Flying Drones in CLASS C Airspace – You mean they’ll let you?

There are procedures now to fly UAVs in any controlled airspace as long as you have an advanced RPAS license and an aircraft declared “SAFE” by the manufacturer. Simple. Now you just go on the NavCanada website and file a request.  This all started back in AUG 2018, with a simple request from the Jet […]

#UC19Ottawa Registration Now OPEN!

Unmanned Systems Canada / Systèmes Télécommandés Canada is pleased to announce that registration for its annual conference is now open. This year’s conference will take place in the nation’s capital from October 30 to November 1, and promises to be USC-STC’s biggest and most ambitious gathering to date. We’ll be announcing speakers and the full […]

Students – Apply Before August 31st for the $2500 Mark Cuss Memorial Scholarship

USC-STC is honoured to support Canada’s rising stars contributing to the future of Unmanned Systems In December 2006, a young, gifted unmanned vehicles engineer working with CDL Systems named Mark Cuss passed away after a courageous 22-month battle with cancer.  At the time of his death, Mark was only 27 years old. However, during his short time, Mark made […]

TC Releases AC 903-001 RPAS BVLOS Risk Assessment for Comment

Transport Canada has just released a Draft version of AC 903-001: Operational Risk Assessment, supporting complex and Beyond Visual Line-of-Sight (BVLOS) Operations. This draft AC will be published in the coming months; however, TC is asking for  industry feedback, which will be incorporated in a future revision. TC states: You can expect future versions of […]

UC19Ottawa Sponsors & Exhibitor Opportunities Now Available

Sponsorships Now Available June 21, 2019 – USC-STC is pleased to announce our brochures outlining Sponsorship and Exhibitor opportunities for the Unmanned Canada 2019 Conference and Trade Show are now available for download! We hope you’ll join us in Ottawa for the 17th Annual National industry event running from October 30 through November 1, 2019. UC19Ottawa is […]