Category: Pilot Insights
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✈️ Wingman Wednesday: Your 2026 Flight Plan (Make It Your Best Year Yet)
2026 is the year drone operators separate from the pack. Set your flight plan, build your systems, and level up with the skills that will matter most as the industry evolves.
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✈️ Wingman Wednesday: Merry Christmas from Sky Commander
A quick Sky Commander holiday send-off for the Wingman Wednesday crew: wishing you peace, joy, and time with the ones you love — with a drone-powered Christmas vibe.
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✈️ Wingman Wednesday: 2025 Year-End Flight Report
2025 was the year drones started operating like a system—Remote ID normalized, UTM matured, BVLOS advanced, and Canada launched Level 1 Complex. Here’s the year-end Flight Report, finishing with Sky Commander’s wins and a big thank-you to the Flight Crew.
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Wingman Wednesday: Dear Santa — I’ve Been a Good Drone Pilot (Please Check the Logs)
This year, I’m writing to Santa the Sky Commander way — with a little holiday magic and a lot of professional discipline. I flew smart, respected the rules, and leaned into the kind of infrastructure-focused thinking that prevents bad days on the grid. And now that I’ve earned some Nice List flight hours, I’m wishing…
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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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