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<blockquote data-quote="Buddy411" data-source="post: 20350" data-attributes="member: 678"><p>Commercial pilots need a waiver to fly past civil twilight, but hobbyist are free to fly at all hours - there's no law or regulation prohibiting it.</p><p></p><p>You should follow the AMA Safety Code:</p><p>"RC night flying requires a lighting system providing the pilot with a clear view of the model’s attitude and orientation at all times. Hand-held illumination systems are inadequate for night flying operations"</p><p></p><p>The lighting on DJI drones meets this requirement, but they aren't all configured the same. The Mavic seems to have the best stock lighting system. My testing shows the Mavic's lights can be clearly seen up to about 1.5 miles. Strobons will about double that with about 3 miles visibility.</p><p></p><p>If you think about it, flying a UAV at night with a proper lighting system is much safer than flying in the daylight. I can expand on this if need be, but it's pretty self-explanatory.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Buddy411, post: 20350, member: 678"] Commercial pilots need a waiver to fly past civil twilight, but hobbyist are free to fly at all hours - there's no law or regulation prohibiting it. You should follow the AMA Safety Code: "RC night flying requires a lighting system providing the pilot with a clear view of the model’s attitude and orientation at all times. Hand-held illumination systems are inadequate for night flying operations" The lighting on DJI drones meets this requirement, but they aren't all configured the same. The Mavic seems to have the best stock lighting system. My testing shows the Mavic's lights can be clearly seen up to about 1.5 miles. Strobons will about double that with about 3 miles visibility. If you think about it, flying a UAV at night with a proper lighting system is much safer than flying in the daylight. I can expand on this if need be, but it's pretty self-explanatory. [/QUOTE]
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