diff --git a/config.template b/config.template
index 1da8971..8a2e47b 100644
--- a/config.template
+++ b/config.template
@@ -103,6 +103,8 @@ SentryChannel = 2
 SentryHoldoff = 9
 # list of ignored nodes numbers ex: 2813308004,4258675309
 sentryIgnoreList = 
+# HighFlying Node alert, if the node is above 2,000 meters
+highFlyingAlert = True
 
 [bbs]
 enabled = True
diff --git a/modules/settings.py b/modules/settings.py
index 3583da4..6f79ba4 100644
--- a/modules/settings.py
+++ b/modules/settings.py
@@ -235,6 +235,7 @@ try:
     sentryIgnoreList = config['sentry'].get('sentryIgnoreList', '').split(',')
     sentry_radius = config['sentry'].getint('SentryRadius', 100) # default 100 meters
     email_sentry_alerts = config['sentry'].getboolean('emailSentryAlerts', False) # default False
+    highfly_enabled = config['sentry'].getboolean('highFlyingAlert', True) # default True
 
     # location
     location_enabled = config['location'].getboolean('enabled', True)
diff --git a/modules/system.py b/modules/system.py
index 79aba54..69ee994 100644
--- a/modules/system.py
+++ b/modules/system.py
@@ -978,6 +978,13 @@ def consumeMetadata(packet, rxNode=0):
         
                 for key in keys:
                     positionMetadata[nodeID][key] = position_data.get(key, 0)
+
+                # if altitude is over 2000 send a log and message for high-flying nodes
+                if position_data.get('altitude', 0) > 2000 and highfly_enabled:
+                    logger.warning(f"System: High Altitude {position_data['altitude']}m on Device: {rxNode} NodeID: {nodeID}")
+                    if antiSpam and nodeID != globals().get(f'myNodeNum{rxNode}'):
+                        send_message(f"High Altitude {position_data['altitude']}m on Device: {rxNode} NodeID: {nodeID}", secure_channel, 0, rxNode)
+                        time.sleep(responseDelay)
         
                 # Keep the positionMetadata dictionary at a maximum size of 20
                 if len(positionMetadata) > 20: