Video: MSU Drone Flying Restrictions

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STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI)– A University of Kentucky student crashes his drone into a football stadium and another unmanned aircraft lands on seats during the US Open. With MSU Game Day approaching and literally thousands of fans on hand to cheer their team on to victory; what happens should that occur in Starkville.

With thousands of fans at Davis Wade Stadium and tailgaters in surrounding areas of the campus, its almost unlikely there will be any crashes occuring.

“The current Mississippi State policy prohibits flying of drones on campus without prior approval,” said Chief Vance Rice/MSU Police.

“For us at all of our sporting events we’re not going to permit drones you know unless there is prior authorization of it,” said Kyle Campbell/Ole Miss.

“But coming up on game day and we’re asking, you are not going to fly a drone,” said Chief Vance Rice.

Drone owner and operator Richard Eairhert has been piloting his unmanned craft for five years now and he is urging fellow drone pilots to be cautious.

“Like airplanes, and cars, and boats, and all that radio controlled equipment. Thats all fun you know thats all toys and everything. But when you get it around really public places with a lot of people, you are responsible for that,” said Richard Eairhert.

There is a place for these modern toys having gained in popularity recently, and that place must not jeopardize the safety and well-being of others.

“We’re fine with people flying fixed wing and drone type aircrafts out on the north and south farm area, they are unpopulated areas,” said Chief Vance Rice.

Davie Wade Stadium is situated in the central area of the campus, so therefore on game day any unscheduled unmanned craft should not be seen hovering in or near it’s airspace.

“Require a lot of common sense and thinking things through, that the video and everything might be cool, but it could really hurt somebody,” said Richard Eairhert.

Drone pilots violating MSU policies would be asked to land the craft and leave the area. Refusal to do so puts them in violation of other laws and legal actions could be taken at that point.