Regulations 15

Payloads - 901.43 Subject to subsection (2), no pilot shall operate a remotely piloted aircraft system if the aircraft is transporting a payload that: a) includes explosive, corrosive, flammable, or bi-hazardous material b) includes weapons, ammunition or other equipment designed for use in war c) could create a hazard to aviation safety or cause injury to persons d) is attached to the aircraft by means of a line unless such an operation is conducted in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions A pilot may operate a remotely piloted aircraft system when the aircraft is transporting a payload referred to in subsection (1) if the operation is conducted in accordance with a special flight operations certificate - RPAS issued under section 903.03. Flight Termination System - 901.44 No pilot of a remotely piloted aircraft equipped with a flight termination system shall activate the system if it will endanger or will likely endanger aviation safety or the safety of any person. ELT - 901.45 No pilot shall operate a remotely piloted aircraft equipped with an ELT. Transponder and Automatic Pressure-Altitude Reporting Equipment - 901.46 a)Subject to subsection (2), no pilot shall operate a remotely piloted aircraft system if the aircraft is in the transponder airspace referred to in section 601.03 unless the aircraft is equipped with a transponder and automatic pressure-altitude reporting equipment: b)An air traffic control unit may authorize a pilot to operate a remotely piloted aircraft that is not equipped in accordance with subsection (1) within the airspace referred to in section 601.03 if: the air traffic control unit provides an air traffic control service in respect of that airspace the pilot made a request to the air traffic control unit to operate the aircraft within that airspace before the aircraft entered the airspace aviation safety is not likely to be affected Operations at or in the vicinity of an Aerodrome, Airport, or Heliport - 901.47 No pilot shall operate a remotely piloted aircraft at or near an aerodrome that is listed in the Canada Flight Supplement the Water Aerodrome Supplement a manner that could interfere with an aircraft operating in the established traffic pattern. Subject to section 901.73, no pilot shall operate a remotely piloted aircraft at a distance of less than: a) three nautical miles from the center of an airport b) one nautical mile from the center of a heliport No pilot shall operate a remotely piloted aircraft at a distance of less than three nautical miles from the center of an aerodrome operated under the authority of the Minister of National Defense unless the operation is conducted in accordance with a special flight operations certificate - RPAS issued under section 903.03.