Recreational drone safety needed in wake of Quebec collision, say advocates

New permanent rules proposed by Transport Canada, which forbid night flying and require mandatory education through testing, was called 'overly restrictive' by an advocate representing companies using drones for business.
Transport Canada, which falls under the purview of Transport Minister Marc Garneau, introduced interim measures on drone usage in March, revising them in July.
In the wake of the first Canadian case of a drone colliding with a plane, aviation safety and commercial drone advocates are calling on Ottawa to improve safety education for recreational users of the unmanned aircraft systems. In...

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