Transport Canada published new rules for flying
drones
Drone most commonly refers to:
* Drone (bee), a male bee, from an unfertilized egg
* Unmanned aerial vehicle
* Unmanned surface vehicle, watercraft
* Unmanned underwater vehicle or underwater drone
Drone, drones or The Drones may also refer to:
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Canada on January 9, 2019. The rules no longer treat recreational and commercial drone pilots differently but instead categorize operators as basic or advanced with different rules for each. The rules apply to drones between 250 g (0.55 pounds) and 25 kg (55 pounds).
Incidents
On October 12, 2017, the first drone-to-aircraft collision was reported, the first known occurrence in
North America
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. The drone struck a
Beechcraft A100
King Air operated by
Skyjet
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that was making a final approach to the
Jean Lesage International Airport
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People
* Jean (female given name)
* Jean (male given name)
* Jean (surname)
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* Jean ...
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Quebec City (CYQB). The A100 was able to land safely with a dent in the left-wing while the drone could not be located by the authorities.
Although the drone was flying approximately 12 km from the airport, the drone was flying at an
altitude of approximately 450 m which is well beyond the existing limit allowed in the Transport Canada rules updated in July
requiring an altitude of 90 m or less.
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