Badgersurfer
lvl.2
Flight distance : 14016 ft
United Kingdom
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Dennis9877 Posted at 2016-12-25 10:12
The nice thing about CAA.... You do not have to get a PfCO. Anyone can fly a Drone all you have to do is reg the Drone. The PfCO is for Commercail and Business to fly a UAV. So to answer the question Can I fly my Drone at Night. Answer is YES as long as you maintain VFR. Ok what does that mean? Visual Flight Rules (VFR) is just that. You must be able to see greater than 3 NMs and be Clouds greater than 1000AGL. So I say keep it simple. If you can see 3NM and there are no clouds around you then fly until you heart gives way. I have be flying for over 45years and I also fly my Drone Phantom 4 all the time night and day. Side note; 38 countries have the same rules as we do.
I agree with what you say. Providing your drone has navigation lights and is clearly viewable within the regulation altitude and distance (in my case I also have a strobe to warn aircraft if they appear rapidly) you are flying Visual Flight Rules, so YES you can fly at night. If you fly into cloud, fog, behind infrastructure you are breaking the rules then it is up to your common sense. |
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