UA Lighting for Controllability and Night Conspicuity

In plain language

The drone must have lights to help you control it and to make it visible at night, allowing people on the ground to tell it apart from manned airplanes.

Requirement as structured

A class C2 UAS must be equipped with at least one green flashing light for the purpose of conspicuity of the UA at night, to allow a person on the ground to distinguish the UA from a manned aircraft.

Original regulatory text

A class C2 UAS bears the following class identification label on the UA: A class C2 UAS shall comply with the following: be equipped: with at least one green flashing light for the purpose of conspicuity of the UA at night to allow a person on the ground, to distinguish the UA from a manned aircraft;

Applies when

regulatory category

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