BVLOS Anti-Collision Lights Requirement

Verified from official sources
SOR/96-433, s. 901.38.1Version 1Effective -Verified 23 August 2026

In plain language

When flying BVLOS, you must have your drone's anti-collision lights turned on, unless safety conditions require you to turn them off.

Requirement as structured

A pilot must not operate a remotely piloted aircraft to conduct a BVLOS operation unless the aircraft is equipped with anti-collision lights and those lights are turned on.

Original regulatory text

Subject to subsection (3), no pilot shall operate a remotely piloted aircraft to conduct a BVLOS operation unless the aircraft is equipped with anti-collision lights and those lights are turned on.

Applies when

country
Canada
operation
BVLOS
regulatory category
Specific