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Ben replied to Justin Kenny's discussion High Altitude Firmware for Mediatek MT3329 GPS
"Great info, Rob. Thanks. Also, congratulations on your altitude achievement! -Ben"
Feb 2, 2012
Ben replied to Dan S's discussion APM High Altitude limit?
"Fantastic! "
Jan 13, 2012
Ben replied to Dan S's discussion APM High Altitude limit?
"Are you sure it would be overstressed? I've thought about this and I'm not convinced. Speed doesn't stress, drag does. The speeds are so high BECAUSE of reduced drag forces. To induce an equal force at lower density requires higher…"
Jan 13, 2012
Ben replied to Dan S's discussion APM High Altitude limit?
"Johnny is right. There are a lot of amateur high-altitude balloon launches being done which are recording GPS data between 60,000-100,000+ ft. The majority of gps modules won't allow it, but there are some out there that will. I came here…"
Jan 13, 2012
Ben replied to Justin Kenny's discussion High Altitude Firmware for Mediatek MT3329 GPS
"I'm hoping to hear an answer on this too. I'm wanting to use the APM to guide a balloon-dropped glider back to the launch point or to a remote touchdown site. Basically high-altitude balloon payload that navigates its way home. So I need…"
Jan 13, 2012

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I tinker.
Tell us a bit about your UAV interest
Interested in building a near-space baloon-dropped UAV. Basically weatherbaloon payload that glides back home.

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