Small Drone VLOS Operations Near and Over People

In plain language

If you have an advanced certificate and a drone with the correct manufacturer declaration, you can fly in controlled airspace (with ATC permission) and fly closer than 30 meters to people, including directly over them if the drone's safety declaration supports it.

Requirement as structured

With an advanced operations certificate and the appropriate safety declaration, you can fly a small drone (250 g to 25 kg) in controlled airspace, within 30 meters of people, or within 5 meters of/over people.

Original regulatory text

With an advanced operations certificate and with the appropriate declaration, you can use a small drone (250 g to 25 kg) to: - fly in controlled airspace with permission from air traffic control - fly less than 30 meters (100 feet) but more than 5 metres (16.4 feet) from any person (measured horizontally) and - fly within 5 metres (16.4 feet) of any person (measured horizontally), or over any person

Applies when

country

Canada

max mtom kg

25

min mtom kg

0.25

operation category

Advanced

regulatory category

Specific