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DroneBoy – Back at Niagara Falls

Jun 3rd, 2018

Written by | Tom Comet   In late May, 2018 the DroneBoy Team was back at Niagara Falls flying our newest model drone legally in the restricted airspace above this wonder of the world.  This was our 7th UAV mission to Niagara… read more »

Flying Drones at the Airport

Apr 16th, 2018

Written by | Tom Comet We get this call all the time – “I need to do a drone project and I want to use you guys but we are two miles from the airport so we are going to have… read more »

The Administration Side Of A Drone Job

Feb 27th, 2018

Most people don’t realize how much behind the scenes work goes into a successful drone operation.  Things like flight planning, insurance certificates, client education as well as our own internal documentation are just some of the many important steps involved… read more »

DroneBoy Cessna Skymaster 337 Airplane

DroneBoy Has An Airplane!

Jan 17th, 2018

Written by | Tom Comet A drone company with their own airplane??  It sounds a little crazy so allow me to explain this awesome situation… The nature of our drone business is extremely diverse.  This is one of the things that… read more »

Announcing The Awesome DJI Zenmuse X7 Camera

Nov 28th, 2017

Written by | Tom Comet We are very excited to announce that we have added the all new DJI Zenmuse X7 camera and integrated gimbal system to our product offerings here at DroneBoy. The Zenmuse X7 is a compact super 35, 6K RAW… read more »

Flying Drones in Busy Downtown Locations

Aug 9th, 2017

Written by | Tom Comet Almost daily we have film and TV producers call us asking “how long does it take for you guys to pull a permit to fly drones in downtown Toronto (Vancouver, Calgary, Montreal, Halifax…)?”  The answer is… read more »

Professional Camera Drones Can Fly Indoors!

Feb 22nd, 2017

Written by | Tom Comet Folks usually associate drone use with high flying outdoor applications.  Missions such as photo and video capture, 3D mapping, inspections and more but all in wide open outdoor spaces. Yes, drones do work great outdoors but today’s drone technology can be… read more »

Canada Wide, USA & International Drone Certifications, Operations & Partnerships

Feb 10th, 2017

Written by | Stefan Marchand Although we are based in Ontario, we have clients from across the country and people who need work done across different provinces. We are based in southwestern Ontario and we are fully approved by Transport… read more »

xXx: The Return of Xander Cage

Jan 25th, 2017

Written by | Tom Comet The new installment in the xXx franchise is out so we can finally talk about it… The DroneBoy Team is excited to have been a part of what has to be one of the most… read more »

Bros Music Video “Tell Me”

Dec 6th, 2016

Written by | Tom Comet The DroneBoy team just returned from a very dynamic and awesome video shoot for the band Bros. Bros is the “vintage punk and power pop” offshoot of the very well-known Canadian band The Sheepdogs and… read more »

“Al Purdy Was Here” Documentary

Dec 5th, 2016

Written by | Tom Comet Back in 2014, we shot with director Brian Johnson for his recently released documentary entitled “Al Purdy Was Here.“  Al Purdy was a very well known Canadian poet who spent most of his life living… read more »

Drone Pickle Delivery

Oct 20th, 2016

Written by | Tom Comet This job was another example of “we got this crazy call and then…” which is actually how a lot of our jobs start out now that I think about it. In this case the company was… read more »