By: Colonel (ret) Bernie Derbach, KR Droneworks Academy, 08 June 26 Canada’s drone ecosystem is on the verge of its next major regulatory shift. To accommodate the booming growth of Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS), scale complex flight ecosystems, and lay the groundwork for automated traffic management, Transport Canada (TC) has issued Notice of Proposed Amendment (NPA) 06-2026. This document outlines foundational changes designed to safely integrate drones into nati

By: Colonel (ret) Bernie Derbach, KR Droneworks Academy, 07 June 26 If you’ve ever pulled up the metadata of a photo shot on your drone, you might have noticed something deeply bizarre. You place your drone on the grass, wait for a solid GPS lock, and verify the controller reads exactly 0 meters. You take off, climb to a verified 1 meter off the ground, and snap a photo. But later, when you open that photo’s properties on your computer, the metadata claims the camera was sitt

By: Colonel (ret) Bernie Derbach, KR Droneworks Academy, 07 June 26 The commercial and defense drone landscapes are undergoing an aggressive transition from early-stage testing to permanent infrastructure integration. Globally, the thematic focus this week centers on massive scalability, heavily tightened security perimeters, and regulatory enforcement. Global View The Rise of DaaS: The "Drones as a Service" (DaaS) operational model is seeing unprecedented enterprise adoption

By: Colonel (ret) Bernie Derbach, KR Droneworks Academy, 05 June 26 SUBJECT: CRITICAL: Transport Canada Class F Airspace Restrictions for FIFA World Cup 2026 (June 12 – July 7) Attention pilots, As part of our commitment to keeping your operations audit-ready and legally compliant, we are issuing an urgent safety notification regarding the massive airspace changes taking effect across Canada next week. To secure the FIFA World Cup 2026, Transport Canada has issued strict te