Earl's Blog – July 2012 Archive (3)
Balloon #6 7-27-12 OOPS !
You always have that ONE flight where nothing goes right. 7-27-12
The balloon slipped off the filling neck and got away. We had a backup balloon ! The second helium tank was EMPTY.
Dang..what luck.
Soooo... I will show pictures of the X8 wing we will try to launch Friday 8-3-12.
The Big…
Added by Earl on July 30, 2012 at 9:33am — 16 Comments
Flight #5 Balloon Friday the 13th flight !
RECOVERED !!!
The balloon is in the air as we type. @ 40,000 = ft.
Check out call sign ke5vsh-1 on aprs.fi website. You can track the progress in real time from 15:30 GMT 9:30 AM…
ContinueAdded by Earl on July 13, 2012 at 9:00am — 15 Comments
Another POP at 100k Ft. with APM2
UPDATE .... 7/2/12 ...
Another successful flight to over 100,000 feet with the same APM2 and 3DR radios on board. This picture is the balloon exploding at over 100,000 feet. Total flight was 101 mins this time. The APRS tracker failed this flight but the package was recovered in a 1/2 hr by a citizen…
ContinueAdded by Earl on July 2, 2012 at 11:00pm — 10 Comments
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