Good idea, but they don't have any VORs there yet. Mars doesn't
appear to have many landmarks that would be good for pilotage. I
suppose they could have an NDB set up at their base camp so they could
get "home."

Scott


DABEAR wrote:


It would seem to me that if there were enough atmosphere on Mars to
support Ultralights, an astronaut could cover greater ground in
exploration, especially considering the STOL capability of such an
aircraft. VTOL is nice, but an engine failure could cause a mission
abort. A dual engine failure could maroon astronauts. In regards to
the rovers, if the vehicle breaks down, it's a long way to walk back
to base camp on very little oxygen.