beyond visual line of sight operation

EASA defines “beyond visual line of sight operation” in one regulation. The wording below is reproduced verbatim from the EASA Easy Access Rules, with a link to the paragraph it comes from.

‘beyond visual line of sight operation’ (‘BVLOS’) means a type of UAS operation which is not conducted in VLOS;

Article 2 · Unmanned Aircraft Systems · Regulations (EU) 2019/947 and 2019/945 · Easy Access Rules, 29 Jun 2026 revision · Read Article 2

Defined in the same article

airspace observer
assemblies of people
autonomous operation
C2 link
contingency area
contingency volume
control and monitoring unit (CMU)
controlled ground area

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