Gunship9
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Neroangelo Posted at 2018-1-31 16:05
My understanding is that you can switch off the remote as RTH is GPS (unless set to return to remote location) based and works when you lose transmission..am I wrong?
AI technology being what it is, relying on the autopilot without human monitoring could lead to accidents. The RTH does seem better than nothing if the human pilot is disconnected from the drone. Birds, winds, trees, compass interference, GPS errors, other aircraft, are all things that can thwart an autopilot's efforts but are easily handled by humans.
I think SpaceX is the only one to totally rely on RTH as normal operation. Even they lose a rocket or two. |
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