Drone roof inspections in Orland Park, with no FAA red tape
Orland Park sits in uncontrolled Class G airspace. The nearest controlled shelf, Class C for Chicago Midway International, starts about 5.9 miles away, so no FAA authorization is needed over your roof and we can fly the day you book.
Can a drone legally fly over your roof in Orland Park?
Every roof inspection we fly has to clear the FAA first. The answer is different in every town, and in Orland Park it comes out like this.
Orland Park, Illinois
- Airspace class
- Class G (uncontrolled)
- Maximum altitude
- 400 ft above ground
- Approval route
- None needed
Why Orland Park is one of the easy ones
Orland Park does not fall under any airport's controlled airspace shelf. The FAA publishes no altitude grid over the town at all, which means there is no authorization to request and no ceiling below the standard 400 ft limit. We launch, we fly the roof, we land.
It is closer than you would think, though. The nearest controlled airspace is the Class C shelf for Chicago Midway International, whose edge sits about 5.9 miles from the centre of Orland Park. Cross that line and every flight needs authorization.
- Distance to controlled airspace
- 5.9 mi
- Nearest shelf
- MDW
What this means for your appointment
Nothing stands between booking and flying. We can put a Orland Park roof on the schedule for the next clear-weather day and have your report out within 24 hours of the flight.
Source: FAA UAS Facility Map, the dataset LAANC providers check before approving a flight. Altitudes are feet above ground level. We hold FAA Part 107 certification and file every authorization ourselves, at no extra charge to you.
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Orland Park gets more hail than most of the towns we fly
Orland Park is a hail town. 34 reported hail events against an area average of 31, while damaging wind stays comparatively quiet at 79. That profile matters, because hail damage is the kind you cannot see from the ground.
The largest stone reported near Orland Park measured 2 inches, between a hen egg and a tennis ball. That is comfortably past the threshold where asphalt shingles bruise, and bruising is the damage that costs you a claim deadline because nobody spotted it in time.
Wind has been kinder here: 79 damaging events against an area average of 151, topping out around 81 mph. Worth a look at the ridge and the rake edges after the bigger ones, but wind is not what threatens a Orland Park roof.
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, 2021-2025. Every hail and thunderstorm wind event whose reported location falls within 10 miles of Orland Park. These are reported events, so busier areas generate more reports. Read them as exposure, not a complete storm census.
Where we fly in Orland Park
Orland Park covers 22 square miles and about 59,000 people, and we cover all of it. These are the areas we get called to most.
- Downtown Orland Park
- North Orland Park
- South Orland Park
Orland Park at a glance
- Population
- 59,000
- Area covered
- 22 square miles
- Airspace
- Class G (uncontrolled)
- Maximum drone altitude
- 400 ft AGL
- Inspections from
- $150
Orland Park roof inspection questions
Do you need FAA permission to inspect a roof in Orland Park?
Orland Park sits in uncontrolled Class G airspace. The nearest controlled shelf, Class C for Chicago Midway International, starts about 5.9 miles away, so no FAA authorization is needed over your roof and we can fly the day you book.
How high can your drone fly over my Orland Park roof?
Up to the standard Part 107 limit of 400 feet above ground. Orland Park has no airport shelf overhead, so nothing lowers that ceiling. A typical two-story roof is photographed from well under 150 feet anyway.
Has Orland Park had enough storm damage to justify an inspection?
The National Weather Service logged 34 hail events and 79 damaging wind events within 10 miles of Orland Park between 2021 and 2025. The largest hailstone reported was 2 inches, hen-egg to tennis-ball sized, and the strongest gust hit 70 knots. Hail that size bruises shingles without breaking them, which is why roofs in this area tend to fail a few years after the storm that actually caused it rather than during it.
How long does a Orland Park roof inspection take?
The flight itself runs 30 to 45 minutes for a typical Orland Park home. Your full report, with annotated photos and thermal imagery, arrives within 24 hours.
Do you serve all of Orland Park?
Yes. Orland Park has a population of about 59,000, and we cover the whole municipality. Inspections start at $150.
Closest towns we also fly
The FAA rules change as you cross municipal lines. These are the nearest towns to Orland Park and where they stand.
Ready when you are, Orland Park
Inspections start at $150. Report in 24 hours.