Re: [Aus-soaring] For the technophiliacs.

2015-12-21 Thread Derek Ruddock
: Re: [Aus-soaring] For the technophiliacs. On 18/12/2015 6:22 PM, Mike Borgelt wrote: > Also a group at Sydney University I briefly communicated with 3 or 4 > years ago.so we put these algorithms in to a > microcomputer, hook it to an autopilot and enjoy the ride? > &

Re: [Aus-soaring] For the technophiliacs.

2015-12-17 Thread glider driver
Emoticon-smile[1].png> > > From: Mark Fisher > Sent: Friday, December 18, 2015 3:43 PM > To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. > Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] For the technophiliacs. > > What's new in this? Ridge soaring? > >> On Friday, 18 December 201

Re: [Aus-soaring] For the technophiliacs.

2015-12-17 Thread Mike Borgelt
I don't have the URL to hand but a private group in northern California quite a few years ago had large model gliders flying autonomously cross country doing out and returns and triangles. IIRC they were doing 50 km or so last time I looked. I know NASA Dryden (now Armstrong) were looking at