For anyone shooting digital stills, drones shouldn't be much of an issue. Even if the operator accidentally gets into your field of view, drones are small and easy to clone out. Where problems arise is when people are shooting video. You can't clone out a drone from video footage, unless you have a super computer, and the noise of the drone is very apparent until the train gets close enough to drown out the drone. Since most charters now include a significant percentage of people shooting videos, even when it doesn't look like anyone is using a conventional video camera since most DSLR's can shoot video as can nearly all cell phones.
My suggestion would be, if you are a drone operator and were set up at a location that turns out to be a photo runby spot, either don't fly or wait and shoot the departure. I know Roger asks for photo runby locations in advance, but runbys get cancelled and added on the fly, as conditions such as light and available time dictate.
Michael Allen
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/08/2018 10:30AM by trainrider47.