Operation of Modified RPAS under Declared Capabilities

Verified from official sources
SOR/96-433, s. 901.70Version 1Effective -Verified 23 August 2026

In plain language

If you are flying under specific advanced categories (such as operations over people or in controlled airspace, depending on 901.69(f) or (g)), any drone modification must strictly follow the instructions of the person who submitted the safety declaration for that drone model.

Requirement as structured

No pilot shall operate a modified remotely piloted aircraft system for operations under paragraph 901.69(f) or (g) unless the modification was performed in accordance with the instructions of the person who made the safety declaration for that model.

Original regulatory text

No pilot shall conduct an operation described in paragraph 901.69(f) or (g) using a remotely piloted aircraft system that has been modified in any way unless the modification was performed in accordance with the instructions of the person who has made a declaration referred to in 901.194 in respect of that model of system.

Applies when

country
Canada
operation
901.69_f_or_g
regulatory category
Specific