Tag: Drone Training
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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: 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: 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 — 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…
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Wingman Wednesday: Canada’s New Level 1 Complex Certificate — What Every Pilot Needs to Know
Canada’s drone rules are changing this November with the introduction of the new Level 1 Complex Certificate. From Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) to RPAS Operator Certificates (RPOC), here’s what every pilot—new or experienced—needs to know. Learn how these updates impact training, operations, and the future role of pilots as automation and autonomy take…
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🛰️ Wingman Wednesday: The Flight Planner – Your Crew’s Secret Weapon
“The only drone flight that goes exactly as planned…is the one that was planned for everything.”— Every seasoned Flight Planner, ever Some crew roles are obvious. The pilot? Critical. Payload operator? A tech wizard.But the Flight Planner? Most people don’t even realize they exist—until the mission collapses without one. In today’s Wingman Wednesday, we’re pulling back the…
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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!
Sky Commander – Drone Inspections & Aerial Intelligence 