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February 01, 2018

Reminder: Don’t Attempt to Fly Your Drone Over the Super Bowl

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Quick reminder that private aircraft and drones will be restricted from flying near U.S. Bank Stadium during Super Bowl LII, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) officials said Monday.

Temporary flight restrictions -- up to 18,000 feet within 30 miles of the Minneapolis stadium -- will go into effect 3:30 pm Sunday and expire at 11:59 pm that evening. That doesn't include commercial flights, or emergency medical, police, public safety, and military flights. Fines are expensive and... these restrictions make it illegal, so this is a useful alert for all drone and sports photography aficionados.

Read more at Star Tribune.

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