Tag: Sky Commander
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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…
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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: Drone in a Box 2.0 — Smarter, Tougher, More Autonomous
Discover how Drone in a Box 2.0 is reshaping the drone industry — with smarter autonomy, rugged design, and AI-powered capabilities. Wingman Wednesday brings you the future of flight with Sky Commander.
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Wingman Wednesday: Drone-in-a-Box — Your Tireless Co-Pilot for Remote Ops
Explore Drone-in-a-Box — autonomous drone stations that are revolutionizing remote operations. Read the latest Wingman Wednesday blog on SkyCommander.ca.
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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: Battery Health & Longevity
Your drone battery might look fine — but inside, it could be seconds from failure. In this Wingman Wednesday, we break down the top tips for charging, storing, monitoring, and retiring your LiPo batteries the right way. Fly longer, fly safer, and avoid the silent killer of drone performance: poor battery health.
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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…
Sky Commander – Drone Inspections & Aerial Intelligence 