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IDOT Reminding Public About Drone Regulations

GOT A DRONE FOR CHRISTMAS? THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION IS REMINDING THE PUBLIC OF SOME RULES YOU NEED TO FOLLOW. 

 

EVEN IF IT’S JUST FOR RECREATIONAL USE…YOU NEED TO BE AWARE OF STATE AND FEDERAL DRONE REGULATIONS SAYS I-DOT SPOKESPERSON JESSIE DECKER.

 

 

YOU CAN’T FLY YOUR DRONE WITHIN FIVE MILES OF AN AIRPORT WITHOUT NOTIFYING AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL AHEAD OF TIME AND THE DRONE MUST BE UNDER 55 POUNDS TO BE CONSIDERED RECREATIONAL.

 

 

DECKER SAYS THERE ARE SAFETY TIPS YOU SHOULD ALSO FOLLOW SUCH AS ALWAYS KEEPING THE DRONE IN SIGHT, NOT FLYING IT OVER PEOPLE OR MOVING VEHICLES AND AVOIDING USE IN BAD WEATHER.

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