2022 CSBK Pro Superbike Feature - Round 1, Race 1 - Grand Bend Motorplex
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I thought the exact same thing....if they can get the drone to follow one complete lap it would be cool. They would have to move to a more central location and be higher to capture the whole lap....unless drones are faster than I know.
That doesn’t look too good on CSBK. I wonder who’s decision it was to ignore those rules…..
To the best of my knowledge it is permitted but with the following conditions:
Drone operations are permitted within the zone indicated by the yellow filled shape. Caution is advised, however, due to potential aircraft traffic. Operations when other aircraft are present are strongly discouraged.
Drone operations are permitted within the zone indicated by the yellow filled shape. Caution is advised, however, due to potential aircraft traffic. Operations when other aircraft are present are strongly discouraged.
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"advanced operations" ... looks like it needs co-ordination with air traffic control to operate within 3 nautical miles of an airport, among other things.
Air traffic control at Grand Bend Airport isn't exactly sophisticated ... It's just a designated open radio frequency to allow the pilots (and other interested parties, e.g. race control at the Motorplex, or our hypothetical drone operator) to talk to each other in the vicinity of the airport. Same situation as many other tiny airports. There's no "air traffic control" as such. Pilots wanting to land or take off call out their intended actions on that open frequency and pilots flying in the area are supposed to monitor that frequency, and they co-ordinate their own actions so as to not hit each other.
It looks like it would be possible to operate a drone there under certain conditions.
Off topic, are you all coming down to shubie this weekend?
Drone Laws in Canada [Updated September 4, 2024]
According to Transport Canada, drone use is allowed in Canada, subject to regulations. Read on for more details on the new Canada Drone Laws
"advanced operations" ... looks like it needs co-ordination with air traffic control to operate within 3 nautical miles of an airport, among other things.
Air traffic control at Grand Bend Airport isn't exactly sophisticated ... It's just a designated open radio frequency to allow the pilots (and other interested parties, e.g. race control at the Motorplex, or our hypothetical drone operator) to talk to each other in the vicinity of the airport. Same situation as many other tiny airports. There's no "air traffic control" as such. Pilots wanting to land or take off call out their intended actions on that open frequency and pilots flying in the area are supposed to monitor that frequency, and they co-ordinate their own actions so as to not hit each other.
It looks like it would be possible to operate a drone there under certain conditions.
Off topic - has anyone ever seen a plane take off or land at grand bend?
Yes. The skydiving school has small planes taking off and landing quite often during SOAR race weekends.
Gotcha. had no idea how busy it was there. the few times that I had been, there was no activity
This isn't me, but I've seen/done the same thing at a similar event. At around the 45sec mark:
I think they were using the mowed grass area beyond the broken pavement when I saw it in person, so there was lots of separation. Still cool/sketchy looking. They were going the wrong direction if you wanted to recreate that scene from Top Gun though.
I think they were using the mowed grass area beyond the broken pavement when I saw it in person, so there was lots of separation. Still cool/sketchy looking. They were going the wrong direction if you wanted to recreate that scene from Top Gun though.
Successful weekend
