Pilot Certificate Requirement for Advanced RPAS Operations
Verified from official sourcesSOR/96-433, s. 901.63Version 1Effective -Verified 23 August 2026
In plain language
To conduct advanced operations, you must hold either a Pilot Certificate — Remotely Piloted Aircraft — Advanced Operations or a Pilot Certificate — Remotely Piloted Aircraft — Level 1 Complex Operations, unless supervised.
Requirement as structured
A person operating a remotely piloted aircraft system under Division IV must hold either a pilot certificate for advanced operations or a pilot certificate for level 1 complex operations.
Original regulatory text
no person shall operate a remotely piloted aircraft system under this Division unless the person... (b) holds either (i) a pilot certificate — remotely piloted aircraft — advanced operations issued under section 901.64, or (ii) a pilot certificate — remotely piloted aircraft — level 1 complex operations issued under section 901.90.
Applies when
- country
- Canada
- operation category
- Advanced Operations
- regulatory category
- Specific