If (!network) {
            holding_pattern ();
    }


;-)

-marc


On 15/6/03 16:29, "Andre Thomas" <andrethomas@LANTIC.NET> wrote:

> Hey,
>
> I suppose you could implement a GPS & GSM module in one and in that way you
> could simply send it co-ordinates to navigate to instead of actually
> controlling it in real time :)
>
> Its going to be _rather_ expensive if your favourite GSM network fails
> though :P
>
> Two south african cents for your thoughts....
>
> Regards,
> Andre Thomas
>
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> [mailto:PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU]On Behalf Of Marc Nicholas
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> Subject: Re: [EE]: RC control w/ cell phone
>
>
> That's an interesting question. But it begs another question: with even
> GPRS/CDMA 1x...could you get enough telemetry data *back* from the aircraft
> to make it flyable?
>
> I think you might find it's illegal in some jurisdictions to fly an unmanned
> craft out of visual range, too. Although I don't have a lot of hard facts to
> back that up ;-)
>
>
> -marc
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