(Source: itworldcanada.com) Canada’s advocate for unmanned systems has pressured Transport Canada for more clarity and responsiveness when regulating UAV drones. The remarks, from non-profit group Unmanned Systems Canada, came in response to proposed amendments that would make it easier to fly light drones in Canadian airspace for commercial purposes. Traditionally, … [Read more...] about Transport Canada Speeds Towards Commercial Drone Regulations
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Canada Provides Launch Pad For Amazon Drone Delivery Tests
(Source: techcrunch.com) After being rebuffed by U.S. regulator reticence, Amazon is now engaged in testing its drone delivery services in British Columbia, just north of the U.S. border in Canada, on a piece of land dotted with oak trees and firs, the Guardian reports. The ecommerce company is using the test field to trial drones weighing under 55 lbs carrying packages … [Read more...] about Canada Provides Launch Pad For Amazon Drone Delivery Tests
How Canadians Take to the Sky With Drones
(Source: metronews.ca) Alexander Knight readies his drone by turning a switch on his remote control. The propellers make a loud humming noise as the drone takes off. He flies it higher and higher until it’s a small black dot against a blue sky. “You just need to be able to see it,” he says, pointing at the horizon. Knight, a self-styled citizen journalist, drives … [Read more...] about How Canadians Take to the Sky With Drones
UAV Training Course Designed to Meet Transport Canada’s Requirements Starts in Feb.
(Source: newswire.ca) A British Columbia based next generation UAV pilot training academy launches February 2015. Classes will be held monthly starting in BC with a travel schedule to be announced by end of quarter. Course content Offered jointly by Aerobotika Aerial Intelligence and Pacific Rim Aviation Academy the ground school course covers the new Transport Canada … [Read more...] about UAV Training Course Designed to Meet Transport Canada’s Requirements Starts in Feb.
Transport Canada Makes it Easier to Fly Small UAVs for Work and Pleasure
(Source: news.gc.ca) Transport Canada today on Wednesday, at the Unmanned Systems Canada conference in Montréal, two exemptions that simplify small unmanned air vehicle (UAV) operations and safely integrate UAVs into Canadian airspace. Under the new exemptions, a Special Flight Operations Certificate will not be required for UAVs under 2 kilograms and certain operations … [Read more...] about Transport Canada Makes it Easier to Fly Small UAVs for Work and Pleasure
