RPAS WILCO

Here are a few photos of our booth at the first-ever Aero Expo 2026 ✈️

Our team had the opportunity to connect with leaders, innovators, and organizations across Waterloo Region’s aerospace, defence, and dual-use ecosystem.

A huge thank you again to AeroWR, Accelerator Centre, Waterloo Tech Week, and everyone who brought this event to life.

We’re excited to keep building, connecting, and contributing to the future of aerospace and defence innovation in .

Such a great morning at the first-ever Aero Expo ✈️

AIM Robotics was proud to be part of the conversation and connect with so many people working across aerospace, defence, and dual-use innovation in .

AIM Robotics will attending AeroExpo 2026 🌟

We’re looking forward to connecting with the people, companies, and technologies shaping aerospace, defence, and dual-use ecosystem.

Come say hi to our team 👋 We’ll have DJI drones, drone detection technology, and our software on display for you to take a closer look.

AeroExpo 2026 is presented by AeroWR in partnership with the Accelerator Centre, Greater KW Chamber of Commerce and Cambridge Chamber of Commerce (Canada) as part of .

📅 September 16th at Catalyst137

Hope to see you there!

The future of aerospace, defence and dual-use innovation is taking shape right here in Waterloo Region.

This Waterloo Tech Week, discover what’s next at Aero Expo 2026.

Explore the companies, technologies and ideas shaping aerospace, advanced manufacturing, robotics, AI, sensing and dual-use innovation.

Meet the people behind the innovation. Make valuable connections. Explore new opportunities for collaboration, commercialization and growth.

Presented by AeroWR in partnership with the Accelerator Centre, Greater Kitchener Waterloo Chamber of Commerce and Cambridge Chamber of Commerce. Secure your spot today.

📅 September 16 | 8:30-11:30 AM
📍 Catalyst137
🔗 RSVP: https://hubs.ly/Q04t6lBP0

We’re proud to share that AIM Robotics has qualified under Stream 1 of Canada’s Defence Drone Initiative Marketplace, administered by the Department of National Defence and the Defence Investment Agency.

For us, this is more than a supplier milestone.

It is part of a larger shift in how Canada understands and protects low-altitude airspace.

The Defence Drone Initiative was launched to accelerate Canadian capability in uncrewed and autonomous systems for the Canadian Armed Forces and the Canadian Coast Guard, connecting operational requirements with Canadian innovation.

That mission matters because the airspace below 400 feet is changing quickly.

It is becoming more active.
More complex.
More operationally important.

Drones are now part of public safety, infrastructure protection, emergency response, and national defence.

But detection alone is not enough.
Knowing a drone is there is only the first question.

Who is flying?
Is it authorized?
What is the risk?
What needs to happen next?

That is the gap we are working to close.

We are proud to be part of the qualified supplier community for the Defence Drone Initiative and ready to contribute Canadian-built technology to Canada’s defence, public safety, and critical infrastructure future.

Canadian Armed Forces
Canadian Coast Guard

Airspace class. Operating radius. Altitude limits. Active NOTAMs. A clear yes or no.

RPAS Wilco pulls all of it into a site survey in under two minutes, using official NAV CANADA airspace data.

Download RPAS Wilco free and bring a professional site survey to your flight review.

Attention Drone Pilots! The Abbotsford International Airshow is this weekend✈️

Major aviation events like airshows can involve temporary airspace restrictions, active NOTAMs, controlled airspace, nearby aerodromes and heliports, and overlapping aviation chart layers.

For the Abbotsford International Airshow, restricted airspace is active near Abbotsford Airport under a Section 5.1 Aeronautics Act NOTAM. Unauthorized aircraft operations, including RPAS, are not permitted in the restricted area without authorization from the controlling agency.

So this weekend, we suggest leaving the drone at home unless you have specific authorization.

Before your next drone operation, check your site’s airspace for free with RPAS Wilco.

The step many pilots miss: re-checking NOTAMs the morning they fly.

Restrictions can show up overnight. Last week’s site survey might not be the same as today’s.

RPAS Wilco pulls current NOTAMs and METARs into every site survey, alongside your airspace class, operating radius, altitude limits, and nearby aerodromes.

Download RPAS Wilco free and bring a professional site survey to your flight review.

“Can you walk me through your site survey?” This is one of the main questions asked during a flight review, and one of the easiest places for candidates to get caught off guard.

A site survey is not just a document.

It shows that you understand your operating area, nearby aerodromes, airspace, NOTAMs, weather, hazards, and the decisions behind your flight plan.

Under CAR 901.27, pilots must complete a site survey before flight that considers airspace requirements, NOTAMs, routes and altitudes, nearby aircraft operations and aerodromes, obstacles, weather, and distances from people or populated areas.

RPAS Wilco helps pilots prepare for their flight review with a clean, professional site survey powered by official NAV CANADA aeronautical data.

That is why RPAS Wilco is the #1 site survey platform used and recognized by flight reviewers.

Airspace class. Operating radius. Altitude limits. Active NOTAMs. A clearer go/no-go picture.

RPAS Wilco brings key flight-planning information onto one screen in under two minutes, using official NAV CANADA airspace data.

Download RPAS Wilco free and bring a professional site survey to your flight review.

There are two ways to answer questions during your flight review.

“Around 100 m?”
“Pretty sure it’s uncontrolled?”

Or:

“100 m radius, set.”
“NOTAMs reviewed.”
“Airspace confirmed.”

That second answer shows the kind of preparation your flight reviewer wants to see.

RPAS Wilco helps drone pilots replace educated guesses with clear, documented flight planning using official NAV CANADA data.

Build your site survey, check your airspace, review NOTAMs, and show up prepared.

Download RPAS Wilco free and bring a professional site survey to your flight review.