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More "drone journalism"--this time from a Moscow rally

Posted by Chris Anderson on December 10, 2011 at 9:43am

A Google translation of the text (I have no idea what "the process several times to no avail was fired from the pistol" means):

December 10 in Moscow at the Swamp area held a protest rally in the all-Russian action against the rigging of elections to the Duma.We present the aerial photographs of the rally. It was made by means of radio-controlled model helicopter, which in the process several times to no avail was fired from the pistol.

(Via Andrew Rasiej)

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Kirill December 15, 2011 at 10:59am
Jonas Bohlin December 11, 2011 at 12:03pm

"the process several times to no avail was fired from the pistol" I asked a friend that speaks Russian, "a number of fireworks were shot at the helicopter but without hitting it".
vis.asta December 10, 2011 at 4:37pm

http://www.airpano.ru/files/Moscow-Bolotnaya-Square-Rally/start_r.html
vis.asta December 10, 2011 at 4:28pm

http://chistoprudov.livejournal.com/87764.html
pb December 10, 2011 at 1:00pm

http://rccam.livejournal.com/
Kirill December 10, 2011 at 12:01pm

And here are more photos: http://www.ridus.ru/news/14365/

I wish I had taken my copter and made video. It wasn't far...
Gareth Rens December 10, 2011 at 11:58am

Thanks Yury! :)
Fedor Korsakov December 10, 2011 at 11:57am

New York Times (http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/12/10/updates-on-protests-in-...) says there were several drones: one operated by Ridus.ru and one by RIA Novosti. Some people in Ridus discussion suggested to put more clear identification to show the UAV is there on behalf of media, as opposed to, say, FSB.
Yury December 10, 2011 at 11:43am

More correct translation would be:

On the 10th of December a rally against State Duma ballots falsification was held on Bolotnaya Square in Moscow. These are aerial photos of the event. They were taken with the help of remote controlled helicopter. The helicopter was fired at with flare guns several times, but to no avail.
Gareth Rens December 10, 2011 at 11:38am

The guy flying the copter must of crapped himself when they started shooting. Its a good thing it was a pistol and not a flak cannon!

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