On Thu, Jan 26, 2012 at 6:20 PM, James Ewen <ve6...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Thu, Jan 26, 2012 at 2:55 PM, Harald Kliems > <harald.kli...@mail.mcgill.ca> wrote: >> It's a neat project. Does anybody know what the rules in regulations about >> this are in Canada? Same as in the US? > > Canadian regulations are close to US regs, but not quite the same. > > We regularly fly unmanned non-tethered balloons to 30+ kms with no > real issues. We contact ATC and get a NOTAM issued. > > These balloons are very small and tethered, usually at low altitudes. > There are limits on the strength of the tether line, and you'll need > to be aware of the maximum altitudes near airports, etc.
In other words as long as you don't do this stuff near an airport you're fine. How far away do you have to be from an airport to be free of height restrictions? Thanks. Colin VE3ZAA > Here's a link to the Canadian Air Regulations, specifically tether > balloons. Look at the index to find more specifics on the type of > flight you'd be running. > > http://laws.justice.gc.ca/eng/regulations/SOR-96-433/page-175.html#h-768 > > > > -- > James > VE6SRV > > _______________________________________________ > Talk-ca mailing list > Talk-ca@openstreetmap.org > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca _______________________________________________ Talk-ca mailing list Talk-ca@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca
