Part 107 Night Training (full course)

[@johnnyfiveo]

great info thanks. passed my 107 exam today 4.20.21 watched my first instructional 5 days ago.

[@rwwon]

You get a lot of questions regarding the new regulations?

[@johnnyfiveo]

yes. a few on night flying

[@kenneth8183]

Nice

[@lucasceleste4743]

thats insane. did you do the course for 24 hours a day? lol

[@leepowelldrones7103]

I took the test on 4-15-2021 and it was brutal. I have studied for 3 weeks and most of the questions on the test I had never seen befoer. I passed the test but here is a tip for those folks going to take the tese. Once you go through all 60 questions -- then go back and go through the questions again. The 2nd time will be much faster as you will be able to breeze through the questions you were sure of and can read again the questions you had doubts about. Some questions may jog your memory to help answer other questions. GOOD LUCK!!!

[@rwwon]

You run into very many questions regarding the recent regulation changes? (Night time, flying over people, digital identity, etc.)?

[@leepowelldrones7103]

@@rwwon There were probably no more than six questions on the test about night flying or flying over people. More than anything it was the way the questions were worded. The wording of the questions made the given answers extremely hard to determine which was correct.

[@mikecooley3361]

this should be pinned. I took mine today and did exactly this. I also found an answer I left blank on accident. Take your time folks. You have 2 hours.

[@brianmcdonald967]

Greg, when I got my Private I always used the saying “Red on Right, plane is coming right at you.” For telling which way an airplane is going relative to you.

[@ef6820]

“Red on right return”

[@edruttledge342]

Thanks for the free course. I am a Part 107 certified UAS pilot and have wanted to use the drone as a light boom for photography. I was never able to obtained a daytime waiver from the FAA. So, I am looking forward to a couple of projects I have been scoping out on the Oregon coast.

[@norml1711]

Just took the Part 107 this morning and passed 93%. There were a few questions about night flying. One was a bit tricky stating that when in Class D, the airport tower is not manned, does the space remain Class D. I said yes, but I believe I was wrong. The other options said something like it is either Class E or G and another option that I cant recall. Anyway, thanks again for the tutorial videos, great job!

[@1gibrik]

After tripping over the same object multiple times at 3:00AM and blaming it on aging rods and cones, I can now annoy my wife even more with the information I learned from your explanation. She so enjoys our early morning conversations. Good info, thanks...

[@PilotInstitute]

hahaha

[@jamesrobertfellabaum1665]

Dark adaptation, the reason Pirates wore an eye patch....they could jump into the hold, move the patch to the other eye so the exposed eye could see charts or in combat...

[@OrrTrigger013]

Excellent. I started watching as a refresher. I fly drones but I'm also a private pilot and I found your ground school lesson awesone. Specially flying at night. I took lots of notes.

[@IffyEdem]

when talking about vision at night, because i do photography and videography, the idea of aperture and linking it to the eye makes it very easy to learn

[@Cfomodz]

Thanks for the free course! Great content and great information. Glad to hear about all of the new things coming up.

[@AtortAerials]

How anyone can thumbs down free content is beyond me too! Greg rocks this is SO helpful for anyone with a drone.

[@PilotInstitute]

@@AtortAerials We seem to have one "fan" who thumbs down on a regular basis. Probably competitors who couldn't get their training done on time hahaha

[@AtortAerials]

@@PilotInstitute I see people thumbs down the Dalai Lama so I don’t let it bother me knowing that. It’s just a thing on KZbin can’t take it personally. Keep up the great content.

[@PilotInstitute]

@@AtortAerials We use it as a gauge to see whether the content is appealing to our audience. We get 0-1 thumb down with hundreds of thumbs up on most videos so this is a good indicator and motivator to us.

[@dfwleakhunter8066]

@@PilotInstitute Thanks for the great Content! We need more thumbs up, for now it is less than 1 of every 20 views...come on people!

[@funkyboogiee]

I've been studying for the pt.107 exam this week. i don't own a drone yet, but I figured I might as well get ready for the exam since I want to be able to earn money with said operations. obviously I should wait till after 3/1 to schedule my test!

[@add9197]

This is a great course which explains the science which will help to remember the facts and also to answer the questions on the part 107 exam. I your part 107 exam course on Udemy a while ago. I hope that will get updates. I am still going slow to complete that course. I hope to finish and register for the test in few months. Great details. Thanks.

[@add9197]

I have been using this technique while driving at night.

[@rbrtstll]

Greg, Outstanding training as usual, ThankYou.

[@pureblood5903]

Are Helo and plane pilots trained to look for drones and are they tested on the subject?

[@speliotis]

thank you for keeping us updated... very helpful ..

[@digiflyer1420]

Very informative lesson, thank you so much

[@MagicBiscuitShow]

I've only flown in Class G air space so far. And I need to do some aerial pix and a video of a residential real estate property that is in Class D. When I check the Air Space at that location (on Aloft), I get this ... when I try to get LAANC authorization: The airspace color is Red and not Blue (it is under control of Naval Air Station Jax, with the airport ID of KNIP). Although the map shows that I should be able to fly up to 150 feet, I first get a: "LAANC is not available for operations outside" just above where I select an altitude that I want to fly. Then after I select when I want to fly, etc., I get (under Step 3 of 4) "Pre-Check Failed" highlighted in Red, and at the bottom of this info page it says: "LAANC is inactive for the planned operation area. ,,, and that's as far as it goes, except an option to 'edit flight details.' Changing the altitude, time of day or night, or the month makes no difference. Suggestions on what's the problem? Thanks Chuck (N.E. Florida)

[@PilotInstitute]

Red means that it's not a LAANC approved airport. You will need to go to the FAA DroneZone website to submit your request.

[@shaynestephens]

Excellent lesson, Greg! Thank you!

[@GreggAdventure]

Always awesome content from my friends at PI.

[@mason8997]

Never mind! I found the answer. It was right under my nose!

[@Pizzafromthepresident]

What if you are flying in a city area lots of lofts apartments etc. And needed to fly low for footage at night? Won't the crazy bright strobe light disturb the people in their homes etc??? No?

[@Travis_125]

If you have to turn on a light after your eyes have adapted to the darkness, close one eye and keep the other open. Once the lights go out your eyes adapt very quickly.

[@steveburton2410]

Actually, the main reason for the 'pirate eyepatch'. They needed to see as quickly as possible when going below decks.

[@wisdomerae3216]

Please the link to the FAA training available online

[@mikem6796]

Is all this information important to know for the drone pilot certificate? What % of the test is on night flying?

[@PilotInstitute]

Don't think about whether or not it's on the exam, think about whether this is important knowledge to have for day-to-day drone flying. The answer is yes for both.

[@chuckstallions9267]

If we’re capped at a 400’ celling height and can’t fly beyond vlos what’s the purpose of all the night restrictions. If we ever come in contact with a manned aircraft below 400’ or below the pilot has more problems than a drone.

[@mikecooley3361]

usually but not always. We fly in conjunction with law enforcement aviation and sometimes they are low but we usually give them a max ceiling we'll be at.

[@chuckstallions9267]

I mean we have specific frequency for law enforcement and radio stations, ham radio so why not allocate specific heights for certain aircraft and we abide by those guidelines

[@scottthepiper]

So if you have a 249g drone that doesn’t require registration, do you have to register it when you add lights? That would put it over 249g.

[@PilotInstitute]

If it puts it over 249g then yes you would need to register it.

[@astudentpilotlife]

How do you able to get the squared shape in the Class D? I use the same app with the latest update but I don't see the square. Is this in the setting or ios?

[@edhiggins100]

What is drone painting Gregg? Sounds interesting. Any videos on if? Thank you 😊

[@PilotInstitute]

Light painting is using the drone to light up objects at night to take pictures of them from the ground. Here's the last one I did, waiting for the weather to get warmed to go back out and do more. www.dropbox.com/s/v33qyd4r4yt03zi/Big%20Juniper%20Version%201%201920.jpg?dl=0

[@edhiggins100]

Looks awesome!!!!!

[@billbishop8915]

Greg - I've done no night flying with a drone or plane; however, I've done 5 night time parachute jumps at night and what I notice was the different shades of darkness; the two jumps over a jungle I could tell the difference between the dense jungle; open clearing; and river. When walk out in the country side, these difference shades of darkness come into play. Question: When flying your drone at night; are these difference shades of darkness visible on your controller screen?

[@PilotInstitute]

The only way they might is if you push the ISO very high but it might get noisy on the screen. It also depends on how large the moon is. In a full moon scenario (and no clouds), you will definitely be able to discern those shades.

[@billbishop8915]

@@PilotInstitute Thank you; night time parachute jumps are very stressful

[@jw5507]

The FAA site is not clear on this at all. Is there a separate night certification test or if I take the “Part 107 small unmanned Aircraft systems (sUAS) recurrent - non part 61 pilots” (I only hold a part 107 certification) this will qualify me to operate at night (seeing all other requirements are met) ? Thanks for the info and video!

[@PilotInstitute]

Yes that's the course you need to do. It has more than the night information in it.

[@jw5507]

@@PilotInstitute thank you!

[@GritandGrace]

Thank you sir. Great info

[@chuckstallions9267]

Would it not be easier to to say that hey 0 to 400’ is for uas and all manned aircraft fly above that

[@PilotInstitute]

Not really. Aircraft need to land eventually so airports are out. Helicopters and cropdusters have to operate below 400 feet regularly so that doesn't work either.

[@chuckstallions9267]

@@PilotInstitute so why not place flight restrictions on the runways. Would a pilot be coming in for landing below 400’ away from airport. I get crop dusters and helicopters

[@chuckstallions9267]

I guess what I’m trying to say is if a manned aircraft came in contact with a uas outside controlled airspace either two things have happened. One uas pilot was above 400’ or manned aircraft was coming in for crash landing. As far as crop dusters I get it they fly above crops to dust fields and helicopters fly on power lines to change out spacers and service.

[@PilotInstitute]

@@chuckstallions9267 The only airspace restrictions for drones at the moment is around airports. Everywhere (mostly) else you can fly up to 400 feet without prior approval. Manned aircraft flying below that still have priority and you need to give them right of way. Helicopters fly below 400 feet in other places than powerlines.

[@chuckstallions9267]

@@PilotInstitute I get that other aircraft fly below 400’ but at least where I fly there isn’t that many day or night. Will there ever be technology for uas to pick up other radio frequencies to alert remote pilots so we can give way to other aircraft’s

[@timtrottproductions]

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[@orangecountydroner4498]

Hi Greg I have a question, I have been trying to take the night flying course on the faasafety website but I cannot find it,maybe I am not looking hard enough,but I looked all around the website page and I just cannot find the course,so If you could please tell me what I can find it I will really appreciate it thanks in advance Greg and be safe.

[@PilotInstitute]

Here it is: faasafety.gov/gslac/ALC/course_content.aspx?cID=677 It's more than just night flying so you'll have to go through the entire course.

[@orangecountydroner4498]

@@PilotInstitute thanks so much Greg for getting back with me, I really appreciate your professionalism.

[@bluegrassdroneguy3495]

Those are firehouse arcII strobes I believe

[@PilotInstitute]

Came with it when I bought the drone. Sounds right.

[@jimhatch5873]

That's what I think. Look just like the ones I have. Amazon has them but also has some cheaper "no brand" ones. Probably all made in the same factory in China & available on AliExpress 😁 but I got my Firehouse ones on Amazon.

[@roblevine82]

Thanks for the great lesson. Got a link to the quiz you mention in the video?

[@PilotInstitute]

It's in the description below. You'll have to enroll in the free module to get to it.

[@roblevine82]

@@PilotInstitute Ah thanks!

[@larrylust1976]

So what you're saying is March 16th you can fly at night if you did the trust training?

[@PilotInstitute]

Somewhat. TRUST is required for recreational flying, whether you fly at night or during the day. If you are flying under part 107, you need to either complete ALC-677 on the FAASAfety website, or have completed the UAG written exam after March 2021.

[@larrylust1976]

@@PilotInstitute thanks! Recreational does not need authorization for night uncontrolled, I think I can fly controlled at night with authorization

[@seuratguy]

If the strobe is required so other aircraft can see the UAS and not so that the remote pilot can maintain VLOS, the FAA is conceding that visual line of sight is not required at night? If that's the case, this seems to undercut the FAA's entire basis for requiring VLOS during the day, no?

[@PilotInstitute]

No, VLOS is still required, what they are saying is that they don't dictate how you accomplish it. It's up to you to do what you need to do to maintain VLOS.

[@TheWayWeHunt]

Where is the training course located at the faasafety website?

[@TheWayWeHunt]

Thanks

[@mikehays6526]

This is if you have your part 107 already, that you can fly in controlled airspace at night as of 3/16/21 after you have done your night time training with the FAA. If your are just recreational hobbyist you are not allowed to fly in controlled air space at night? Video was good info thanks again.

[@PilotInstitute]

Correct, the night flying rules are only for 107 holders.

[@AtortAerials]

Cones for da drones! 😂😜 These needs to be a list of lights that are FAA approved so everyone knows in my opinion. Can you recommend some? And also if flying as a hobbyist at night can’t we already do this now?

[@PilotInstitute]

List coming soon :) The FAA won't approve those, it's up to the pilot to figure it out :)

[@AtortAerials]

@@PilotInstitute I figure @lumecube? I emailed u too some ideas. 😃💡💡💡💡

[@udornyc]

Regarding the *Supplemental Training for Night Ops. and Flying over People* mentioned: Does anybody have a link to FAA Safety, for the training? I've found only a link to Recurrent Training, where night training is not mentioned and my recurrent training is not due until next year. I just want to cover the night & people requirements. Thanks guys!

[@PilotInstitute]

Hi, the recurrent training (ALC-677) is what you need to do, even if you're not due yet. It will reset your currency for another 2 years, and it contains the necessary night training module. faasafety.gov/gslac/ALC/course_content.aspx?cID=677

[@udornyc]

@@PilotInstitute Thank you so much! Do I have to study before doing this training? How hard is the exam? Also, I did get my 107 training from another company, which was suggested to me by a real estate marketing firm a few years ago. HOWEVER, I must say that it's Greg and the team of the Pilot Institute that keeps me informed, up to date and more... and I really appreciate you guys!

[@PilotInstitute]

@@udornyc No need to study, they will provide you the training. You can't really fail the exam at the end, they will tell you which questions you got incorrectly.

[@udornyc]

@@PilotInstitute That's great! I was starting to review my material for the initial exam! Got the info! Thank you again!

[@shinatoraneko9652]

Im trying to find info on FAA website to register for Night Flying Course and still cant find anything... am I missing something or is it just not available?

[@PilotInstitute]

It has been delayed until April 6.

[@edhiggins100]

@@PilotInstitute still can't find

[@gordongarris7700]

Hello Greg! Where can I buy a strobe light that I could easily attach to my DJI Phantom 4 drone to meet these requirements? I obtained my Part 107 certification last year after taking your course, so it looks like I will need to take the free FAA training course on nighttime flying this year. Thanks again for all that you do!

[@PilotInstitute]

Check out the Lume Cubes ones: amzn.to/39yUw9r

[@jerseyshoredroneservices225]

I bought four lights from Firehouse. I have top, bottom, left and right which greatly helps me see the aircraft in the dark and know it's orientation. I wasn't very impressed with the firehouse lights and I think I found a better alternative. If you comment on this to remind me later I'll get you the link for the ones that I wish I had bought

[@PilotInstitute]

@@jerseyshoredroneservices225 Yes would love to see what you are using now.

[@gilstose7740]

Unclear about the name of the class on FAA safety.gov is there a link? Did I hear you say that it would not be be available until 3.1?

[@PilotInstitute]

@@gilstose7740 We won't have a link until March 1 when it's released.

[@samcurto4793]

question: I just passed to renew my 107 online, is that the same course as the Night course or is there a separate night course?

[@timmurphy66]

The night course was not part of your 107 exam you just took, you will need to pass the night exam before you can fly legally at night, exam is available March 16,2021. Part 107 exams after March 16, 2021 will include night flight.

[@ArizonaWyldwest10]

Those look like Lume Cube lights. I have the Firehouse ARC II strobes are there nothing like those.

[@PilotInstitute]

The lumecube on the top, on the side, I'm not sure what brand they are, they came with the drone.

[@AtortAerials]

We need a list of FAA approved lights so there is no issues.

[@Flyboys809]

@@AtortAerials Yes, absolute right. True, don't want any issues.

[@jerseyshoredroneservices225]

I don't understand the 15-day training period. is the training only available for 15 days? Does the training take 15 days to complete? Is this a waiting period of 15 days after you do the training until you're allowed to fly? I'm confused

[@PilotInstitute]

No, I should have been clearer. It's a 15-day EARLY training period. You can train early before the rules go in effect. The training will still be available after 15 days.

[@thomasmaughan4798]

@@PilotInstitute It also isn't strictly speaking a waiting period. As I understand it, you can obtain the training the day before (March 15th) and fly at night the very next night (March 16th) if you wish. Just that nobody without a current waiver flies at night until March 16th.

[@jerseyshoredroneservices225]

@@PilotInstitute @Thomas Maughan Thanks!

[@robpeters2296]

How would I fly in class alpha

[@PilotInstitute]

Class Alpha starts at 18,000 feet MSL in the united states so unless you are flying a Predator drone or similar, it's not going to happen.

[@robpeters2296]

@@PilotInstitute I know just thinking it would be awesome photography lol

[@villagevideonews1528]

5/27 Went to FAA website to get night exam ALC-249 Which sent me to King something who only offers a training course $49 and a practice exam ANY HELP? FAA said broken link ... tell King... Thanks & PS Great stuff

[@PilotInstitute]

That's not the correct course. This is what you need: faasafety.gov/gslac/ALC/course_content.aspx?cID=677

[@villagevideonews1528]

@@PilotInstitute Ahh! I was looking for night training separate from 677 The FAA called me and told me that once I completed 677 I was good too go ... I watched your videos while awaiting a reply "Your training should be mandatory... Your training is great and I got so much more out of it. I Recommend you watch this training no matter what .. Part 107 or just for fun Supa Thanks

[@AarOnCoasters]

my part 107 exam is scheduled for March 6th. should I postpone until March 16th?

[@PilotInstitute]

Up to you. If you're in our course, be sure to watch the "old" regulation video if you take the exam before March 16.

[@IffyEdem]

8:40 *anatomy and physiology flashbacks*