Word from Beijing is that authorities have laid down the law again. Starting in November, the entire city is putting a total ban on flying and even just owning drones. Before this, they only restricted buying and selling, but now it’s gone a step further—you can't even hold one in your hands. The rules have gotten genuinely strict.
Local media say the move is all about tightening security. When you think about it, having small drones buzzing around overhead in a big city is unnerving, so harsh rules like this were bound to happen sooner or later.
Reading the news over a fan-cooled breakfast at a Phnom Penh teahouse, it’s clear that big-city management is getting more meticulous by the day. No matter which neighborhood you are in, the rules up above are tightening fast. If you want to shoot aerial footage from now on, it is going to be harder than ever.
