Night Operations Training and Recency Requirements

In plain language

To fly a drone at night, you must complete an approved night flying training course. If you haven't flown at night in the last 90 days, you must perform a 30-minute practice flight in a shielded area before your night operation.

Requirement as structured

A person must only operate a remotely piloted aircraft or free flight model aircraft at night if they have completed an approved night operations training course and, if they have not flown at night in the previous 90 days, have conducted a 30-minute shielded night operation to refamiliarise themselves.

Original regulatory text

(a) A person must not operate a remotely piloted aircraft or free flight model aircraft at night under rule 101.211 unless the operation is - (1) indoors; or (2) a shielded operation. (b) Despite paragraph (a), a person may operate a remotely piloted aircraft or free flight model aircraft at night if - (1) the person has successfully completed an appropriate course authorised by an organisation approved by the Director to provide night operations training; and (2) the person has successfully conducted a 30-minute shielded operation at night to refamiliarise themselves with night operations if the person has not flown at night in the previous 90 days; and (3) the aircraft is equipped with appropriate lighting to determine its orientation throughout the operation; --- and (4) the person operates not more than one aircraft at a time.

Applies when

operation

night