Adrian

I think the HA45 said 24985 or somewhere in that area correct? This was the Sunday launch right? I was actually there for that one..... Pretty impressive data layout. I'm looking forward to my Parrot....

O.k, I'm taking a break from finishing altimeters and my regular job to bring you data from John Wilke's K record shot. First, a note on the altitude. Parrot #118 was along for the ride, and it has ...

Here's a zoomed in view:

I've been checking out the data from John's K shot around touchdown, and I agree that any response based on the the baro sensor would have to be delayed long enough that it wouldn't protect anyone's p...

Sounds like a fun design problem. I could program a Parrot for the smarts to do the release after it hits the ground. On the mechanical side, on NASA programs we commonly use a split spool or a spli...

Thanks, Dave, if you read the forum! Too bad about the missing fin can. I guess I didn't friction fit it onto the motor tight enough. But I'm sure looking forward to checking out the data, even if i...

On Sunday morning, my G25 launch got off to a great start, with a vertical boost, and the transmitter came on at apogee as expected. I had a good tracking signal for more than 5 minutes, which told m...

Great teasers, Chris. The wide-angle shot of (John's?) rocket on top of that enormous straight column of smoke is a work of art.

Very cool, Warren. Thanks for putting that together. Just imagine having to design these rockets and facilities to go from the rocket laying empty on its side to launching to space in less time than...

One of these days, maybe someone will make an altimeter that has a USB port on the thing so you can program it with a Palm or a laptop using a nice little graphical interface. The Parrot's almost ther...

Clearly Experimental BP motors are disallowed, but maybe commercial BP motors are o.k?

Tim, could I ask you to drop off an H268 reload and a couple of the new 130 Ns AT G80s with someone? I don't think I'm going to attend the flight on the 12th, and I'd like to keep my options open for...

I don't have experience with those larger hobby batteries (the one in the article is the equivalent of 90 Parrot batteries), but I know that a charging bag is commonly available. From the description ...

Thanks, Warren. I look forward to flying a Parrot together with a GPS unit to the highest possible altitude.

Fascinating. I thought I read on some sites that they were. The Parrot altimeters are all definitely individually calibrated against a NIST-traceable standard. At two temperatures.