Attn: RC

[Bill D]

Just in case rampant cockpit tech wasn't problematic enough...
http://rdd.me/zeqevk9j

[Dan Marotta]

Oh, boy! Now I can stay at home on the couch and let my glider do my flying
for me!

"In the year 2525..."


"Bill D" > wrote in message
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> Just in case rampant cockpit tech wasn't problematic enough...
> http://rdd.me/zeqevk9j

[Bill D]

My algorithm can beat yours.....

On Feb 26, 11:26*am, "Dan Marotta" > wrote:
> Oh, boy! *Now I can stay at home on the couch and let my glider do my flying
> for me!
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> "In the year 2525..."
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> "Bill D" > wrote in message
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> > Just in case rampant cockpit tech wasn't problematic enough...
> >http://rdd.me/zeqevk9j

[JS]

On Feb 26, 8:52*am, Bill D > wrote:
> Just in case rampant cockpit tech wasn't problematic enough...http://rdd.me/zeqevk9j

Wondering about the rampant cockpit tech...
A technician standing up, like "lions rampant"?
Can't have that.
Jim

[Chris Nicholas[_2_]]

Bring it on, as long as they have Flarm so we can “avoid” them and
vice versa. Then we can see their climb rates and go anywhere, knowing
that many thermals will be marked. Put them up observing vehicle
thieves and rioters all over the country, and cross country gliding
will be transformed.

Chris N

[soartech[_2_]]

On Feb 26, 11:52*am, Bill D > wrote:
> Just in case rampant cockpit tech wasn't problematic enough...http://rdd.me/zeqevk9j

This has already been accomplished back in 2008 in an XC contest no
less.

Autonomous Soaring: The Montague Cross Country Challenge
repository.lib.ncsu.edu/ir/bitstream/1840.16/5978/1/etd.pdf

[Richard[_9_]]

On Feb 27, 10:52*am, soartech > wrote:
> On Feb 26, 11:52*am, Bill D > wrote:
>
> > Just in case rampant cockpit tech wasn't problematic enough...http://rdd.me/zeqevk9j
>
> This has already been accomplished back in 2008 in an XC contest no
> less.
>
> Autonomous Soaring: The Montague Cross Country Challenge
> repository.lib.ncsu.edu/ir/bitstream/1840.16/5978/1/etd.pdf

This was a model Sailplane Contest, sponsered by DG Airparts.

website :

http://www.xcsoaring.com/contests/mccc/2008/report.html

The group that had the autopilot placed in the middle of the pack
overall in the 2008 contest.

The model gliders were winch launched and flew up to a 75 mile
course. The autopilot team would launch and retreive the model
manually and once on course the autopilot did the rest. The autopilot
followed the course straigt line and would only thermal to the right.

Richard
www.craggyaero.com

www.craggyaero.com

[Craig[_2_]]

On Feb 27, 12:54*pm, Richard > wrote:
> On Feb 27, 10:52*am, soartech > wrote:
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> > On Feb 26, 11:52*am, Bill D > wrote:
>
> > > Just in case rampant cockpit tech wasn't problematic enough...http://rdd.me/zeqevk9j
>
> > This has already been accomplished back in 2008 in an XC contest no
> > less.
>
> > Autonomous Soaring: The Montague Cross Country Challenge
> > repository.lib.ncsu.edu/ir/bitstream/1840.16/5978/1/etd.pdf
>
> This was a model Sailplane Contest, *sponsered by DG Airparts.
>
> website :
>
> http://www.xcsoaring.com/contests/mccc/2008/report.html
>
> * * The group that had the autopilot placed in the middle of the pack
> overall in the 2008 *contest.
>
> The model gliders were winch launched and flew up to a 75 mile
> course. * *The autopilot team would launch and retreive the model
> manually and once on course the autopilot did the rest. *The autopilot
> followed the course straigt line and would only thermal to the right.
>
> Richardwww.craggyaero.com
>
> www.craggyaero.com

Great link. Thanks Richard.

Craig

[Craig[_2_]]

On Feb 27, 1:44*pm, Craig > wrote:
> On Feb 27, 12:54*pm, Richard > wrote:
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> > On Feb 27, 10:52*am, soartech > wrote:
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> > > On Feb 26, 11:52*am, Bill D > wrote:
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> > > > Just in case rampant cockpit tech wasn't problematic enough...http://rdd.me/zeqevk9j
>
> > > This has already been accomplished back in 2008 in an XC contest no
> > > less.
>
> > > Autonomous Soaring: The Montague Cross Country Challenge
> > > repository.lib.ncsu.edu/ir/bitstream/1840.16/5978/1/etd.pdf
>
> > This was a model Sailplane Contest, *sponsered by DG Airparts.
>
> > website :
>
> >http://www.xcsoaring.com/contests/mccc/2008/report.html
>
> > * * The group that had the autopilot placed in the middle of the pack
> > overall in the 2008 *contest.
>
> > The model gliders were winch launched and flew up to a 75 mile
> > course. * *The autopilot team would launch and retreive the model
> > manually and once on course the autopilot did the rest. *The autopilot
> > followed the course straigt line and would only thermal to the right.
>
> > Richardwww.craggyaero.com
>
> >www.craggyaero.com
>
> Great link. Thanks Richard.
>
> Craig

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=3&ved=0CDQQFjAC&url=http%3A%2F%2Frepository.lib.ncsu.edu%2Fir%2Fbi tstream%2F1840.16%2F5978%2F1%2Fetd.pdf&ei=XfxLT7LLAsHiiAKp7ODDDw&usg=AFQjCNHO7k4yYd8D1lj8_A-pHDK3XAlXew&sig2=ImKTzVfRKEAo2jrahYEtYg

Here's a link to the technical dissertation describing the glider and
systems.

Pretty cool stuff.

Craig

[Martin Gregorie[_5_]]

On Mon, 27 Feb 2012 14:00:55 -0800, Craig wrote:

> On Feb 27, 1:44Â*pm, Craig > wrote:
>> On Feb 27, 12:54Â*pm, Richard > wrote:
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>> > On Feb 27, 10:52Â*am, soartech > wrote:
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>> > > On Feb 26, 11:52Â*am, Bill D > wrote:
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>> > > > Just in case rampant cockpit tech wasn't problematic
>> > > > enough...http://rdd.me/zeqevk9j
>>
>> > > This has already been accomplished back in 2008 in an XC contest no
>> > > less.
>>
>> > > Autonomous Soaring: The Montague Cross Country Challenge
>> > > repository.lib.ncsu.edu/ir/bitstream/1840.16/5978/1/etd.pdf
>>
>> > This was a model Sailplane Contest, Â*sponsered by DG Airparts.
>>
>> > website :
>>
>> >http://www.xcsoaring.com/contests/mccc/2008/report.html
>>
>> > Â* Â* The group that had the autopilot placed in the middle of the
>> > Â* Â* pack
>> > overall in the 2008 Â*contest.
>>
>> > The model gliders were winch launched and flew up to a 75 mile
>> > course. Â* Â*The autopilot team would launch and retreive the model
>> > manually and once on course the autopilot did the rest. Â*The
>> > autopilot followed the course straigt line and would only thermal to
>> > the right.
>>
>> > Richardwww.craggyaero.com
>>
>> >www.craggyaero.com
>>
>> Great link. Thanks Richard.
>>
>> Craig
>
> http://www.google.com/url?
sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=3&ved=0CDQQFjAC&url=http%3A%2F%
2Frepository.lib.ncsu.edu%2Fir%2Fbitstream%2F1840. 16%2F5978%2F1%
2Fetd.pdf&ei=XfxLT7LLAsHiiAKp7ODDDw&usg=AFQjCNHO7k4yYd8D1lj8_A-
pHDK3XAlXew&sig2=ImKTzVfRKEAo2jrahYEtYg
>
> Here's a link to the technical dissertation describing the glider and
> systems.
>
> Pretty cool stuff.
>
> Craig

Thanks for posting that. Most interesting.



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