Visual Line of Sight (VLOS) Requirement

In plain language

You must keep your drone in direct sight at all times while flying, unless you hold a specific pilot licence that allows you to fly beyond visual line of sight.

Requirement as structured

A UA pilot must keep the unmanned aircraft within visual line of sight at all times, unless their UA pilot licence explicitly permits beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) operations.

Original regulatory text

39.—(2) A UA pilot must — ... (b) when operating an unmanned aircraft, ensure that the unmanned aircraft is within visual line of sight at all times unless the UA pilot licence allows the UA pilot to operate the unmanned aircraft beyond visual line of sight.

Applies when

operation

VLOS