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I'd be interested to know about how York police operate their drone "unit": if it's a group of trained people with flight experience, appropriate training, and
by version_five 5y ago
I'd be interested to know about how York police operate their drone "unit": if it's a group of trained people with flight experience, appropriate training, and the right connections with aviation authorities, or if it's just a couple constables "takin' the drone out".
- JamesCoyne 5y agoI found this article from 2018 https://www.toronto.com/news-story/8102547-video-peel-police-will-have-eyes-in-the-sky-with-purchase-of-drones/ https://www.toronto.com/news-story/8102547-video-peel-police... Nearby Peel ON has a drone unit and probably flies similar equipment to York
- stanski 5y agoFlying a drone at or near circuit altitude within the vicinity of an active airport, without prior notification... You can probably guess about the kind of person who was operating the drone.
- coldacid 5y agoYork is where they go when they can't get hired by Toronto or Peel.
- coldacid 5y agoGiven the quality of York cops, it's most likely the latter. (They're still better than the Durham cops, though.)
- hbrav 5y agoIf it was >250g, you need a license: https://tc.canada.ca/en/aviation/drone-safety/learn-rules-you-fly-your-drone/flying-your-drone-safely-legally https://tc.canada.ca/en/aviation/drone-safety/learn-rules-yo...