Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS)
Beyond visual line of sight operation’ (‘BVLOS’) means a type of UAS operation which is not conducted in VLOS (a type of UAS operation in which, the remote pilot is able to maintain continuous unaided visual contact with the unmanned aircraft, allowing the remote pilot to control the flight path of the unmanned aircraft in relation to other aircraft, people and obstacles for the purpose of avoiding collision)
Reviewer | Date | About the Reviewer |
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Michael Lotinga | 08/11/2025 | Engineer & Researcher | Acoustics & vibration, The University of Salford |
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Source: European Union, Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/947 of 24 May 2019
‘Beyond visual line of sight operation’ (‘BVLOS’) means a type of UAS operation which is not conducted in VLOS (a type of UAS operation in which, the remote pilot is able to maintain continuous unaided visual contact with the unmanned aircraft, allowing the remote pilot to control the flight path of the unmanned aircraft in relation to other aircraft, people and obstacles for the purpose of avoiding collision).