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Darren Orange replied to Darren Orange's discussion AutoPilot Glider(no motor) Released at 5000 Feet 2 miles from landing location...
"The real goal is to drop the glider from 100,000 feet from a range of almost 100 miles to return to launch site.

The reason for this is to test it in a vacuum and confirm it can mange the low pressure and strong wind sheers. "
Nov 30, 2012
Darren Orange posted a discussion
AutoPilot Glider(no motor) Released at 5000 Feet 2 miles from landing location...How would you setup the glider to land at this location such that it maximizes it's glide slope?This is the glider that is planned to be…
Nov 29, 2012
Darren Orange replied to Fête Mobile's discussion ArduPlane RTL Descends Height-first Instead of Distance-first
"This is a very good question.  So the autopilot could cause it to not make it back to the desired location for landing?  I don't know but is there a setting to disable logic for powered flight?  Perhaps it thinks it has power when in fact it does…"
Nov 29, 2012