Yep, bylaw followed up with the operator and it was for real estate. Two pieces of the operator's account to bylaw were incorrect. 1. He said he tried to go door to door to let people know what he would be doing - which he most certainly did not. I watched him pull up, quickly set up and start filming. and 2. He said he only flew over the house requested by the real estate company - which he most certainly did not - I watched the drone pass over 4 houses distinctly. I don't know how you could only fly over one house and get the footage you would need.
You could tell the guy wanted get in and get out quickly. His mannerisms were sheepish, but I'm sure he's probably been yelled at doing what he does. To me, this is an indication that there needs to be improvements in the delivery and communication of commercial drone operations flying over residential areas.
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