April 24, 2025 • 7 mins
Sgt. Jason Eiden of the Ohio State Highway Patrol talked with Todd Walker about Saturday's "Drone Safety Day" at Tiffin University.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
A drone Safety Day is going to be held up
in Tiffin, and we're going to talk about it with
the sergeant Jason Iiden. He's with the Ohio State Highway
Patrol and it's going to be Saturday. Sergeant, Good morning,
Good morning, how are you. I'm doing well. First of all,
let's talk about the venue. It's going to be, as
I said, at Tiffin University in Tiffin, the Hemminger Center.
(00:24):
Is that an arena or an indoor facility? What is that?
Speaker 2 (00:30):
The Hemminger Center is a large scale indoor athletic complex,
which makes a perfect place to hold this event because
even in the event of rain or inclement weather, we
still have got plenty of area that folks can come
out and actually get their hands on drones and fly
even from indoors.
Speaker 1 (00:48):
Yeah, this Drone Safety Day will be Saturday ten to
two there at Tiffin University and all kinds of people
involved with the drone industry will be there. And I guess,
first of all, is this just open to the public
just to show up if you have an interest in drones?
It is.
Speaker 2 (01:07):
We're hoping to attract anybody that's ever had an interest
in drones or even somebody that might have a drone
and they just don't know how to get started, and
they want to learn more about getting involved in doing
things the right, safe and legal way.
Speaker 1 (01:21):
Yeah, and I see you've got several what I would
say vendors that probably sell drones and or work on
them and that sort of thing. And you've got several
law enforcement agencies there, including the Highway Patrol and some
others from the TIFF in the area. So the use
of drones, I guess let me start by moving to
(01:42):
the amateurs and people that are just flying these drones.
We remember recently we had a lot of drone sightings
that people got all bent out of shape about and
maybe those were amateur people just sort of pranking everybody.
But as just Joe citizen with my drone, there are
a lot of things I need to be aware of, right.
Speaker 2 (02:02):
Well, there are a few things that you need to
be aware of. Is first, is a hobbyist drone that
you're just going to go out and fly for the
front of it. If you need to complete the FAA's
Trust Examination, which is a completely online course that you
can sit down and take it home on your computer.
That's going to teach you the basics of some of
the ways to do it safely. Beyond that, you may
(02:23):
have to register your drone with the FAA, just like
any other aircraft becomes registered.
Speaker 1 (02:29):
And I guess that depends on several factors. But should
I just go ahead and get it registered as a
matter of fact and not to worry about it then?
Speaker 2 (02:40):
So the big thing to take a look at when
you think about registering your drone as a hobbyist is
the weight. Anything over point five to five pounds that
take off is going to require a registration is part
of your drone is part of that as well. You're
going to have to have a remote ID. Anybody that's
going to fly their drone on the commercial basis, which
is anything that's providing a service, those need to be
(03:04):
registered irregardless and also have the remote ID.
Speaker 1 (03:08):
Okay, we're talking with Sergeant Jason Iden. He's with the
Ohio State Highway Patrol. They are part of the Drone
Safety Day that's coming up Saturday up at Tiffin at
the Hemateer Center Tiffan University. And when you think about
the ever expanding usage by amateurs, I guess you'd say
or hobbyists as you called them. A lot of these
(03:28):
drones get pretty big and people use them. I imagine
they race them and have competitions and everything, not just
a fun kind of flying around.
Speaker 2 (03:37):
Right, there's all kinds of uses for drones. Whether you're
you're a hobbyist and you're going to fly recreationally, or
you're starting to dive in and provide some type of
a service, and now you're looking at commercial operations. There's
numerous ways to get into the drone industry that not
only makes work faster and more efficient, but a lot
(04:00):
of folks enjoy it and have fun with it as well.
Speaker 1 (04:03):
Now you are the state UAV coordinator for the State
Highway Patrol, and that's an unmanned aerial vehicle. Is that
what it is?
Speaker 2 (04:14):
That's correct?
Speaker 1 (04:15):
And that is that something more than drones? Or is
that just a long sort of name for a.
Speaker 2 (04:20):
Drone that's just another term for a drug. Okay, there
are several terms out there, but drones is what we're
talking about with all of them.
Speaker 1 (04:31):
It's like the long medical name compared to the generic
drug name. Right, UAV is a drone, so specifically for
law enforcement and the Highway Patrol, then Sergeant how what's
the most useful thing that you guys get out of
drones on a day to day or at least semi
regular basis.
Speaker 2 (04:50):
So one of our main focuses that we've been using
drones for is when it comes to reconstructing and diagramming
crash scenes, something that ordinarily in the past might have
taken two to three hours for a reconstructionist on the
ground to use it for. They can now fly it
overhead with a drone and they're completing the work in
a matter of minutes, which is getting the roadways opened
(05:12):
up faster, and it's also preventing those secondary crashes.
Speaker 1 (05:16):
Wow, it's interesting. I hadn't even thought of that angle.
I think most people think of it in terms of
finding somebody who's trying to get away, or maybe searching
for somebody that's lost or lost child or something like
this that I'm sure that's not as common an occurrence though.
Speaker 2 (05:34):
Right it's not as common of an occurrence, but it
does happen, and there's certainly times that we'll put it
to use for that as well.
Speaker 1 (05:43):
Sergeant, Before I let you go, what's the number one
thing that amateurs and hobbyists to do with their drones
that's either dangerous or just ill advised in a general sense.
Speaker 2 (05:54):
Well, I think the biggest thing there is just being
careless to not understanding the regulations, understanding that there's manned
aircraft in the area and they can sneak up on
you faster than you may realize. And even when you
look beyond manned aircraft, we want to make sure that
we're watching and being cognizant of the rules around it
(06:15):
to protect people on the ground that may be below you,
as well as any infrastructure in the area such as
power lines and things of that nature that your drone
may become entangled in.
Speaker 1 (06:25):
That is Sergeant Jason Iiden. He'll be there Saturday Drone
Safety Day at Tiffany Universities Heminger Center. They will not
only have some teaching opportunities and demos and this kind
of things. Of course, people there that build and fly
their drones, they also have I think some food trucks
and such out there.
Speaker 2 (06:45):
Right, Yes, we will.
Speaker 1 (06:47):
Yeah, well that's hungry work to fly those drones around,
I'm sure. So hopefully it's a great event. And again
you don't have to register or anything, right, sergeant, just
come on up.
Speaker 2 (06:59):
That's if you've got a free hour or two and
you want to just check it out and see what
drones are all about. Even if you've never touched one before,
we can put a controller in your hands and give
you the chance to fly one and talk to some
of the best experts in the area.
Speaker 1 (07:14):
It's Saturday ten to two there at Tiffany University, Sargent.
We appreciate your time good luck with that event on Saturday.
Speaker 2 (07:20):
Thank you very much.
A drone Safety Day is going to be held up
in Tiffin, and we're going to talk about it with
the sergeant Jason Iiden. He's with the Ohio State Highway
Patrol and it's going to be Saturday. Sergeant, Good morning,
Good morning, how are you. I'm doing well. First of all,
let's talk about the venue. It's going to be, as
I said, at Tiffin University in Tiffin, the Hemminger Center.
(00:24):
Is that an arena or an indoor facility? What is that?
Speaker 2 (00:30):
The Hemminger Center is a large scale indoor athletic complex,
which makes a perfect place to hold this event because
even in the event of rain or inclement weather, we
still have got plenty of area that folks can come
out and actually get their hands on drones and fly
even from indoors.
Speaker 1 (00:48):
Yeah, this Drone Safety Day will be Saturday ten to
two there at Tiffin University and all kinds of people
involved with the drone industry will be there. And I guess,
first of all, is this just open to the public
just to show up if you have an interest in drones?
It is.
Speaker 2 (01:07):
We're hoping to attract anybody that's ever had an interest
in drones or even somebody that might have a drone
and they just don't know how to get started, and
they want to learn more about getting involved in doing
things the right, safe and legal way.
Speaker 1 (01:21):
Yeah, and I see you've got several what I would
say vendors that probably sell drones and or work on
them and that sort of thing. And you've got several
law enforcement agencies there, including the Highway Patrol and some
others from the TIFF in the area. So the use
of drones, I guess let me start by moving to
(01:42):
the amateurs and people that are just flying these drones.
We remember recently we had a lot of drone sightings
that people got all bent out of shape about and
maybe those were amateur people just sort of pranking everybody.
But as just Joe citizen with my drone, there are
a lot of things I need to be aware of, right.
Speaker 2 (02:02):
Well, there are a few things that you need to
be aware of. Is first, is a hobbyist drone that
you're just going to go out and fly for the
front of it. If you need to complete the FAA's
Trust Examination, which is a completely online course that you
can sit down and take it home on your computer.
That's going to teach you the basics of some of
the ways to do it safely. Beyond that, you may
(02:23):
have to register your drone with the FAA, just like
any other aircraft becomes registered.
Speaker 1 (02:29):
And I guess that depends on several factors. But should
I just go ahead and get it registered as a
matter of fact and not to worry about it then?
Speaker 2 (02:40):
So the big thing to take a look at when
you think about registering your drone as a hobbyist is
the weight. Anything over point five to five pounds that
take off is going to require a registration is part
of your drone is part of that as well. You're
going to have to have a remote ID. Anybody that's
going to fly their drone on the commercial basis, which
is anything that's providing a service, those need to be
(03:04):
registered irregardless and also have the remote ID.
Speaker 1 (03:08):
Okay, we're talking with Sergeant Jason Iden. He's with the
Ohio State Highway Patrol. They are part of the Drone
Safety Day that's coming up Saturday up at Tiffin at
the Hemateer Center Tiffan University. And when you think about
the ever expanding usage by amateurs, I guess you'd say
or hobbyists as you called them. A lot of these
(03:28):
drones get pretty big and people use them. I imagine
they race them and have competitions and everything, not just
a fun kind of flying around.
Speaker 2 (03:37):
Right, there's all kinds of uses for drones. Whether you're
you're a hobbyist and you're going to fly recreationally, or
you're starting to dive in and provide some type of
a service, and now you're looking at commercial operations. There's
numerous ways to get into the drone industry that not
only makes work faster and more efficient, but a lot
(04:00):
of folks enjoy it and have fun with it as well.
Speaker 1 (04:03):
Now you are the state UAV coordinator for the State
Highway Patrol, and that's an unmanned aerial vehicle. Is that
what it is?
Speaker 2 (04:14):
That's correct?
Speaker 1 (04:15):
And that is that something more than drones? Or is
that just a long sort of name for a.
Speaker 2 (04:20):
Drone that's just another term for a drug. Okay, there
are several terms out there, but drones is what we're
talking about with all of them.
Speaker 1 (04:31):
It's like the long medical name compared to the generic
drug name. Right, UAV is a drone, so specifically for
law enforcement and the Highway Patrol, then Sergeant how what's
the most useful thing that you guys get out of
drones on a day to day or at least semi
regular basis.
Speaker 2 (04:50):
So one of our main focuses that we've been using
drones for is when it comes to reconstructing and diagramming
crash scenes, something that ordinarily in the past might have
taken two to three hours for a reconstructionist on the
ground to use it for. They can now fly it
overhead with a drone and they're completing the work in
a matter of minutes, which is getting the roadways opened
(05:12):
up faster, and it's also preventing those secondary crashes.
Speaker 1 (05:16):
Wow, it's interesting. I hadn't even thought of that angle.
I think most people think of it in terms of
finding somebody who's trying to get away, or maybe searching
for somebody that's lost or lost child or something like
this that I'm sure that's not as common an occurrence though.
Speaker 2 (05:34):
Right it's not as common of an occurrence, but it
does happen, and there's certainly times that we'll put it
to use for that as well.
Speaker 1 (05:43):
Sergeant, Before I let you go, what's the number one
thing that amateurs and hobbyists to do with their drones
that's either dangerous or just ill advised in a general sense.
Speaker 2 (05:54):
Well, I think the biggest thing there is just being
careless to not understanding the regulations, understanding that there's manned
aircraft in the area and they can sneak up on
you faster than you may realize. And even when you
look beyond manned aircraft, we want to make sure that
we're watching and being cognizant of the rules around it
(06:15):
to protect people on the ground that may be below you,
as well as any infrastructure in the area such as
power lines and things of that nature that your drone
may become entangled in.
Speaker 1 (06:25):
That is Sergeant Jason Iiden. He'll be there Saturday Drone
Safety Day at Tiffany Universities Heminger Center. They will not
only have some teaching opportunities and demos and this kind
of things. Of course, people there that build and fly
their drones, they also have I think some food trucks
and such out there.
Speaker 2 (06:45):
Right, Yes, we will.
Speaker 1 (06:47):
Yeah, well that's hungry work to fly those drones around,
I'm sure. So hopefully it's a great event. And again
you don't have to register or anything, right, sergeant, just
come on up.
Speaker 2 (06:59):
That's if you've got a free hour or two and
you want to just check it out and see what
drones are all about. Even if you've never touched one before,
we can put a controller in your hands and give
you the chance to fly one and talk to some
of the best experts in the area.
Speaker 1 (07:14):
It's Saturday ten to two there at Tiffany University, Sargent.
We appreciate your time good luck with that event on Saturday.
Speaker 2 (07:20):
Thank you very much.
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