Drone News: Pilot Loses Control Over Stadium, Update on Shot Down Police Drone, New L2 LIDAR

Welcome to your weekly news update, we have 3 stories for you
this week, Drone pilot loses control of drone over stadium, an
update on the man who shot down the police M300, and DJI releases
new L2 LIDAR





The first story this week is a drone that flew over a college
football game, resulting in players evacuating the field. This
occurred in Columbus, Ohio when Rigoberto Canaca Escoto flew a
drone he purchased the day before at best buy over the stadium.
Upon returning to Escoto, Columbus counter terrorism police were
able to track the drone back to the pilot. Escoto admits he had
no knowledge of basic UAS safety, hadn’t take TRUST, and that he
lost both control of the aircraft for about 3 minutes while over
the stadium and line of sight. Escoto has been charged in
Franklin County, OH with: Unsafe operation of aircraft in a
careless or reckless manner, Two counts of aircraft operation
without a license, Inducing panic by committing an offense with
reckless disregard, And disorderly conduct in a physically
offensive condition. Yikes. Next up is an update on a story we
talked about nearly two years ago. If you’re unfamiliar with this
story, a man in Florida named Wendell Goney shot down a Lake
County Sheriff’s M300 drone in 2021. According to the man, the
drone was “Harassing him”, however Lake County Sheriff was
investigating reports of a burglary at a nearby 10 acre wear
house. The man is a 29 time convicted felon, who now faces 10
years in prison for possession of a firearm and ammunition. So
don’t be either of these guys, don’t shoot drones down and don’t
fly over stadiums in TFRs. Final story this week is the Zenmuse
L2 LIDAR from DJI! The new L2 is compatible with both the Matrice
300 and the Matrice 350. When compared to the L1, the L2
increases detection range by 30% with a reduced spot size of 4x12
cm at 100m. The L2 has a maximum point cloud rate of 240,000
points per second and a 20MP 4/3 CMOS with a mechanical shutter.
The L2 isn’t as expensive as other LIDAR units, coming in at
“only” $13,560 according to DJI’s website for the basic combo.
Pretty cool device, and maybe we’ll get our hands on one
eventually! Have a great weekend, and we’ll see you next week!
https://dronexl.co/2023/10/11/felon-shoots-down-sheriff-drone/
https://www.nbc4i.com/news/local-news/ohio-state-university/pilot-arrested-after-losing-control-of-drone-over-ohio-stadium-during-buckeyes-game-records-say/
https://dronexl.co/2023/10/10/dji-zenmuse-l2/