https://spaceflightnow.com/2019/08/12/rocket-lab-to-begin-booster-recovery-experiments-later-this-year/
Electron is going to try it and it's something that's been done in the past.
Joe
On Sun, Dec 29, 2019, 11:01 AM Keith Henson <hkeithhenson@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Someone I have known for a long time asked me about using a remotely
controlled helicopter to aid recovering the SpaceX fairings.
It is a topic about which I don't know enough even to be dangerous.
But I said I would try to find someone who knew enough to critique his
ideas.
If there is such a person on this list, and you are interested, I can
pass on this guy's email.
Keith