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<blockquote data-quote="johnrunner" data-source="post: 127927" data-attributes="member: 925"><p>So from further reading, I have yet to see an actual permits that are required to be purchased from either the FAA or the FCC. However, they do have guidelines and regulations about the unit itself being sent up into the stratosphere. And multiple kits I've seen are based upon those guidelines and regulations. Here's a good site and company I found about the topic. But I'm going to continue to look this issue just in case. <a href="http://www.stratostar.net/faq/#faq1" target="_blank">http://www.stratostar.net/faq/#faq1</a></p><p> </p><p>As far as recovering the package, from what I've learned, summer flights experience less high altitude wind giving overall less horizontal travel distance. But that travel distance still range on average been 1-30 miles. In the winter, high altitudes winds go up to 200mph and create further horizontal travel distances, ranging from 1-75 miles. Both of those distances seem to be relatively ideal for our wide open desert.</p><p> </p><p>Here's a cool vid I saw of a father and son who did it. THey did it in New York in August and retrieved the package only 30 miles from the launch site, and the packaged experienced 150mph winds.</p><p> </p><p> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6ZMscMp8UM&feature=player_embedded" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6ZMscMp8UM&feature=player_embedded</a></p><p> </p><p>Trav, and I forgot to mention you in the first post as using your great editing skills and being the movie maker during this caper. <img src="https://www.dirtbikeaddicts.com/static/images/smilies/thumb.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":thumb:" title="Thumb :thumb:" data-shortname=":thumb:" /></p><p> </p><p>The one big downside of this project I see thus far is cost. As nice kits range between $100-$300. It's not an insane amount but it sure isn't chump change. I'm going to keep looking into the kits to see what's the best bang for the buck. What's neat about some of the kits is that they come with the appropriate trackers and sensors for us to be able to upload afterwards and see exactly what the package experienced in flight and at what altitude. </p><p> </p><p>I was thinking a simple lightweight foam package filled with light weight hand warmers and a thin pole sticking out with a camera would suffice and meet the 6 pound weight limit of the package. Here is a pic of a kid who did the experiment for his Junior High class. What shocks me is that he put a uncovered Contour Roam helmet cam on the pole and it held up like a champ. Recorded almost the entire flight but battery died on descent. I've got a Contour Roam camera that we can use for this <img src="https://www.dirtbikeaddicts.com/static/images/smilies/thumb.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":thumb:" title="Thumb :thumb:" data-shortname=":thumb:" /></p><p> </p><p><img src="http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/resources/images/2353645.jpg?type=articleLandscape" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="johnrunner, post: 127927, member: 925"] So from further reading, I have yet to see an actual permits that are required to be purchased from either the FAA or the FCC. However, they do have guidelines and regulations about the unit itself being sent up into the stratosphere. And multiple kits I've seen are based upon those guidelines and regulations. Here's a good site and company I found about the topic. But I'm going to continue to look this issue just in case. [url]http://www.stratostar.net/faq/#faq1[/url] As far as recovering the package, from what I've learned, summer flights experience less high altitude wind giving overall less horizontal travel distance. But that travel distance still range on average been 1-30 miles. In the winter, high altitudes winds go up to 200mph and create further horizontal travel distances, ranging from 1-75 miles. Both of those distances seem to be relatively ideal for our wide open desert. Here's a cool vid I saw of a father and son who did it. THey did it in New York in August and retrieved the package only 30 miles from the launch site, and the packaged experienced 150mph winds. [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6ZMscMp8UM&feature=player_embedded[/url] Trav, and I forgot to mention you in the first post as using your great editing skills and being the movie maker during this caper. :thumb: The one big downside of this project I see thus far is cost. As nice kits range between $100-$300. It's not an insane amount but it sure isn't chump change. I'm going to keep looking into the kits to see what's the best bang for the buck. What's neat about some of the kits is that they come with the appropriate trackers and sensors for us to be able to upload afterwards and see exactly what the package experienced in flight and at what altitude. I was thinking a simple lightweight foam package filled with light weight hand warmers and a thin pole sticking out with a camera would suffice and meet the 6 pound weight limit of the package. Here is a pic of a kid who did the experiment for his Junior High class. What shocks me is that he put a uncovered Contour Roam helmet cam on the pole and it held up like a champ. Recorded almost the entire flight but battery died on descent. I've got a Contour Roam camera that we can use for this :thumb: [IMG]http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/resources/images/2353645.jpg?type=articleLandscape[/IMG] [/QUOTE]
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