PatR
Premium Pilot
This is where the discrepancy with defining BLOS comes into play. At 3000' it is not humanly possible for unaided eyesight, allowing for corrective lenses, to establish aircraft orientation, even using strobes. The light can be seen even with considerable angular offset so your estimation of orientation can be off by many degrees. So at 3000' you are controlling the H using the image on the screen for directional reference. You may be able to see a speck in the sky but only for as long as you keep your eyes on it. Look away and it is lost until you see a flash of light. If the H rotates where that light is no longer facing you, or if the light fails, you won't see it until after it comes back a lot closer by whatever means. In my opinion, you are flying BLOS at that distance. If flying commercially, don't get caught, either directly or through video evidence.
A good test would be to turn your back while someone carries your H 3000' away and sets it down. Would you be able to tell which way it is facing if the camera and lights were not working?
A good test would be to turn your back while someone carries your H 3000' away and sets it down. Would you be able to tell which way it is facing if the camera and lights were not working?