Small aircraft pilot may have violated a canadian class C airspace.

Attributes
ACN	310840
Time
Date	199507
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ykz airport : ytz
State Reference	ON
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1500 msl bound upper : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ykz tower : ytz
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 250
ASRS Report	310840
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Departing toronto island airport, the tower asked if we wanted to turn right direct to orillia (NJ4). After turning right, I waited a min or so, then asked if we were to call departure. City tower didn't seem to care 'frequency change approved' or something to that effect. When I contacted approach, they advised us to proceed on course and remain clear of class C airspace and identify. It occurs to me to wonder whether he should have directed us to contact buttonville tower. I was under the impression that he was controling us. Next time, I'm going to fly eastbound and go around the whole area -- the time saved is not worth the confusion. We may have entered buttonville's air traffic area without permission, if the approach controller had said 'remain clear of class C airspace, contact buttonville tower' or even 'remain clear of class C airspace, frequency change approved' it would have been more clear.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA PLT MAY HAVE VIOLATED A CANADIAN CLASS C AIRSPACE.

Narrative: DEPARTING TORONTO ISLAND ARPT, THE TWR ASKED IF WE WANTED TO TURN R DIRECT TO ORILLIA (NJ4). AFTER TURNING R, I WAITED A MIN OR SO, THEN ASKED IF WE WERE TO CALL DEP. CITY TWR DIDN'T SEEM TO CARE 'FREQ CHANGE APPROVED' OR SOMETHING TO THAT EFFECT. WHEN I CONTACTED APCH, THEY ADVISED US TO PROCEED ON COURSE AND REMAIN CLR OF CLASS C AIRSPACE AND IDENT. IT OCCURS TO ME TO WONDER WHETHER HE SHOULD HAVE DIRECTED US TO CONTACT BUTTONVILLE TWR. I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT HE WAS CTLING US. NEXT TIME, I'M GOING TO FLY EBOUND AND GO AROUND THE WHOLE AREA -- THE TIME SAVED IS NOT WORTH THE CONFUSION. WE MAY HAVE ENTERED BUTTONVILLE'S ATA WITHOUT PERMISSION, IF THE APCH CTLR HAD SAID 'REMAIN CLR OF CLASS C AIRSPACE, CONTACT BUTTONVILLE TWR' OR EVEN 'REMAIN CLR OF CLASS C AIRSPACE, FREQ CHANGE APPROVED' IT WOULD HAVE BEEN MORE CLR.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.