Am in Windsor. Just bought my Phantom 3 and THEN heard about the changes. What can I do to coordinate legal flight? At this point I'm afraid to hover 10 ft above the ground without an issue.
Honestly I think those new "Interim Orders" are meant to scare people because there are so many reckless drone drivers joy riding around airports and people. . . Transport Canada does not want to have an incident/accident where people get hurt and there not be some rule on the books that says "you should not have done that" . . "see we made a rule that says not to to do that" . . Without something written down there is no way to hold people to account. Making and passing AIR REGULATIONS is a long a tedious business and it's taking longer and getting delayed with a legislative swamp. It was supposed to have been done last year.
I took the trouble to get an SFOC . . so I have a piece of paper to match their piece of paper . . .regardless I would be just as safe a pilot and fly the same way irrespective of either of us having any paper. My suggestion for recreational flyers is to make your own simple rules and fly in open spaces, parks, empty lots, over water, or . . find a farmer and ask him.
1. stay below 300ft
2. keep the drone in sight
3. don't fly at night
4. keep away from people (don't buzz people, boats, cars or trains)
That's pretty much all anyone wants is just be responsible . . and there is lots of fun to be had.
and if you are new to aviation learn all of your flight modes and how to switch easily between them . . and you won't get in trouble, no one is going to get mad at you and report you and you are not going to cause an accident
This is the problem . . . not you.