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Proud to share that Stinson Aerial Services was featured on CityNews Vancouver. The segment highlights how our licensed RPAS team supports safer, more efficient operations in B.C.—from wildfire support and forestry logistics to training and…

We’re proud to be growing in Kamloops—right next door to BC Wildfire Service and Thompson Rivers University’s new wildfire school. Our work with TRU includes an immersive Basic Drone Pilot License Training course that blends classroom learning with hands-on…

Stinson Aerial Services Inc. is honoured to join the inaugural Sqyeytn (salmon) Festival on September 20–21, 2025 at the Shulus Arbor on Lower Nicola Indian Band land in Merritt, BC. The festival celebrates Nlaka’pamux traditional foods—especially salmon—and…

AIRS Flight Academy is partnering with Thompson Rivers University to offer Fall 2025 classes preparing students for the Transport Canada Basic Operations (RPAS) exam. This hands-on program blends classroom theory with practical flight training and covers air law, airspace, meteorology, mission planning, emergency procedures, and…

Over the weekend on December 7th, it was is International Civil Aviation Day – a day to bring awareness to “generate and reinforce worldwide awareness of the importance of international civil aviation to the social and economic development” of countries and the aviation industry. The theme for this year…

Stinson Aerial Services Inc., in partnership with Canadian Emergency Responders Robotics Assoc. canadienne de robotique des intervenants d'urgence, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), BC Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure, has successfully completed…

It’s World GIS (Geographic Information System) Day today and we’d like to highlight the theme of “Mapping Minds, Shaping the World”. GIS has changed the way we see the world – whether it’s finding our favourite café on Google Maps or combining raw RPAS data and creating wildfire maps…

Stinson Aerial was honoured to participate in a two-day emergency response training session alongside CERRA, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the Edmonton Police Service Bomb Squad, and the Edmonton Fire Service. During the event, we demonstrated the emergency response capabilities of the DJI Fly Cart 30…

Stinson Aerial Services Inc. was honoured to exhibit at the 2024 Lower Nicola Indian Band (LNIB) Economic Development Open House. Our relationship with LNIB, established in 2021, has focused on providing AIRS Basic and Advanced flight training for their Fisheries and Aquatics teams, developing workflows, and providing crewing services…

Following a crew change after assisting with wildfires in Williams Lake the previous night, Stinson Aerial proudly showcased its expertise at the 2024 Comox Nautical Days Festival. One of our advanced pilots from the University of British Columbia’s Mechanical Engineering faculty led the operation. Operating under a Special Flight…