An apology has been issued by the Red Deer man who had an encounter with the RCMP one week ago after his drone flew near the flight path of a STARS Air Ambulance.
 
Jeff Wood, an avid video blogger who works for a local marketing company, used his YouTube channel to simply say he's sorry for his actions

“this is my formal apology to everybody out there, my actions were actually illegal, I was not aware of that, not that that’s any excuse, but I just want to put an apology out here first for the drone community, for the citizens of Red Deer, for anybody that I could have hurt potentially with my drone….I’m sorry, and I didn’t mean to put anybody in harms way”.

Wood says he's used the encounter as a learning experience to better acquaint himself with Transport Canada regulations that restrict the use of recreational drones in populated areas.

He says he didn't realize the drone laws were so strict, but he believes his drone flight was responsible, as he was shooting video for his vlog and as soon as he heard the helicopter, he made every effort to land his drone as quickly and safely as he could.

The RCMP seized his drone, so far there's been no word on any charges, and violation of drone flight rules can result in fines of up to $3,000.

(Courtesy of Minolta 1034 VLOG)