Funny thing is, that strictly speaking the laws here forbid FPV without some LOS, but they also forbid flying at night at all (well except for very specific dispensations).
Yet last night I went to a big fireworks display we have here every year, and our usual spot for this annual event turned out this year, to be right beside the professional aerial videography company that were doing the filming of the event.
They had an Inspire 1, and two S900's and an S1000 running all day throughout the day entertainment, and then right on into the night for the fireworks. The first thing I noticed is that LOS is actually MASSIVELY EASIER AT NIGHT. During the day, even the massive S1000 became impossible to see at a distance of 1.2kms that they were flying it. But when they flew them in the dark, the lights were visible at massive distances. Especially on the Inspire, which seems to have the lights aimed much more forward/backward than downward the way the P2 and the S-range ones do. Those ultra bright rear green LEDs stood out very clearly for a huge distance. But our laws don't let us fly at night.
Yet last night I went to a big fireworks display we have here every year, and our usual spot for this annual event turned out this year, to be right beside the professional aerial videography company that were doing the filming of the event.
They had an Inspire 1, and two S900's and an S1000 running all day throughout the day entertainment, and then right on into the night for the fireworks. The first thing I noticed is that LOS is actually MASSIVELY EASIER AT NIGHT. During the day, even the massive S1000 became impossible to see at a distance of 1.2kms that they were flying it. But when they flew them in the dark, the lights were visible at massive distances. Especially on the Inspire, which seems to have the lights aimed much more forward/backward than downward the way the P2 and the S-range ones do. Those ultra bright rear green LEDs stood out very clearly for a huge distance. But our laws don't let us fly at night.
