Aviation civile / Civil Aviation

700, place Leigh-Capreol

Dorval (Québec) H4Y 1G7

Single Point of Entry: csva-vsca@tc.gc.ca

Phone: 1 800 305-2059 Fax: 1 855 633-3697 

 PRIORITY POST

August 6th, 2014 

Votre référence / Your reference

Notre référence / Our reference

5812-413 U

RDIMS No 9786963

Mr. Jason Toth

Revered Cinema (RVRD)

Box 223

320 Kelvin Grove Way

Lions Bay BC V0N 2E0

SUBJECT: Special Flight Operations Certificate (SFOC)

Dear Mr. Toth:

Pursuant to section 603.67 of the Canadian Aviation Regulations, this constitutes your Special Flight 

Operations Certificate (SFOC) for the operation of the following Unmanned Air Vehicles: X8 Compact 

Quadcopter, X8 Extended Quadcopter, X8 Heavy Lift Quadcopter, X8 Waterproof Quadcopter, Cine 

Star Octocopter, DJI S800, S1000 and S1200, and the DJI Phantom (hereafter referred to as the UAV) 

as described in your SFOC application dated July 21, 2014. The UAV is to be operated only for the purpose 

of obtaining aerial photographic and video imagery within the secured confines of professional television and 

film production sites. Issued under the authority of the Minister pursuant to the Aeronautics Act, this 

document certifies that the Certificate holder is adequately equipped and able to conduct a safe operation, 

subject to the observance and performance by the Certificate holder of the conditions set out in this 

Certificate, or any part thereof:

1.This Certificate:

a) Is issued to Revered Cinema (RVRD) – Jason Toth;

b) May be suspended or cancelled at any time by the Minister for cause, including failure on the 

part of the Certificate holder, its servants or agents to comply with the provisions of the 

Aeronautics Act and the Canadian Aviation Regulations (CARs);

c) Is not transferable and is valid from août 13, 2014 to December 31, 2014 or until it is 

suspended or cancelled; and

d) Is valid for the operation of the UAV within the provinces of Québec as described in the 

application dated July 21, 2014 and supporting documentation.

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2.Nothing in this Certificate shall be held to relieve the Certificate holder from the requirement to comply 

with the provisions of such Canadian Aviation Documents as may have been issued to him pursuant to the 

Aeronautics Act or the Canadian Aviation Regulations (CARs). 

3.The Certificate holder shall maintain an adequate management organization that is capable of exercising 

supervision and operational control over persons participating in the UAV operations. 

4.The management organization, the facilities, the normal operations plan, the emergency operating 

procedures, the operating limitations, the flying areas to be used, the Security and Emergency contingency 

plans for the UAV shall be in accordance with data provided in the SFOC application dated July 21, 2014 or 

as otherwise agreed upon between Revered Cinema (RVRD) – Jason Toth and Transport Canada.

5.The Certificate holder shall not require any person to operate the controls of the UAV if either the person 

or the Certificate holder has any reason to believe that the person is suffering or is likely to suffer from 

fatigue so that they are unfit to perform their duties.

6.No person shall operate the UAV within 8 hours after consuming an alcoholic beverage or while under 

the influence of alcohol or while using any drug that impairs the person’s faculties to the extent that the 

safety of the operation is endangered in any way.

7.The Certificate holder shall conduct the operation of the UAV in a manner that does not pose a hazard to 

aviation safety.

8.Only one (1) UAV shall be operated in-flight by an operator at any one time.

9.The UAV shall give way to manned aircraft.

10.The UAV shall be operated or supervised by personnel who are fully trained in all aspects of its flight 

planning, operation and recovery and who are 18 years of age or older.

11.Throughout the flight operation(s), the Certificate holder shall ensure that the UAV are flown over areas 

that would permit a safe landing on the surface without hazard to persons or property in the event of any 

emergency or system failure requiring or resulting in an immediate descent. Flights shall not be carried out 

over non-contained; Explosives, Flammable Gas, or Flammable Liquid(s) surfaces / substances unless a 

safe emergency landing is assured in all failure scenarios.

12.For any of the UAV operated under the authority of this SFOC, Revered Cinema (RVRD) shall have 

subscribed for liability insurance covering risks of public liability in the amount described in subsection 

606.02(8) of the Canadian Aviation Regulations.

13.The UAV shall be operated during daylight hours with the minimum visibility of 3 nm (5.5km) and a 

minimum ceiling of 1000 feet AGL or ceilings of 500 feet above the highest altitude the UAV shall operate 

at, whatever is greater. The UAV shall remain clear of cloud. 

14.The UAV must remain within the pilot operator’s unaided visual line of sight and clear of cloud during 

flight operations.

15.The Certificate holder is responsible for ensuring that property owners, over which and from which flights 

of the UAV will take place, including take-offs and landings; have been advised of the proposed operation 

and have no objections. 

16.The Certificate holder shall locate an observer in the area. This observer must maintain a visual lookout 

for anything encroaching on the operating area or airspace and advise the UAV operator immediately if 

such a situation occurs or if the UAV is violating any conditions of this SFOC. 

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17.The Certificate holder shall have immediately available an Emergency Procedures Checklist for the 

operator to follow if the UAV runs away, including the applicable Nav Canada Area Control Centre Shift 

Manager and the local airport Control Tower or Flight Service Station phone numbers.

18.The Certificate holder shall ensure that the UAV is operated at a distance of not less than 100 feet 

horizontally from inhabited structures such as buildings and vehicles without the owner’s consent. 

19.Flight within 100 feet horizontally of public roads is prohibited unless sufficient site security measures 

have been taken to prevent incursion of occupied vehicles within 100 feet horizontally of the UAV. 

20.Flight over or within 300 feet horizontally of persons not directly involved in the flight operation of the 

UAV is prohibited.

21.Flight of the UAV within 500ft of an assembly of persons is prohibited. 

22.Flight over built up areas is prohibited except where the following conditions are met:

a) Restricted to a maximum altitude of 100 feet AGL;

b) All operations must be within the confines of a professional television or film site, with sufficient site 

security to ensure that the distances specified in conditions of this SFOC are respected;

23.The Operator shall have a valid Canadian Flight Supplement and Aeronautical Charts for the flight areas 

to determine Classes of Airspace, airport locations and services.

24.Flights within any class of airspace other than class G, including C, D and E control zones (CZ) is 

prohibited except as specified in this SFOC.

25.Flight over Department of National Defense (DND) property or within DND controlled airspace is 

prohibited or in accordance with DND authority

26.For flights within 5 NM of any aerodrome or helipad, the following conditions apply:

a) The aerodrome operator must be notified and have no objections; and

b) The Certificate holder shall comply with all restrictions and conditions imposed by the aerodrome 

operator.

c) When operations of the UAV are to be conducted within 5 NM of an aerodrome in uncontrolled 

airspace, the pilot shall monitor the associated communication frequency at all times during the operation.

27. UAV operations shall be limited to a maximum altitude of 120 meters (400 feet’) above ground level 

(AGL) outside of any built area, outside of controlled airspace and more than 5 nautical miles from any 

known airfield. The Certificate holder shall submit an email notification to this office at least 5 business days 

prior to operations with the location of the intended operating site (street address or latitude and longitude). 

Email to be sent to remy.desert@tc.gc.ca with cc isabelle.langevin@tc.gc.ca.

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28. The Certificate holder shall report to this office, on the first working day following the occurrence, the 

details of any of the following occurrences:

• any injury to persons requiring medical attention,

• unintended contact between the UAV and person(s), livestock, vehicle(s) or other structure(s),

• unanticipated damage incurred to the UAV, control station, payload or communications links.

• Unintentional loss of control of the UAV by the Operators.

• Any time the UAV is not kept within the geographic and altitude limits as outlined in this Certificate.

29. The Certificate holder shall not operate the UAV following any of the occurrences listed in condition 28, 

until such time as this office approves its further operation in writing.

30.All persons involved with these operations (flight crew, ground station crew, and spotters) shall be 

familiar with the contents of this SFOC, the application dated July 21, 2014 and the supporting 

documentation.

31.A copy of this SFOC, the application dated July 21, 2014 and the supporting documentation shall be on 

site any time the UAV is in operation.

32.The Certificate holder shall:

a) Document their flight planning and procedures for each location and flight.

b) Document a post flight report on performance and any deviations from the plan.

c) Keep all documentation and make available for inspection for 2 calendar years.

Yours truly, 

Lettre originale signée par Isabelle Langevin

Lettre originale 

signée par Isabelle Langevin - 9786963.pdf

Isabelle Langevin

Chef d'Équipe Technique (intérimaire) - Opérations

Aérodromes et Navigation Aérienne

Transports Canada, Aviation civile

Région du Québec

Tél. : (514) 633-3554

Fax. : 1 855 633-3697

Isabelle.langevin@tc.gc.ca