Resources for Canadian drone pilots
Everything below is written by working Transport Canada certified pilots and current to the 2026 rules. The learning is free on this site — these are the paid tools: the depth, the printable formats, and the working templates.
Pass the exams.
Free courses do most of the work. These are for the harder Advanced syllabus, and for practising under real conditions.
RPAS Operations Guide
The 44-page guide to the full Advanced exam syllabus — airspace, meteorology, human factors, emergencies — plus nine field checklists. The core study resource.
Practice Exam — 50 Q
Fifty original questions pitched at the Advanced exam and weighted the way it is, with every answer explained. Grouped by subject, with a scoring guide. Know where you stand before you book.
Basic Study Pack
The complete free Basic course as a printable PDF, plus a one-page cheat sheet of every number for the flight bag. The web version stays free; this is the offline edition.
Fly compliant.
For pilots already certified and out on jobs. These are working documents, not study aids — the paperwork that keeps an operation legal and defensible.
Site Survey & Authorization Kit
A fillable pre-operation record built directly on the eight site-survey factors of CARs 901.27 — airspace and NOTAM log, obstacle and hazard register, operational risk assessment, emergency plan and sign-off. One set per job. Also the best possible flight-review prep.
Field Checklists
Nine field-ready checklists — pre-flight, take-off, landing, post-flight, battery care, crew and IM SAFE, plus lost-link and fly-away emergencies with a fly-away radio script. Print, laminate, carry.
Advanced Flight Review
The in-person practical assessment that completes your Advanced certificate, with a certified reviewer and a debrief that tells you the truth. Not a download — a booking.
Straight answers.
What format are the downloads?
PDF, delivered immediately after checkout with a permanent re-download link. They read on a phone or tablet and print cleanly — the checklists and cheat sheet are designed to be printed and carried.
Do I need to buy anything to get certified?
No. The free courses cover the whole certification pathway, and the Basic exam needs nothing more. These paid resources save you time — the Advanced depth in one place, printable formats, and working templates — but the information itself is free on this site.
Can I get a refund?
They're digital downloads, so they can't be returned in the usual sense. If a resource isn't what you expected, email us within 14 days and we'll refund you. We'd rather do that than have you feel short-changed.
Are these licensed for a whole team?
They're licensed for personal and single-operator use. For multi-pilot or organisational licensing — several staff, or a company operations manual — get in touch and we'll sort out a licence.
Not sure where to begin?
Work out which certificate you need, then study for it — all free. Come back here when you want the depth or the tools.