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Espionage?

• perihelions 4y ago
  Of public airports? Reminds me a lot of the post-9/11 hysteria. There was likewise a panic about photographing public infrastructure, particularly if the photographer was of a feared ethnicity. E.g. https://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/14/nyregion/man-arrested-over-photos-after-9-11-is-deported.html https://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/14/nyregion/man-arrested-ove... ("Man Arrested Over Photos After 9/11 Is Deported") These stories didn't age well.
  • pestatije 4y ago
    Most definitely, if you fly drones close to an airport, you'll experience law enforcement
    • Ancapistani 4y ago
      I’ve flown on airport property a few times - even with explicit authorization, in writing, months in advance I was still questioned and briefly detained.
  • joezydeco 4y ago
    My son and I go planespotting a lot but we'd never attempt to fly a drone near active runways. Article also mentions images of a military helicopter. Given the current situation it's understandable that the locals might be touchy about a Russian citizen doing this on their soil.