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Recent content by Osprey Aerial

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    Drone Laws in Canada has now Leveled Up

    Yes and I believe there was also an issue where the manufacturers safety declaration was required for flying within the designated radius of an airport, where the majority of our customers exist. I'd have to refer to our ops manager to clarify that or confirm that part though, but that was my...
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    Drone Laws in Canada has now Leveled Up

    Frustrating for sure, especially with a proven track record of operations.
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    Drone Laws in Canada has now Leveled Up

    In short Transport Canada came up with a list of "approved drones". If your uav wasn't on the list, then you are not able to fly in certain areas. For us those areas are where we conduct the majority of our business and have been doing so for the past three years. We did have the option of...
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    Drone Laws in Canada has now Leveled Up

    We've been in operation for three yeas commercially. Followed all the regs, dotted our i's and crossed our t's. Even with our proven track record and zero issues, we got put back to square one. The worst part for us is a pile of our fleet is now obsolete in Canada.
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    Professional Drone Company

    Hey all, We are a professional UAV company based out of BC Canada. Unfortunately Transport Canada has changed their regs, so a bunch of our fleet is no longer flyable in Canada Look forward to being a part of the community and offering any advice we can from our experience in the industry...