Anyone in Nova Scotia

Maritime Skies · Jun 1, 2017

mryeje said:
Hi, Just ordered mine, I'm in the Truro area.

Side note, my wife is in the IWK and we are located directly under the helipad. I spend the night there on weekends, her window is facing robie/south towards SMU. I was watching as this dude fly a drone in the field behind the Gorsbrook Elementary for almost an hour straight, I was waiting to see cops come and talk to him but no one bothered with him. Lucky, I guess.

Welcome Im in Bridgewater. Unfortunately there are people breaking the law hence why the laws are getting stricter. I saw someone last year flying near Shearwater even when helicopters were flying in and out.

mryeje · Jun 1, 2017

Has anyone tried whale watching on a Mavic? if so know any location thats friendly for drones?

mryeje · Jun 1, 2017

Maritime Skies said:
Welcome Im in Bridgewater. Unfortunately there are people breaking the law hence why the laws are getting stricter. I saw someone last year flying near Shearwater even when helicopters were flying in and out.

Common sense isn't common, unfortunately

Big Bull · Jun 4, 2017

Maritime Skies said:
Welcome Im in Bridgewater. Unfortunately there are people breaking the law hence why the laws are getting stricter. I saw someone last year flying near Shearwater even when helicopters were flying in and out.

Here's a shot that I took at Fancy Lake a few years ago with my Phantom 2 Vision!

Maritime Skies · Jun 6, 2017

Big Bull said:
Here's a shot that I took at Fancy Lake a few years ago with my Phantom 2 Vision!

The problem with the Phantom 2 Vision! was you never got a true horizon. That was going to be my first drone but my wife said I was wasting money, I'm glad I really waited and bought the P3 Advanced which I still have. Now the wife has changed her tune and wants a Spark.

Sloth469 · Jun 15, 2017

mryeje said:
Hi, Just ordered mine, I'm in the Truro area.

Side note, my wife is in the IWK and we are located directly under the helipad. I spend the night there on weekends, her window is facing robie/south towards SMU. I was watching as this dude fly a drone in the field behind the Gorsbrook Elementary for almost an hour straight, I was waiting to see cops come and talk to him but no one bothered with him. Lucky, I guess.

Yes, very lucky... I will say that the only rule that is hard and fast for me is 9kms from airports and helipads, the rest I just play by ear...

Chunter · Jul 2, 2017

Gonna be up at Lake Murphy near New Minas if anyone wants to show me some good drone spots,arrive on the 17th july and stay for 2 weeks. visitng the inlaws. will be my first droning outside of Europe.

Sloth469 · Jul 12, 2017

Chunter said:
Gonna be up at Lake Murphy near New Minas if anyone wants to show me some good drone spots,arrive on the 17th july and stay for 2 weeks. visitng the inlaws. will be my first droning outside of Europe.

Not 100% on what you want to photo/video but here is link for restricted zones in all of Canada:
Canadian Airspace Viewer and latest drone rules Flying your drone safely and legally - Transport Canada

Enjoy your stay

Chunter · Jul 13, 2017

thx. see you're in Halifax,guess you don't get much droning done there what with the Nfz covering the whole city,shame some nice views there.
I plan on go to 8 or so waterfalls/ pools. starting with Hellgate Falls (Three Pools),will do some coast stuff as well.

Sloth469 · Jul 13, 2017

Chunter said:
thx. see you're in Halifax,guess you don't get much droning done there what with the Nfz covering the whole city,shame some nice views there.
I plan on go to 8 or so waterfalls/ pools. starting with Hellgate Falls (Three Pools),will do some coast stuff as well.

Yea, Shearwater airport and the Lifeflight pad down by Point Pleasant park covers a fair bit, but the Helipads at the hospitals are not in use right now so I suppose I could go downtown except for the 30m rule from buildings/people and the hassle of dealing with uninformed/misinformed puble.

Big Bull · Jul 13, 2017

Chunter said:
thx. see you're in Halifax,guess you don't get much droning done there what with the Nfz covering the whole city,shame some nice views there.
I plan on go to 8 or so waterfalls/ pools. starting with Hellgate Falls (Three Pools),will do some coast stuff as well.

I used to swim at Three Pools lots when I was a teenager. That will be a cool place to fly!

Chunter · Aug 8, 2017

Only ended up going to 3 pools,family really didn't want to do much unless it was a no drone day

. they got tired of the driving / unpacking /flying/re packing. still managed to get 100 gigs of random nova scotia footage though.
Three pools? what a walk that was,especially not knowing where to go,was good though,bit tight on takeoff space bit i managed.
Wish i was still there but sadly holidays are over

My 3 pools vid,long time filming certain people but they wanted the footage too.

Kbviper · Sep 17, 2017

I'm originally from Glace Bay, NS, but now living near Charlottetown, PEI. I have a Mavic and a P4 and am back and forth to Glace Bay quite a bit as my father is still there. Flew off one of the lookoffs on the road up Kelly's Mountain coming back to PEI in August. Not many drone owners over here. Have not had a chance to fly with anyone else, other than my wife, who flies her own P4.

mryeje · Apr 23, 2018

Kbviper said:
I'm originally from Glace Bay, NS, but now living near Charlottetown, PEI. I have a Mavic and a P4 and am back and forth to Glace Bay quite a bit as my father is still there. Flew off one of the lookoffs on the road up Kelly's Mountain coming back to PEI in August. Not many drone owners over here. Have not had a chance to fly with anyone else, other than my wife, who flies her own P4.View attachment 21838

Just saw this now! Great shot. Never been to Glace bay myself, got a few friends from there.

Gadget · Oct 6, 2018

Hi all...im in the Annapolis Valley in Nova Scotia.

Chunter · Oct 15, 2018

Gadget said:
Hi all...im in the Annapolis Valley in Nova Scotia.

cool whereabouts? i'm back over next July/august time if you're free to show me some "hidden gems"

Gadget · Nov 21, 2018

Chunter said:
cool whereabouts? i'm back over next July/august time if you're free to show me some "hidden gems"

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Sorry for the late reply but ya sure no prob..Im in the Middleton area...lots of mountains lakes and ocean views

John MacAulay · Nov 21, 2018

Lake Echo, just outside of Halifax here. Lots of cool flying areas around here. Heading into my 3rd year as a drone pilot,
Mavic Pro, Phantom 3 std and a Spark.

Chunter · Jan 11, 2019

Gadget said:
Sorry for the late reply but ya sure no prob..Im in the Middleton area...lots of mountains lakes and ocean views

Gadget i will definitely come down and see you, you're about 1.5 hours away by the looks of it . Only problem might be the new drone rules that come into effect in June, they currently have no info for tourists...sigh.

Incognito · Jan 11, 2019

I'm here. Up in Cape Breton.
New pilot.. yet to take my first flight.
Been reading and watching tutorials.
And tried the exam but failed....
Such incredibly stupid and nonsense questions on there.