication of flight plan information to an air traffic services unit or a community aerodrome radio station. (4) Despite anything in this Division, no pilot-in-command shall, unless a flight plan has been filed, operate an aircraft between Canada and a foreign state. SOR/2021-152, s. 19(E) SOR/2025-98, s. 27