Category: Flight Safety
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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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🚨 Mysterious Drone Sightings & Your Liability: What Happens If You’re That Pilot in the Wrong Place?
Airports shutting down. Police searchlights sweeping the night sky. Mystery drones making headlines. Even if you’re flying legally, one misidentified sighting could put your license, your reputation, and your wallet on the line. In this Wingman Wednesday post, Sky Commander breaks down the real risks of being “that pilot in the wrong place at the…
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✈️ Wingman Wednesday: Decode the Sky, Dodge the Turbulence, Dominate the Flight
Canadian skies can turn on you fast. This Wingman Wednesday dives into decoding METARs/TAFs, reading turbulence layers, and spotting convective weather before it wrecks your mission. Backed by Sky Commander Academy Podcast insights.
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🛩️ Wingman Wednesday: Operational Risk Assessment – Your First Line of Defense
Before your drone ever leaves the ground, one decision can define your entire mission: Did you assess the risks? In this week’s Wingman Wednesday, we break down how operational risk assessment isn’t just a checkbox—it’s your crew’s first line of defense. From weather and powerlines to people and terrain, learn how the pros at Sky…
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🧭 Wingman Wednesday: The Pilot in Command (PIC) – The Captain of Every Mission
🚨 Who Really Runs the Mission? It’s not the drone. It’s not the tech. It’s you — the Pilot in Command. In this explosive final chapter of our Wingman Wednesday series, we reveal the untold truth about the PIC role — why it’s more than a title, and how mastering it could make or break…
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🍁 Happy Canada Day from 400 Feet (Legally) Above! 🍁
Celebrate Canada Day from the skies — legally and proudly! Discover why drones and Canada go hand in hand, and how Sky Commander is setting the standard for responsible, certified RPAS operations on our nation’s big day. 🇨🇦✈️ #FlySmart
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✈️ Wingman Wednesday: Payload Operator Power — Balancing the Mission, the Drone, and the Data!
Discover how a Payload Operator (PO) safeguards your drone’s balance, data integrity, regulatory compliance, and mission success. Learn tips, tricks, scenarios, and pro-level insights in this fun, fully CAR-compliant guide!
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🛑 The World Is Watching: G7 Drone Lockdown in Canada — Could You Be Charged with Terrorism?
Could flying your drone near the G7 land you in jail—or worse? As global eyes turn to Alberta’s no-fly zones, Sky Commander leads the way in safe, legal aerial ops. See what the rules are, what they mean for your business, and how to fly smart.
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Wingman Wednesday: How We Have Each Other’s Six When the Sky Is on Fire 🔥
Why Sky Commander pilots fly safe near wildfires — and how you can too. Zombie fires. Record heat. 200+ active wildfires. As we write this, nearly 1 million hectares of land is burning across Canada. In BC, 49 underground zombie fires from last season are reigniting as temperatures spike. Whole communities are on alert, air…
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