1️⃣WHAT YOU CAN DO:
✅Fly up to 122M (400ft), and up to 30m (100ft) above a structure that is within 60m (200ft)
✅Fly in Uncontrolled G Airspace
✅Fly 30m (100ft) from bystanders
✅Fly without passing a basic or advanced exam
2️⃣WHAT YOU CAN DO, BUT SAFELY:
☑️Fly above 122M (400ft) only while abiding by CAR 900.06, but not in Class A or B Airspace.
☑️Fly in controlled airspace (Class C, D, E, Advisory F (CYA))
☑️Fly within 3NM of an airport while abiding by CAR 900.06 with extreme caution (Not necessarily recommended)
☑️Fly within 5m (16ft) or over bystanders while abiding by CAR 900.06 and caution
3️⃣WHAT YOU SHOULD PROBABLY DO:
⚠️Maintain the drone in visual line of sight (VLOS)
⚠️Stay far away from aerodromes, airports, heliports, and waterdromes
⚠️Stay clear of aircrafts, at all times, especially approach paths
⚠️Do a pre-flight inspection of your drone
⚠️Check local bylaws of the area you wish to take off and land
⚠️Know the airspace you’re flying in
⚠️Safety First — Be highly aware of other aircraft, approach paths, drones, people, privacy, and property while flying.
4️⃣WHAT YOU CAN’T DO:
⛔CAR 900.06 “….operate a remotely piloted aircraft system in such a reckless or negligent manner as to endanger or be likely to endanger aviation safety or the safety of any person.”
⛔Fly in Restricted Class F (CYR) Class A, Class B Airspace. (Easier to just avoid all Class F if you’re not familiar with CYA, CYR)
⛔Fly in zones where a NOTAM for Forest Fire Aircraft Operating Restrictions has been emitted
⛔Fly in zones where a 5.1 of the Aeronautics Act restrict the use of airspace to all aircraft has been emitted (examples of this Transport Canada and NAV Canada gave me was the 2020 Olympics in Vancouver, or the Abbotsford Airshow)
⛔Exceed 249g including all fixed attachments, batteries, stickers etc. to the drone
⛔Fly at advertised events such as concerts
⛔Take off or land in National Parks, Provincial Parks where outlawed (such as in BC), and even municipal parks such as in most of Vancouver.
⛔Under the Marine Mammal Regulations, it is illegal to approach marine mammals with an aerial drone at an altitude below 1000 feet (about 304 metres) and within a half nautical mile (about 926 metres)
⛔Operate a drone that breaches any of the Air or Maritime Safety, Breaking and Entering, Mischief, Provinces Trespass Act, or laws related to Voyeurism and Privacy