Night Operations Lighting Suitability

In plain language

When flying at night, you must use lights (such as colored glow sticks) that show which way the drone is facing. Strobe lights alone are not acceptable because they do not help you see the drone's orientation.

Requirement as structured

AC101-1 states that pilots flying at night must ensure their aircraft has adequate lighting so they can maintain proper control and determine the orientation of the aircraft, and that a strobe light is not suitable for this purpose because it does not assist pilots to see the aircraft's orientation.

Original regulatory text

To do this, they must ensure their aircraft has adequate lighting so they can maintain proper control and determine the orientation of the aircraft... A strobe light is not suitable for this purpose, as it does not assist pilots to see the aircraft’s orientation.

Applies when

operation

VLOS