[islandlabs] Balloon launch, etc

[Eric Paniagua]

If you're able to take advantage of the good weather for a launch, that's excellent, but I won't be able to help out this weekend.

Unless anyone can come up with a third day this weekend also with favorable conditions.  Then I'd be very interested.  Both in attending the launch and in how you accomplished that.

Best of luck to the launch/retrieval team if the launch is a go!

-Eric

----- Original message -----
> Sean:
> 
> 
> 
> Thanks for doing the course prediction.
> 
> Wow. It looks like that balloon course was straight down. (south)
> 
> I don't like the exact landing spot, but it seems like it's surrounded
> by farmland, so if the predictions are off a bit, it could land in a
> good retrievable spot.
> 
> 
> 
> It's also *kinda* close to Airhaven Airport.
> 
> If it goes off course in that direction it could be a serious problem.
> 
> Maybe there's a better launch location for this weather pattern.
> 
> 
> 
> For the record, I'm available Saturday if there's a chase team ready to
> go.
> 
> Helium tanks, a station-wagon, a boat and a weather balloon are packed
> and all set.
> 
> Sean: If you're ready+willing to go tomorrow, please send me your phone
> number. (with a direct e-mail, not on the list)
> 
> 
> 
> We'd need Joe (and others) to chime in here too.
> 
> Since I haven't seen anybody else respond on the list, I assume that we
> can't launch this weekend.
> 
> 
> 
> If the launch situation changes, someone please give me a call.
> 
> 
> 
> -Bill
> 
> (516) 367-6813
> 
> 
> 
> ________________________________
> From: list-bounces at freeculture.org [list-bounces at freeculture.org] on
> behalf of Sean Rodger [srodger1 at optonline.net] Sent: Friday, July 22,
> 2011 10:23 AM To: List at freeculture.org
> Subject: [islandlabs] Balloon launch, etc
> 
> Hi everyone,
> Per our discussion on Wednesday, Here is the predicted landing site:
> http://maps.google.com/maps?q=41.838+-73.7057&hl=en&sll=40.746555,-73.993328&sspn=0.031407,0.066047&t=h&z=17
> 
> It looks like a semi-rural area surrounded by a good network of roads.
> Weather forecast for Clinton Corners, NY tomorrow is mostly sunny, high
> of 97 F, 20% chance of rain, winds at 5-10mph. Forecast for Rosco, NY is
> mostly sunny, high of 94 F, winds at 5-10mph.
> 
> Here is the launch information I entereded into the CUSF landing
> predictor: Lat/Lon: 41.9302/-74.9079
> Launch altitude: 395m
> Launch time: 15:00 UTC (10:00 EST)
> Date: 23 July 2011
> Ascent rate: 5.85 m/s
> Burst Alt: 20,000m
> Descent rate: 5.85 m/s
> 
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