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Originally Posted by gentlepuppies
@gaillo - 1 mile from Harbour Air's airspace is basically all of downtown no? I was also wary of the rich nimbys who might be ready to report me from their windows so I did the take off and landing as quick as possible to minimize the number of people who knew I was doing it haha
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Pretty much.
Flying downtown is illegal with any kind of drone due to the heliport at Coal Harbour. You can get permission to fly, but you need an advanced or SPOC license, and you'll need to be in constant communication with the local ground control station.
The other hurdle is flying close to any of those apartment buildings. The law states that a drone must be at least 30 meters from a person's residences at all times unless they have permission. This is to protect an individual's privacy on their property.
Through my studies, I've learned that Canada is an extremely inhospitable place for recreational drone flying, especially in urban areas and national parks. While I think the rules around aerodromes are good, they could loosen up some of the other ones a bit. I mean, it's basically impossible to legally fly a drone in Canada as a tourist unless you go through the hassle of getting a basic drone license.