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Hello any one dealing with any SFOC issues . Would like to talk with anyone not satisfied with the way the process is preformed . PM me if you would like.
I gave up on the SFOC. Min wait 20 days......impossible!......Waits are a lot longer. I have a few friends that have said they are past 3 months so far. Their businesses are now closed as they can not do any work with waits that long. 20 days is even too long. The answer needs to be daily. Transport Canada only has a few physical offices throughout the country and with the short outdoor window we have in Canada, the system is failing new businesses. If you read on TC's site about who was involved in the rule process, it was none of us. It was all big business, MAAC ( aholes ), and massive UAV companies. What they are essentially doing is killing the industry in Canada, but protecting these big guys that do land surveys. Having them do it is costly compared to a small drone, so it is eating into their business, and that is why they want us squashed. Fear of competition to some extent. But do go on their site and read. Some is hard to find, but just keep looking.Its Canada's Special Flight Operations Certificate (SFOC) needed to fly commercially. Just would like to hear from other Canadian Pilots to see what they think about the process
I find MP's are useless until you tell them this....... I voted for you as many others did. I don't care about your part lines as they mean nothing to me. What does matter is I voted for you as many others did to be my voice. Well now it is time to pay the debt that is due. IF you are not willing to be my voice, I will do everything I can to make sure you are not in office next time. Your obligation is to me, not your party.......When I lived in Prince Albert, I had a guy that would never return calls or letters. When I finally made that comment on his site.....things changed pretty fast. I hope you get somewhere with this. I know there are people out there with blanket ones.....but how the $%^# did they get one when it is taking longer and longer to even get one to start with. This minister is a real prick!I know what your talking about Murray they are killing any opportunity to try and start up a new operation. I called there hotline on Friday to have them explain one of there many definitions after listening to there 19 options I chose #17 general inquires the message i received was . DUE TO THE OVERWHELMING AMOUNT OF CALLS THE GENERAL INQUIRE SERVICE WILL BE TEMPORALLY SHUT DOWN UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. (WT...)
We have 2 SFOC applications in waiting approval they are over 6 weeks old, I am contacting someone on Tuesday to find out what the hold-up is (if they aren't getting to many calls) , If I don't get a reasonable response my next phone call will be to my MP.
Except in Canada we don't complain much, and even if we do it falls on deaf ears. If a business wants drone work done here and you can't do it, they move on to the next guy that can, and so on.When the businesses start to realize the process is costing them money in order to assure that large aerospace corporations can make even more money they will start to complain to upper levels. Legislators pay more attention to those paying the big tax bites that keep them in office.
You can see our blog for various articles and info on the regs and SFOCs - in the flitelabHello any one dealing with any SFOC issues . Would like to talk with anyone not satisfied with the way the process is preformed . PM me if you would like.