Night Flying Green Flashing Light Requirement

Verified from official sources
Making every flight safe (points 10 to 20) | UK Civil Aviation Authority (part 3)Version 1Effective -Verified 21 August 2026

In plain language

If you are flying at night and your drone doesn't have a built-in green flashing light, you must securely attach a specialist green flashing light to it before flying.

Requirement as structured

If you want to fly at night and your drone or model aircraft does not have a built-in green flashing light, you must securely fit a specialist drone green flashing light.

Original regulatory text

If you want to fly at night and your drone or model aircraft does not have a built-in green flashing light, you must securely fit a specialist drone green flashing light.

Applies when

country
United Kingdom
time of day
night
regulatory category
General