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Very Cool Project
Posted: January 6th, 2009, 10:37 am
by Tom Keels
I told some folks about this at the club meeting last night so I thought I would post the link.
A couple of buddies from work decided to launch a balloon with a camera payload and some other gadgets to see if they could do it. Well 110,000 feet later, the results can be viewed here...
http://icbnn.wordpress.com/
http://johnsoncs.com/icbnn/
Here is a glimpse...

Re: Very Cool Project
Posted: January 6th, 2009, 10:48 am
by RiverRunner
That is pretty awesome!!! Thanks for sharing
Re: Very Cool Project
Posted: January 6th, 2009, 11:00 am
by SHOWBOAT
Awesome! Some interesting "buddies." Thanks for sharing
Re: Very Cool Project
Posted: January 6th, 2009, 11:08 am
by RHTFISH
Is that a hobby? Cool!
Re: Very Cool Project
Posted: January 6th, 2009, 11:46 am
by jsuber
Those are some great shots of Dickerson Bay and Alligator Harbor and Ochlochnee Bay there on the link
http://icbnn.wordpress.com/ with the 2nd and 3rd photos at the bottom of the page. Thanks!
Re: Very Cool Project
Posted: January 6th, 2009, 11:52 am
by Tom Keels
Yeah, I love this picture...

Re: Very Cool Project
Posted: January 6th, 2009, 11:57 am
by jsuber
Yea thats Och Bay in the middle and Alligator Harbor up top. That one with
Dickerson bay is going on my wall. I already downloaded it and cleaned it up. Awesome pics.
Re: Very Cool Project
Posted: January 6th, 2009, 12:06 pm
by Barhopr
cool project. better tell your buddies to copyright the photos.
Re: Very Cool Project
Posted: January 6th, 2009, 12:13 pm
by birddog
I felt like

during the vids. Very cool project.
Re: Very Cool Project
Posted: January 6th, 2009, 12:17 pm
by Barhopr
I'm sure the folks at tyndall and eglin were thrilled with it, not to mention the TLH airport.
Re: Very Cool Project
Posted: January 6th, 2009, 1:13 pm
by Tom Keels
Barhopr wrote:I'm sure the folks at tyndall and eglin were thrilled with it, not to mention the TLH airport.
Nowhere near any of those. All FAA regs were adhered to.
Re: Very Cool Project
Posted: January 6th, 2009, 1:17 pm
by Chalk
That is the flight pattern from Panama City to Orlando, ask me how I know

Re: Very Cool Project
Posted: January 6th, 2009, 1:35 pm
by jsuber
Because airplanes follow the shore lines because of shorter rescue times, shorter swims and no trees to take them out on a water landing. Better odds of survival. Maybe.
Re: Very Cool Project
Posted: January 6th, 2009, 1:49 pm
by Tom Keels
Chalk wrote:That is the flight pattern from Panama City to Orlando, ask me how I know

Not many planes flying over 40k feet though. Besides, didn't I give you some work to do??
Re: Very Cool Project
Posted: January 6th, 2009, 1:50 pm
by Reel Cowboy
Chalk wrote:That is the flight pattern from Panama City to Orlando, ask me how I know

Maybe you saw while you were flying?
