THE ALBUQUERQUE INTERNATIONAL BALLOON FIESTA IS ONE OF THE MOST PHOTOGRAPHED EVENTS IN THE WORLD…BUT ONE TYPE OF PHOTOGRAPHY WON'T BE ALLOWED THIS YEAR. SPOKESMAN TOM GARRITY SAYS FIESTA OFFICIALS ARE BANNING THE USE OF UNMANNED DRONES TO TAKE PICTURES. HE SAYS FIESTA OFFICIALS WANT TO MAKE SURE UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS DON'T INTERFERE WITH THE FLIGHT OF HOT AIR BALLOONS.
GARRITY SAYS THE DRONES ARE BANNED WITHIN FOUR NAUTICAL MILES OF THE CENTER OF BALLOON FIESTA PARK. HE SAYS FIESTA OFFICIALS FELT THEY HAD TO TAKE A TOUGHER STANCE, GIVEN THE POPULARITY OF DRONES.
