Claims
- 1. A method comprising the steps of
receiving a remote control signal at a servant aircraft; determining if the remote control signal is valid; determining if the remote control signal is a landing remote control signal; and landing the servant aircraft in response to the remote control signal if it is valid and if it is a landing remote control signal.
- 2. The method of claim 1 wherein
the remote control signal is a global positioning satellite signal.
- 3. The method of claim 1 wherein
the remote control signal comes from an escort aircraft.
- 4. The method of claim 1 wherein
the step of landing the servant aircraft comprises crash landing the servant aircraft.
- 5. The method of claim 1 wherein
the step of landing the servant aircraft comprises landing the servant aircraft at an airport.
- 6. A servant aircraft comprised of
a receiver; a processor; and wherein receiver is adapted to receive a remote control signal; and wherein the processor is programmed to examine the remote control signal to determine if the remote control signal is valid and to determine if the remote control signal is a landing remote control signal, and if the remote control signal is valid and is a landing remote control signal, the processor is programmed to cause the landing of the servant aircraft.
- 7. The servant aircraft of claim 6 wherein
the processor is programmed to cause the crash landing of the servant aircraft.
- 8. The servant aircraft of claim 6 wherein
the processor is programmed to cause the landing of the servant aircraft at an airport.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This present application is a continuation in part of and claims the priority of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/302,363, filed on Nov. 22, 2002, inventor and applicant, Lawrence J. Koncelik Jr., titled “REMOTELY CONTROLLING A SERVANT AIRCRAFT” and U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/245,619, filed on Sep. 17, 2002, inventor and applicant, Lawrence J. Koncelik Jr., titled “CONTROLLING AIRCRAFT FROM COLLISIONS WITH OFF LIMITS FACILITIES”.
Continuation in Parts (2)
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Number |
Date |
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Parent |
10302363 |
Nov 2002 |
US |
Child |
10754752 |
Jan 2004 |
US |
Parent |
10245619 |
Sep 2002 |
US |
Child |
10754752 |
Jan 2004 |
US |