Feds Say That Banned Researcher Commandeered a Plane

[syscom3]

I saw this on the Drudge Report today. I say most of this is bovine fecal matter.

Feds Say That Banned Researcher Commandeered a Plane | WIRED

 

[GrauGeist]

What a load of crap.

First off, those "boxes" that distribute media are covered by cases that are secured by screws. There's no "wiggling" and such to get a cover off.

Also, the media is stand alone, and is not connected to the flight system...saying he can "hack" into flight controls via the media system is like saying you can "hack" an ATM by connecting to a light socket on the ATM's cabinet.

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

Looking for attention he is.

 

[Capt. Vick]

Well said Yoda

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

Thank you young padawahn.

 

[Airframes]

'Fly sideways' eh?
Well, straighten up and fly right !
Smell it? I'm sitting in it ?!!!!

 

[GrauGeist]

Sure Terry, haven't you seen how they "drift" sports cars in the movies?

So this guy plugs into the aircraft's movie player and "drifts" the plane by revving up one engine!

Absolutely brilliant...this guy may have just made the rudder obsolete!!

 

[pbehn]

I was watching an episode of Yes Minister on DVD and used my remote to hack into the Labour party, I commanded it to veer left but was told through an error message that was not possible, controls already on maximum left deviation.

 

[gumbyk]

These aircraft have multiple redundant computers, so he'd have to hack both of them at the same time. More reasons that it is B.S.

 

[FLYBOYJ]

I just saw the news report on this - BS all over it.