Recent content by MrHawkeye

Here I was about to wade in and be all lol not all provinces folks but reading into it I'm actually not aware of any province aside from Manitoba that hasn't taken a position against drones in provincial parks. Learned something today.

It'll never be a replacement for being aware of the skies around you but in my experience it's always lit up when larger aircraft or flights for airlines that operate out of our main airport pass by. Chances that smaller private aircraft or helicopters will be equipped are obviously much lower...

Yes yes and yes. Marker on the arm, have observed in Fly. I fly professionally for construction projects in mostly urban environments (normally an M2P/M210), even though this AC is more for personal use I've appreciated having ADS-B activated on more than one occasion. It's a shame that it...

Hindsight being what it is when a sweet new hardware update comes out three months after dropping money on an expensive toy, nope. Definitely MA2, bought in January, shipped to Canada with ADS-B.

I'm Canadian and bought mine in January from DJI and it came with it.

These are good! He also offers study guides for sale as well, I've flipped through and found them to be pretty comprehensive and know people that have studied from them exclusively. Don's Study Guide for the Canadian Drone RPAS Pilot ADVANCED Operations Exam

Numbers we include: Fly away or emergencies, local NAV CANADA Control Tower (there will be an option for emergencies when you call) In Winnipeg, 204-983-6704 option 1 Lost link, Control Tower Shift Manager In Winnipeg, 204-983-8338 Vertical Flyway, NAV CANADA WXBRIEF 866-992-7433 (866-WX...

The flight review was quite easy compared to the advanced exam, the exam was definitely the hump. My experience with the flight review (and a couple other coworkers that have used the same company were similar), started with a short (maybe half hour) informal chat quizzing me about how I'd...

What's up prairie buddy! I also own an MA2 and a Mini and love flying both for their own strengths, have access to an M210 & P4P for work. Definitely a lot of good room to fly here! (legal flight with proper pedestrian controls & property owner approval) Forks is unfortunately considered a...

Transport Canada released this infographic specifically for sub 250g drones that I like to share whenever questions come up re what's allowed with the Mini. Calgary also has municipal regulations regarding drones and microdrones. Drones in Calgary

Yeah, it's a hell of a way to learn that the mobile device isn't necessary to fly the drone. Or to continue a waypoint mission provided it's not a virtual stick app.

Temperatures are the worst with devices today, lithium ion battery cells in modern smartphones and tablets are so thin that using them for really any period of time outside of the recommend operating temperature will lead to devices shutting off. The first time it happened to me while I was...

I'd probably land it if I saw a chopper even remotely close to my operation area unless I was coordinating directly with them. There's too much that probably won't but could go wrong and the perceived recklessness has the potential to be more of a headache than waiting it out. There's a job...

I've also used mine at night and while the operation wasn't as tight as it was during the day it was definitely still under my control. Interested if you have logs you can share.

Agreed. Reasonably disappointing.