"...meant to say, "Thank you" and "Awesome project!!!" :)"

"Hello,
You write that "every day predictions showed that strong stratospheric winds would blow the glider hundreds of miles into the ocean if we launched from that height".
Where do you get data on stratospheric winds?"

"Hello, I know I'm late to the party, but I find this very interesting and was wondering why it cannot be a "both together" approach?
For example, have the main speed determined by the pitot, but at the same time run the software solution and do…"

"...and noone gets hit by the debris... had that happen a long while back...."

"Cool, how you film all the other air traffic there, awesome! :) Surely, you do a live transmission (sorry if I missed it in the main text of the posting, but I have envisioned this for a while, use the live-chat function of a smart phone to get a…"

"Thanks CliffN!! Good stuff!"

"The weather vane effect is probably not very strong since the "attachments" are very close to the neutral point (or should be, at least). I was more worried about drag, which is (or should be) a key factor for a drone since endurance is usually a…"