The University of British Columbia Faculty of Medicine’s Remote Communities Drone Transport Initiative is using DDC’s expertise to create a delivery route using the Sparrow drone and its DroneSpot take off and landing zones to transport cargo for the Stellat’en First Nation and the Village of Fraser Lake.
Operations will be conducted in accordance with the Transportation of Dangerous Goods (TDG) Directorate approvals, the Canadian Aviation Regulations and Transport Canada special flight operations certificates.
Steve Magirias, CEO of DDC, says, “This is another significant achievement by the organisation to be the only Remotely Piloted Aircraft System ("RPAS") operator that has been issued a TDG Certificate. We're very happy to further support our customer, UBC, with the flexibility of transporting dangerous goods via our drone solutions. This makes DDC the only RPAS operator in Canada to conduct beyond visual line of sight and dangerous goods operations simultaneously.”