PIERRE, (KCCR) — The Let Freedom Fly Airshow this weekend at Pierre Regional Airport will include all sorts of pilots from stunt pilots to military pilots. But one sort of pilot will be prohibited from the two-day aerial extravaganza…drone pilots…
Hughes County Sheriff Patrick Callahan says anyone using a drone, even before the airshow will likely end up having a conversation with federal Air Marshals….
With many pieces of military assets at the Pierre Regional Airport security, in general, will be much more enhanced than usual…
Callahan says the drone detection technology can pick up on drone use within a multiple mile radius of Pierre Regional Airport and can detect a drone only a few feet off the ground. The restriction on drone use includes any commercial or legally licensed drone pilots.
