On 21 Jul 2008 17:11:01 -0500, Dave wrote:

On Mon, 21 Jul 2008 20:31:55 GMT, Bruce in alaska said:

US Aircraft,
that never leave US Territory, are covered by the Same Type of Blanket
License that boats have, BUT if they leave US Airspace, they are REQUIRED
to be licensed by the FCC/USA Government.

You need to either sharpen your thinking or sharpen you expression. If they
have a "blanket license" from the FCC then by definition they are "licensed"
by that agency. Do you mean that the regulations specify explicitly that
they must be individually "licensed" under those circumstances and that a
"blanket license" will not do?

There is a difference in terminology between countries (as usual).

The US issues a "blanket station license" to cover all US vessels (is
it just pleasure craft?) while they remain in US waters. This
"blanket license" becomes invalid if such vessels enter the territory
of another country, and the vessel then must obtain an individual
station license.

Canada exempts most Canadian vessels from having a station license,
providing they remain in Canada. Vessels going to other countries
must get a station license, as they will be outside the terms of the
license exemption.

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