Pilot Intervention Capability Requirement

Verified from official sources
SOR/96-433, s. 901.32Version 1Effective -Verified 23 August 2026

In plain language

You are not allowed to fly a drone if its system design prevents you from intervening or taking control during flight.

Requirement as structured

Pilots are prohibited from operating a remotely piloted aircraft system that is not designed to allow pilot intervention in the management of the flight.

Original regulatory text

No pilot shall operate a remotely piloted aircraft system that is not designed to allow pilot intervention in the management of a flight.

Applies when

country
Canada
regulatory category
General