Author: Sky Commander
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✈️ Wingman Wednesday: Santa’s Flight Crew — 2025 Drone Gifts & Reindeer Training Drills
This week’s Wingman Wednesday dives into Santa’s 2025 flight crew—our favourite drone gifts to put under the tree and practical “reindeer training” drills for safely filming fast-moving winter action like skiers and sleds.
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✈️ Wingman Wednesday: What Is BVLOS, Really?
BVLOS is more than just flying farther—it’s the line in the sky that separates hobby flyers from pro operators. In this Wingman Wednesday post, we break down what BVLOS really means, how Canada’s Level 1 Complex and the U.S. Part 108 framework are reshaping professional RPAS operations, and how you can start getting BVLOS-ready today,…
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✈️ Don’t Be a Turkey in the Pattern — A Thanksgiving Flight Brief for Drone Pilots
Golden-hour skies, autumn colours, and a Sky Commander pilot who refuses to fly like a turkey. This is what disciplined, holiday-season drone flying looks like.
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Wingman Wednesday
From remembrance to readiness—this Wingman Wednesday turns service into safer flying. We share a light, magazine-style guide with quick drills, mini-scenarios, and a printable checklist so crews brief smarter, guard their weather gates, and call ABORT with confidence. Service → Safety → Teamwork—even better footage, fewer close calls.
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Lest We Forget
On November 11 we pause to honour Canadians who served—and those who never came home. A brief reflection on courage, sacrifice, and what remembrance asks of us today: integrity, care for one another, and stewardship of the skies. Lest we forget.
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✈️ Wingman Wednesday: Eyes to the Sky — A Remembrance Flight
This Remembrance Day, Sky Commander invites pilots to look skyward with purpose. Eyes to the Sky — A Remembrance Flight reflects on the courage of past aviators and the duty of today’s drone professionals. From reconnaissance pioneers to modern RPAS missions, every flight carries a legacy of discipline, precision, and gratitude. Take a two-minute hover,…
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Wingman Wednesday: Fright Night — Be Seen to Be Safe (and Smart) After Dark
Night flying isn’t scary when you have a plan. In Fright Night, we turn darkness into an advantage with a clear night-ops playbook: make your drone and crew unmistakable, build a lit LZ, use a VO like a pro, beat night illusions, and know the U.S./Canada rules—plus a copy-ready thermal scenario.
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Wingman Wednesday: “There’s nothing scarier than a drone pilot who doesn’t follow the rules”
There’s nothing scarier than a drone pilot who doesn’t follow the rules. 🎃 This Halloween Gala Week, Sky Commander brings you five frightening real-world flight mistakes — and the quick fixes that keep you safe. Read on before your next mission becomes a monster story.
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Wingman Wednesday: Post-Thanksgiving Flight Check — Safety, Gratitude, and Sharpened Ops
🇨🇦 Wingman Wednesday, post-Thanksgiving edition. We’re grateful for two birds: the one on the table—and the one keeping people safe in the sky. After a long weekend, tiny gaps become big risks. Here’s our 10-point safety reset for pilots: firmware sanity, battery 3×3 test, bird-conflict playbook, and 20-minute skill drills you can run today.
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🍁 Wingman Wednesday — The Leaf-Off Advantage: Your Fall Mapping & Inspection Blueprint
Fall is more than pretty colors — it’s the best time of year for precision flying. When the leaves drop, your drone sees what summer hides: clear sightlines, sharper mapping, and data that speaks for itself. In this Wingman Wednesday edition, Sky Commander breaks down how to capture professional-grade imagery during leaf-off season — from…
Sky Commander – Drone Inspections & Aerial Intelligence 