California Governor Vetoes a Bill Banning Drones Over Private Property

[engine]

I know of some people that took a dislike to a drone flying over their property, so they shot it down with their shot gun. I believe it landed in a field, but it could have caused damage if it were in a built up area. Now, there's a whole new one for the lawyers!

The bill, spearheaded by state senator Hannah-Beth Jackson, would have banned quadcopters from flying below 350 feet around private properties -- at least, not without the permission of the building's owner, anyway. California Governor Vetoes a Bill Banning Drones Over Private Property [engadget.com]

[Leosghost]

Apparently if one accesses the Wi-Fi of certain drones ( which is not protected ) one can reach "Busybox" ..

The AR drone is controlled by Wi-Fi from a smartphone app but while a Bluetooth link would be paired and only the users phone would work with it, the Wi-Fi isn’t hidden and there is no password.

There is no obfuscation or protection through the app. The drone flies around with an open connection. The default Telnet port 23 is left open so anyone within Wi-Fi distance of the AR Drone can log in to its Busybox implantation of Linux. You automatically get root access.

Just typing “Kill 1” terminates the flying and the drone drops from the sky.

[theregister.co.uk...]

My very portable Wi-Fi transmitter/ receiver has a range of about 500 metres..

Other drones may have the possibility to be dealt with in a similar way..so much to try, so little time ;)

[creeking]

cantenna, scoped and mounted on a rifle stock.


let the electronic warfare begin!

[ergophobe]

We have had a persistent problem in California during our big fires of people flying drones in the fire area and forcing air support to abort missions. This will eventually cost lives either in aircraft crashes or a mission that doesn't come through when a Hot Shot team is pinned down in front of a rapidly advancing flame front.

It would be great if they could just pull the wi-fi trick and drop those drones out of the sky across the entire no-fly zone.