RE: [RCSE] RC Phone Home - Was 170mph

2001-03-11 Thread Paul Ferguson
TED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: Soaring > Subject: Re: [RCSE] RC Phone Home - Was 170mph > > > Gentlemen, If you wish to read the real facts go to > http://www.aerosonde.com/ > Sorry Paul you are not correct re the satellite phone, during > the Atlantic > crossing > the

Re: [RCSE] RC Phone Home - Was 170mph

2001-03-06 Thread jaffee
My understanding is that once the aircraft was over the ocean, it was completely autonomous, with control completely in the hands of an onboard computer...no contact whatsover with outside world. Not sure how this could be considered radio controled when for 99% of the flight, there is neither ra