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This past summer, a Black Creek company used cutting-edge technology to help battle the B.C. wildfires. From July to September, Stinson Aerial Services provided remotely piloted aircraft system (drones) flight crews to B.C. Wildfire to conduct thermal scanning throughout British Columbia. As one of only a handful of Canadian companies experienced…

Perry, chief pilot with Stinson Aerial Services Inc was on contract with the BC Wildfire Service this fire season flying drones over areas where wildfires had recently occurred, looking for hotspots. A spokesperson for BC Wildfire told The Chief that drones are among the many tools that the provincial body utilizes to conduct thermal…

10 Teams from across Canada travelled to Southport Manitoba for the 2022 UAS (drone) competition over 3 days (May 6-8, 2022). Aerial Evolution Association of Canada / Association pour l’Évolution Aéreinne du Canada - AEAC has launched its 13th Annual Student Competition. The purpose of the annual competition is…

In early June, Rhys (19yrs) and Cole (15yrs) participated in an intense, virtual Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) Commercial Ground School contracted by BlueForce UAV, Comox BC. This was one of the first virtual courses offered by BlueForce. Later in June, Rhys successfully challenged the Transport Canada Advanced Pilot…

Stinson Aerial Services Inc. partnered with New Ventures BC to sponsor summer students and provide industrial and entrepreneurship opportunities in furthering the development of the Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) aka drone aerial solutions. As part of the internship, two students participated in Transport Canada approved RPAS Commercial Ground…

Stinson Aerial is committed to Youth Development and as part of that, Cory Lee and Tim Stinson will be helping at the 2020 Student UAS Competition in Southport, Manitoba. The competition will open its doors to 15 university teams who signed up for the 12th annual USC-STC Student…

The Aviation Forum is a series of events presented by WINGS and HELICOPTERS. This year the Aerial Firefighting Conference is a one-day event featuring sector-leading suppliers on hand to display and discuss new technologies and services. Taking place near the Abbotsford International Airport at Airside…

In November 2018, Tim Stinson successfully completed the UAV Ground School training course for Drone Operations offered by Heli Video Pros. In April 2019 prior to the new Transport Canada regulations, Tim completed his Basic Pilots Licence. In October 2019, Tim attained his Advanced Licence through the

In October 2019, Stinson Aerial Services attended the Unmanned Systems Canada Conference held in Ottawa, Canada. This highly regarded conference brings together people from all over the world to collaborate and navigate into this uncharted airspace. Unmanned Systems Canada / Systèmes Télécommandés Canada (USC-STC) is the national industry…

In July 2019, Stinson Aerial Services attended the EUCI Utilizing Drones for the Canadian Energy Market Conference in Toronto, Canada Leaders and innovators in the UAV space attended this event and presenters including Honeywell, Transport Canada, Ontario Power Generation, Preformed Line Products and Enbridge shared their experiences and…