Canada - Basic Drone License - Flight Log

[EricJT]

Do holders of the Canadian Basic Drone License need to keep flight logs? If so, what is required, or is the required information recorded on the M2P or SC automatically?

The government website is far from clear.....surprise!

 

[bcoles]

Do holders of the Canadian Basic Drone License need to keep flight logs? If so, what is required, or is the required information recorded on the M2P or SC automatically?

The government website is far from clear.....surprise!

I’m assuming the flight logs stored on my tablet are all I need. All the information T. C. would need are right there.

 

[jwt873]

You need the times of your flights and the names of anyone who might have been assisting you.. (spotter etc). The tablet/phone flight logs should be OK for the times.. But you'd still need to make notes on anyone who was assisting. You also need to keep written records of any incidents like crashes or fly-aways as well as any repairs or modifications you do to the drone.

From: Canada Gazette, Part 2, Volume 153, Number 1: Regulations Amending the Canadian Aviation Regulations (Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems)

901.48 (1) Every owner of a remotely piloted aircraft system shall keep the following records:

(a) a record containing the names of the pilots and other crew members who are involved in each flight and, in respect of the system, the time of each flight or series of flights; and
(b) a record containing the particulars of any mandatory action and any other maintenance action, modification or repair performed on the system, including
(i) the names of the persons who performed them,
(ii) the dates they were undertaken,
(iii) in the case of a modification, the manufacturer, model and a description of the part or equipment installed to modify the system, and
(iv) if applicable, any instructions provided to complete the work.

 

[EricJT]

Thank you both for your guidance....so my SC has everything I will need.