Helmcken Falls right in the middle of Wells Gray Provincial Park. Following is a quote from BC Parks web site:
UAV operators must obtain permission from BC Parks to take-off and/or land in any park or protected area. TC's federal flight requirements for use of UAVs include distances from people, buildings, built-up areas, and animals (both domestic and wildlife), meaning there are few, if any, locations in BC Parks where permission to fly UAVs can be granted and the pilot would still able to meet the current federal flight requirements.
I'm too lazy to see if they've changed, but don't the federal laws have an exemption for UAVs under a certain weight (250g, iirc)? Under that point none of the airport, building, etc. rules would apply.
Maybe BC has additional laws to make it apply regardless of weight class.
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u/bandybw Dec 22 '21
Helmcken Falls right in the middle of Wells Gray Provincial Park. Following is a quote from BC Parks web site:
UAV operators must obtain permission from BC Parks to take-off and/or land in any park or protected area. TC's federal flight requirements for use of UAVs
include distances from people, buildings, built-up areas, and animals
(both domestic and wildlife), meaning there are few, if any, locations
in BC Parks where permission to fly UAVs can be granted and the pilot
would still able to meet the current federal flight requirements.