Fly it properly.
Commercial aerial imaging for government, industry, agriculture and development — plus flight reviews and training for pilots working toward their own certification.
Three things, done properly.
We fly commercially, we assess the pilots who want to do the same, and we wrote the guide we wished we'd had.
Photography & video
Public works and infrastructure, construction progress, crop and land survey, industrial inspection, environmental monitoring and property marketing. Controlled airspace, authorizations filed, documentation included.
Flight reviews
The in-person practical assessment required for your Advanced certificate. Pre-flight briefing, flight assessment, and a debrief that tells you the truth.
The study guide
Forty-four pages covering the full Advanced exam syllabus — airspace, meteorology, human factors, emergencies — plus nine checklists for the flight bag.
Anyone can put a drone in the air.
Fewer can do it legally over a downtown site in controlled airspace, with the NAV CANADA authorization filed and the paperwork in order. That's most of what you're actually buying.
Nine years of commercial operation for city and regional governments, federal agencies, universities, manufacturers, farm operations, contractors and property developers. What counts as a useful photograph changes with each of them. A council needs documentation that stands up in a report. A manufacturer needs to see a roof without sending anyone onto it. A farm needs the same field flown the same way six times a season.
The site survey and risk assessment come as part of the job, not as an afterthought.
The review isn't a flying test.
It's an assessment of whether you operate like a pilot — whether you plan, brief, assess risk and handle the unexpected in a structured way. The most common reason candidates re-attempt isn't stick skills. It's a pre-flight briefing that doesn't hold up.
We'll tell you honestly if you're not ready rather than take your money for a review you're going to fail.
The exam isn't about drones.
Strip out every question that mentions an aircraft and you're left with something close to a manned-aviation ground school test. Airspace classification. Density altitude. Wake turbulence. Ten thousand accident-free flights teach you none of it.
Canadian RPAS Operations Guide
2026 Edition — Revised
Everything the exam tests. Nothing it doesn't.
Transport Canada's source documents are authoritative and nearly unreadable. We translated CARs Part IX into plain English and organised it by how the exam actually asks about it — then added the six sections candidates most often get wrong.
- Airspace classes, NAV CANADA authorizations, NOTAMs
- METAR and TAF decoding, density altitude, icing
- Wake turbulence, VFR minima, stall and load factor
- Lost link, fly-away and incident reporting
- Human factors, CRM, IM SAFE, threat & error management
- Nine printable checklists for the flight bag
Instant download · Free revisions for the 2026 rule year
Buy the guide — CA$29 Full contentsStraight answers.
What does Drone's View Canada do?
Three things. We fly commercial aerial photography and video — clients range from city and regional governments and federal agencies to universities, manufacturers, farm operations, contractors and property developers. We conduct the in-person Advanced RPAS flight reviews pilots need to complete their certification. And we publish a 44-page study guide for the Advanced exam.
Why does certification matter when hiring a drone operator?
Most urban and industrial sites sit in controlled airspace, which needs a written RPAS Flight Authorization from NAV CANADA — and only an Advanced certificate holder can obtain one. Flying within 30 metres of bystanders, or over them, carries the same requirement. An uncertified operator either can't legally do the job or does it unlawfully, which puts the exposure on you. Ask any operator for their Advanced pilot certificate and the Transport Canada registration of the aircraft they'll fly.
What is a flight review and do I need one?
An in-person practical assessment with a Transport Canada-recognised reviewer. Mandatory for the Advanced certificate — the written exam alone isn't enough. It covers pre-flight preparation, in-flight handling, regulatory knowledge and post-flight procedures. You must pass the written exam before booking.
How hard is the Advanced RPAS exam?
50 multiple-choice questions in 60 minutes, 80% to pass. Meaningfully harder than Basic — it draws on meteorology, airspace, radiotelephony, human factors and aircraft systems, not just regulations. Written online through Transport Canada's Drone Management Portal, which lists the current fee. You must be 16 or older.
What changed in the Canadian drone rules in 2025?
Amendments landed in two phases, 1 April and 4 November 2025. November introduced the Level 1 Complex certificate for lower-risk BVLOS, permitted medium drones of 25–150 kg without an SFOC, and gave Advanced holders EVLOS privileges. Full breakdown here.
Hire us, or train with us.
Book a shoot, book your flight review, or start with the guide and work toward your own certificate.