Wednesday, April 15, 2015

Hot tip: Do not bring your drone to Cuba


Cuba may be safe for tourists, but it isn't safe for drones, according to one documentary filmmaker. Dane Christensen was entering Cuba in February when a customs official pulled him aside: he was carrying a DJI Phantom, which the officials viewed as a kind of contraband. The drone was seized at the border, and stored at customs until Christensen left the country. "It was my full intention to use my drone to get some amazing shots of the beaches and Cubanos surfing," Christensen says. Unfortunately, without the drone, all Christensen's footage had to be handheld.


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