Drone roof inspections in Tinley Park, with no FAA red tape
Tinley Park sits in uncontrolled Class G airspace. The nearest controlled shelf, Class C for Chicago Midway International, starts about 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 Tinley Park?
Every roof inspection we fly has to clear the FAA first. The answer is different in every town, and in Tinley Park it comes out like this.
Tinley Park, Illinois
- Airspace class
- Class G (uncontrolled)
- Maximum altitude
- 400 ft above ground
- Approval route
- None needed
Why Tinley Park is one of the easy ones
Tinley 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 9 miles from the centre of Tinley Park. Cross that line and every flight needs authorization.
- Distance to controlled airspace
- 9 mi
- Nearest shelf
- MDW
What this means for your appointment
Nothing stands between booking and flying. We can put a Tinley 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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Tinley Park has had a quiet five years, and that is worth saying
Tinley Park has had a comparatively quiet five years. Both hail and wind reports sit below the average across the twenty towns we cover. That is worth knowing honestly: if nothing has hit your roof, an inspection here is maintenance rather than triage.
The largest stone reported near Tinley 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: 59 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 Tinley 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 Tinley Park. These are reported events, so busier areas generate more reports. Read them as exposure, not a complete storm census.
Where we fly in Tinley Park
Tinley Park covers 16 square miles and about 57,000 people, and we cover all of it. These are the areas we get called to most.
- Downtown Tinley Park
- North Tinley Park
- South Tinley Park
Tinley Park at a glance
- Population
- 57,000
- Area covered
- 16 square miles
- Airspace
- Class G (uncontrolled)
- Maximum drone altitude
- 400 ft AGL
- Inspections from
- $150
Tinley Park roof inspection questions
Do you need FAA permission to inspect a roof in Tinley Park?
Tinley Park sits in uncontrolled Class G airspace. The nearest controlled shelf, Class C for Chicago Midway International, starts about 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 Tinley Park roof?
Up to the standard Part 107 limit of 400 feet above ground. Tinley 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 Tinley Park had enough storm damage to justify an inspection?
The National Weather Service logged 26 hail events and 59 damaging wind events within 10 miles of Tinley 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 Tinley Park roof inspection take?
The flight itself runs 30 to 45 minutes for a typical Tinley Park home. Your full report, with annotated photos and thermal imagery, arrives within 24 hours.
Do you serve all of Tinley Park?
Yes. Tinley Park has a population of about 57,000, 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 Tinley Park and where they stand.
Ready when you are, Tinley Park
Inspections start at $150. Report in 24 hours.