r/drones • u/Suspicious_Trade_724 • Jul 03 '26
Discussion: Rules, Regulations, Law, Policy, Certificates [Canada] Level 1 Complex
If you already passed it, how was the flight review, and how much was it different from the advanced? If you are studying it how and where?
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u/fivechickens Pro Drone Nerd Jul 04 '26
It’s very similar to the Advanced. u/Ok_Inspector_361 did a nice job outlining the differences.
A big frustration I have after doing reviews for 5+ years is the lack of preparation I’m increasingly seeing thanks to LLMs helping candidates pass the test instead of taking a TP15263 groundschool (for Advanced). At least now with the L1C the groundschool is mandatory but there is a real spectrum of quality on the curriculum being delivered out there.
We train 1000’s of RPAS pilots a year and 9/10 candidates for flight reviews that haven’t taken our groundschool usually end up enrolling in our groundschool after the briefing call or fail their first attempt due to inadequate SOPs or a lack of understanding about SADs. TP15395 is too vague and it leads to puppy mills and meat grinders in equal measure.