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Warflying: San Diego

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the newfound-interest-in-dirigibles dept.

geogeek6_7 writes: "WarFlying over SanDiego reveals hundreds of WAPs, and some very interesting statistics. There is a second write up of the same adventure at the pilot's personal website. All this of course should not be confused with that 1500ft 'WarDriving' effort in Australia."

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  1. Terminology by Erbo · · Score: 4, Informative
    Someone was pushing the term "warstorming" for detecting wireless networks from the air (from the "war-" prefix + "barnstorming"). That sounds a little better than "warflying."

    Incidentally, the "war-" prefix either comes from "wardialing" or is an acronym for "Wireless Access Reconaissance," depending on how politically-correct you feel like being.

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    1. Re:Terminology by SandSpider · · Score: 2, Informative
      Incidentally, the "war-" prefix either comes from "wardialing" or is an acronym for "Wireless Access Reconaissance," depending on how politically-correct you feel like being.

      If you're going to point out that it's based on Wardialing, you might also mention that Wardiling itself comes from the movie WarGames, where the a young Mr. Broderick finds an unsecured telephone line to a military computer by setting his computer to dial a sequence of numbers.


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  2. Re:Inexpensive airborne link is desparately needed by dracocat · · Score: 2, Informative

    Use your cell phone. If you read the FARS, part 91, you can use a cellphone. If you look at 91.21 it says:

    Sec. 91.21

    Portable electronic devices.

    (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, no person may operate, nor may any operator or pilot in command of an aircraft allow the operation of, any portable electronic device on any of the following U.S.-registered civil aircraft:
    (1) Aircraft operated by a holder of an air carrier operating certificate or an operating certificate; or
    (2) Any other aircraft while it is operated under IFR.
    (b) Paragraph (a) of this section does not apply to--
    (1) Portable voice recorders;
    (2) Hearing aids;
    (3) Heart pacemakers;
    (4) Electric shavers; or
    (5) Any other portable electronic device that the operator of the aircraft has determined will not cause interference with the navigation or communication system of the aircraft on which it is to be used.
    (c) In the case of an aircraft operated by a holder of an air carrier operating certificate or an operating certificate, the determination required by paragraph (b)(5) of this section shall be made by that operator of the aircraft on which the particular device is to be used. In the case of other
    aircraft, the determination may be made by the pilot in command or other operator of the aircraft.

    So, if you aren't flying IFR, its automatically allowed. If you are flying IFR, then see 91.21(b)(5) which says that the operator may make a determination of whether or not intereference will exist... And 91.21(c) says that the opeartor in your case is the pilot in command.

    The cell phone rule only applies to Commercial Aircraft. Unless as the pilot in command you want to dissallow yourself from using a cell phone. So... Use a cell phone it is the cheapest way.

  3. Re:No really sir, we're just sniffing for APs... by Tracy+Reed · · Score: 2, Informative

    I was in contact with controllers the entire time and explained to them that we were doing an aerial survey. It was no problem at all.