Drone roof inspections in Palatine, cleared to the full 400 feet
All of Palatine sits under Class D airspace for Chicago Executive, but the FAA grid allows the full 400 ft everywhere in town. Our LAANC authorization clears in about a minute.
Can a drone legally fly over your roof in Palatine?
Every roof inspection we fly has to clear the FAA first. The answer is different in every town, and in Palatine it comes out like this.
Palatine, Illinois
- Airspace class
- Class D
- Controlling airport
- Chicago Executive (PWK)
- Maximum altitude
- 400 ft above ground
- FAA grid squares over town
- 2
- Approval route
- LAANC, usually under a minute
How high we can fly, block by block
The FAA cuts Palatine into 2 grid squares and assigns each one a maximum drone altitude. Here is how the whole city breaks down.
What this means for your appointment
We file a LAANC request against Chicago Executive and it comes back approved almost immediately, at the full 400 ft. In practice a Palatine booking moves as fast as an unrestricted one.
Source: FAA UAS Facility Map, the dataset LAANC providers check before approving a flight. Grid effective 1/26/2023. Altitudes are feet above ground level. We hold FAA Part 107 certification and file every authorization ourselves, at no extra charge to you.
Book a drone roof inspection in Palatine
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Palatine gets more hail than most of the towns we fly
Palatine is a hail town. 34 reported hail events against an area average of 31, while damaging wind stays comparatively quiet at 135. That profile matters, because hail damage is the kind you cannot see from the ground.
The biggest stone logged near Palatine was 1.75 inches, golf-ball sized. It is the size that fools people. It bounces off, the roof looks untouched, and the bruised mat underneath fails two winters later.
Wind has been kinder here: 135 damaging events against an area average of 151, topping out around 82 mph. Worth a look at the ridge and the rake edges after the bigger ones, but wind is not what threatens a Palatine 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 Palatine. These are reported events, so busier areas generate more reports. Read them as exposure, not a complete storm census.
Where we fly in Palatine
Palatine covers 14 square miles and about 69,000 people, and we cover all of it. These are the areas we get called to most.
- Downtown Palatine
- North Palatine
- South Palatine
Palatine at a glance
- Population
- 69,000
- Area covered
- 14 square miles
- Airspace
- Class D
- Maximum drone altitude
- 400 ft AGL
- Inspections from
- $150
Palatine roof inspection questions
Do you need FAA permission to inspect a roof in Palatine?
All of Palatine sits under Class D airspace for Chicago Executive, but the FAA grid allows the full 400 ft everywhere in town. Our LAANC authorization clears in about a minute.
How high can your drone fly over my Palatine roof?
Up to 400 feet above ground anywhere in Palatine. The FAA grid gives the entire town the same ceiling, so there is no address in Palatine where we are limited more than anywhere else.
Which airport controls the airspace over Palatine?
Chicago Executive. Palatine sits under its Class D airspace, which is why a drone flight here needs authorization at all. We file that request through LAANC as your FAA-certified operator, so there is nothing for you to submit.
Has Palatine had enough storm damage to justify an inspection?
The National Weather Service logged 34 hail events and 135 damaging wind events within 10 miles of Palatine between 2021 and 2025. The largest hailstone reported was 1.75 inches, golf-ball sized, and the strongest gust hit 71 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 Palatine roof inspection take?
The flight itself runs 30 to 45 minutes for a typical Palatine home. Your full report, with annotated photos and thermal imagery, arrives within 24 hours.
Do you serve all of Palatine?
Yes. Palatine has a population of about 69,000, 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 Palatine and where they stand.
Ready when you are, Palatine
Inspections start at $150. Report in 24 hours.