Errr....ahhh.....yes? -----Original Message----- From: pic microcontroller discussion list [mailto:PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU]On Behalf Of Jim Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2002 10:58 PM To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU Subject: Re: [OT]: Autopilot landing system for model aircraft Picdude - aren't you glad you subscribe to the PicList? Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pic Dude" To: Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2002 10:13 PM Subject: Re: [EE]: Autopilot landing system for model aircraft > Wow, been a year since I've flown, and it shows. :-) > > My Garmin's most useful purpose in the last year was > as a speedo calibrator for my kitcar. > > Cheers, > -Neil. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: pic microcontroller discussion list > [mailto:PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU]On Behalf Of Jim > Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2002 9:47 PM > To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU > Subject: Re: [EE]: Autopilot landing system for model aircraft > > > WAAS is alive and well - and serves to reduce > errors even further than with just SA being > turned off. > > A friend of mine just updated ('flashed') his Garmin > with new S/W and gained WAAS capability. > > WAAS is a spread-spectrum signal occupying the same > spectrum as the 'main' C/A code GPS signal. > > Jim > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Pic Dude" > To: > Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2002 9:37 PM > Subject: Re: [PIC]: Autopilot landing system for model aircraft > > > > Few thoughts.... > > > > (1) For small model airplanes, you'd need to make really, > > really quick corrections to pull this off, and I'm not > > sure if GPS (even 3) would be precise enough for that. > > But I may be wrong here. > > > > (2) Ever heard of WAAS (Wide Area Augmentation System)? > > Originally conceived & started development when SA was > > still active. Not sure what ever happened with it though. > > A quick google search for 'WAAS' should net you a lot of > > good info though. Sounds like that's what you want > > implement. > > > > (3) Sounds like a full autopilot system developing here, > > so stay tuned for the paranoid responses, which I > > probably have to agree with more here than for cruise > > control. > > > > (4) A lot of electronics in one small plane. First up, > > figure out roughly what electronics will be needed, then > > pick a model plane that can handle that extra cargo. > > Now figure out the price of that puppy, and if you can > > afford it. > > > > (5) Speaking of affording it, you'll need to buy the > > planes wholesale for the testing phase. :-) > > > > Cheers, > > -Neil. > > > > > > -- > http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different > ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details. > > -- > http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different > ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details. > > -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details. -- http://www.piclist.com#nomail Going offline? Don't AutoReply us! email listserv@mitvma.mit.edu with SET PICList DIGEST in the body