Recent content by Niagara Flyer

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    Recreational drone now illegal in most of Canada...

    So what your saying is we should just take this lying down! We all have hundreds if not thousands of dollars invested in our hobby and with the passing of these adhock rules they have totally made drones worthless even if you want to get out and sell them who will buy them? I for one would have...
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    Recreational drone now illegal in most of Canada...

    I have six syma x5c or clones quad copters that I fly in the backyard are these exempt from the new rules being they only weight between 150 and 200 grams fully loaded and yes they are equipped with 720p recording camera or wifi cam. I have notice a neighbor has a lawn jockey in their back yard...
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    Recreational drone now illegal in most of Canada...

    one Yes ISOPRO you have that right and the media has not been fair to us as well they just help to fuel paranoia that near miss a few months back of the plane on approach to billy bishop Island airport was no way a hobby drone but all the news I saw played it up to be.It was ether a weather...
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    Recreational drone now illegal in most of Canada...

    I agree with you Bud. A friend and I had the same experience with MAAC and when your idea of fun and enjoyment doesn't fit with their ideals you become an outcast.They also only politically support their own views. I went on to get my wings and my instructors wings as well and taught a few...
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    Recreational drone now illegal in most of Canada...

    One of the reasons I got into drone flying was the ability to fly out of my back yard . I had flown RC fixed wing and heli for years with out a incident. This new regulation is just going to kill the hobby for me. You dont always want to troup all the way out to the M.A.A.C. sanctioned flying...