Night Operations Privileges Training and Testing Requirements

In plain language

Before you can fly a drone at night, you must ensure you have completed either an initial knowledge test or recurrent training that specifically covers night physiology and night visual illusions.

Requirement as structured

A certificated remote pilot may operate at night only after completing either a knowledge test containing questions on night physiology and night visual illusions, or recurrent training covering those topics.

Original regulatory text

A certificated remote pilot receives night operations privileges and may operate at night only after completing either a knowledge test that contains questions on night physiology and night visual illusions, or through completion of recurrent training. The recurrent training contains the topics of night physiology and night visual illusions.

Applies when

country

United States

time of day

night

regulatory category

General