Visual Line of Sight Distance and Contact Limits

In plain language

When flying within visual line of sight, you must keep direct eye contact with your drone without using binoculars or lenses (except corrective glasses), and the drone must never be more than 400 meters away from you.

Requirement as structured

Under the Regulations, 'visual line of sight' means that the UA pilot is able to maintain direct, unaided and unobstructed visual contact with the unmanned aircraft so as to monitor its flight path in relation to other aircraft, persons, vessels, vehicles and structures for the purpose of avoiding collision, and that the distance between the UA pilot and the aircraft does not exceed 400 m.

Original regulatory text

“visual line of sight” means — (a) the UA pilot is able to maintain direct, unaided and unobstructed visual contact of the UA so as to monitor its flight path in relation to other aircraft, persons, vessels, vehicles and structures for the purpose of avoiding collision; and (b) the distance between the UA pilot and the UA does not exceed 400 m.

Applies when

operation

VLOS