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Regulations · Lesson 5 of 29

Daylight, twilight and night operations

Where Part 107 draws the lines between day, civil twilight and night, the two conditions for flying at night, the lighting rule for twilight, and how darkness changes what you can see.
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Part of Part 107 Complete

This lesson is in the full course

  • Define civil twilight and night the way Part 107 and 14 CFR 1.1 use them
  • State the two conditions for flying a small unmanned aircraft at night
  • Apply the anti-collision lighting rule to a flight that crosses sunset or sunrise
  • Identify which parts of the night rule a certificate of waiver can cover
  • Describe the main night vision limits and illusions and how to manage them