[GreenKeys] Balloon launch made it to 108, 172 feet -- landed on a mountain

[drlegendre .]

This is totally brilliant.. the zentih of amateurism in the truest and
finest sense!

(Remember when that term wasn't a pejorative?)

On Tue, May 31, 2016 at 12:31 PM, Ed Sharpe Archivist for SMECC via
GreenKeys <greenkeys at mailman.qth.net> wrote:

> congrats  on your  flight Gil and   glad  you  recovered the  gear!
>
> Ed#
>
> In a message dated 5/31/2016 9:17:54 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
> gil at baudot.net writes:
>
>
> Hi folks:
>
> A quick update:  we launched Sat morning, reached 108,172 ft (!), and
> landed on a stinkin' mountain.  Tried to reach it, but after hours of
> hiking (even though we had good gps coords and could hear it on the radio),
> we had to give up.
>
> Went back Sunday, and hiked in from a different side of the mountain.  It
> was a grueling hike, but we finally did get the payload!
>
> I have video from the side- and down-facing video cameras, but the camera
> facing up to catch balloon burst ran out of battery life.  Was pretty hazy,
> so the video is not as great as I would like, but we had to launch before
> summer temps worsen.  A few frame-grab stills are attached:
>   launch,
>   the "Juniper" wildfire burning behind Roosevelt Lake,
>   108,000-feet looking down,
>   and a couple of pics at landing.
>
> I will edit video and post a flight summary online when I get everything
> compiled -- will let you know.
>
> thanks,
>
> Gil
>
>
>
>
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