The 23-year-old engineer from Dartford was arrested 🎐by police on Wednesday.

He was caught flying his drone near the Mountain Cours👍♑e.

In court, he admitted flying the unmanned airc✅raft within 1,000 m🌳etres of the course during a race, without lawful permission.

Race Control at T🉐he Grandstand had been told during the race that a drone was flying above a field near Sulby Bridge, the court was told.

Isle of Man police tweeted: “The use o🎶f devices of this sort put the aircraft operating around the course at risk along with the competitors and spectators. 

“It is an offence a﷽nd there have been plenty of warnings…”

The offender said in court that he didn’t know it was illegal because there were no ♑signs.

“Ignorance of the law is nꩲo excuse or any defence,” the prosecutor replied.

But his defence claimed: “How many people w🍎ould go on holiday and look at the laws of the land for where 𝔉they are going? It’s a preposterous suggestion.”

The offender was told by magistrates: “Can you imagine the catastrophe that could have🍰 been caused🥀?

“We have to send a ver🦹y firm message that we want to have a safe TT.”

His drone has been destroyed.