jonny007
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Flycaster Posted at 1-25 13:32
Here in the U.S. (your location is noted), you can fly at night IF, you are flying as a hobbyist, and you have lighting, like a couple of strobes, that are visible to 3 statute miles. (this is a small "carve out" for hobbyist flyers in the 107 reg.)
If you are flying under the Part 107 (in the U.S.), you will need a waiver from the FAA for night flights.
The type of lighting required will vary from country to country. But I think it's difficult or nearly impossible to standardize this. 1 watt LED, 3 watt? 300 or 450 lumens? Green? White? Permanently on or flashing? Once a second or at least 15 times a minute? Mounted at top of the fuselage or behind or below? Who needs to see the light, just me or astronauts on the ISS? ;-) Is the maximum permissible flight distance then higher at night, because I can still see the light e.g. at 800 meters (VLOS) but the drone only 500 meters during the day? I recently flew at night, not far, maybe 200m and saw the normal lighting of the Mini (red / green) still well. Should be enough as "lighting" (?)
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