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Experienced, Licensed, Insured! Why These Things Matter with Your Drone Partner
If you’ve been through our website, you might have noticed this banner:
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Like any emerging industry, there are a variety of rules, regulations, licensing and other issues that matter when you pick a partner to work with you!
Let’s take a quick look at each of these:
Insured: We carry a drone industry specific insurance certificate and standard business operating insurance certificates. These help to not only protect ourselves but also you as our client.
Certified: As an operator in Canada, our Chief Pilot has passed all necessary tests and examinations, and possesses an up to date Advanced Operations Pilot Certificate as well as a Restricted Operator Certificate for Aeronautics (ROC-A).
Experienced: In some cases, it’s necessary to file a flight plan with local authorities, particularly when operating in a restricted airspace. We’re familiar with all the rules, regulations and other issues that guide our flight activities.
Is this really that necessary? Yes! Imagine a potential situation in which you’ve hired a drone partner for a critical, time sensitive project, only to have their activities shut down because they didn’t respect the rules and regulations.
Case in point. At one time, we were filming for a construction project – streets around the location had been closed as several hundred loads of cement were delivered in a tightly orchestrated construction pour. Police were in attendance – and in one brief moment, we were approached with respect to our flyover.
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We were instantly able to produce our filed flight plan, certificate of operation and other information.
When investing in a drone project, you shouldn’t have to worry that your partner might not have the necessary authority and knowledge to do what they are doing. Here at LI&D, its our job to ease your mind that this has all been done!
Oh, and watch for next week – we’re going to tackle the new and thorny issue as to whether your drone partner should be considered an essential service in these times of COVID-19 lockdowns and restrictions!
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