On Fri, Jan 27, 2012 at 8:48 AM, Colin McGregor <[email protected]> wrote: > On Thu, Jan 26, 2012 at 6:20 PM, James Ewen <[email protected]> wrote: >> On Thu, Jan 26, 2012 at 2:55 PM, Harald Kliems >> <[email protected]> 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
Depends entirely on the airport. Basically, airspace is divided up into classes, some of which are restricted, and some aren't. I also suspect that balloons in general have their own restrictions. I would contact the local flying school, as they would have people that are fairly knowledgeable about the local situation and can explain it in laypeople's terms. Corey _______________________________________________ Talk-ca mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca
