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Drone pilots caught flying their toy contraptions around bushfire areas, like the one posted to YouTube just the other day, have been cautioned by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority over their actions. CASA believes that these flights are putting aerial bushfire-fighting crews at serious risk, and punishments could be severe.