[Talk-ca] Balloon Mapping

[James Ewen]

On Thu, Jan 26, 2012 at 2:55 PM, Harald Kliems
<harald.kliems at mail.mcgill.ca> wrote:
> It's a neat project. Does anybody know what the rules in regulations about this are in Canada? Same as in the US?

Canadian regulations are close to US regs, but not quite the same.

We regularly fly unmanned non-tethered balloons to 30+ kms with no
real issues. We contact ATC and get a NOTAM issued.

These balloons are very small and tethered, usually at low altitudes.
There are limits on the strength of the tether line, and you'll need
to be aware of the maximum altitudes near airports, etc.

Here's a link to the Canadian Air Regulations, specifically tether
balloons. Look at the index to find more specifics on the type of
flight you'd be running.

http://laws.justice.gc.ca/eng/regulations/SOR-96-433/page-175.html#h-768



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James
VE6SRV