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

[Steve Garrison]

This is great Eric!  Thanks for the update.  Every time I tried aprs.fi I got a message the site was having problems so try again later!

Steve G./N4TTY
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> On May 31, 2016, at 12:13, Gil Smith <gil at baudot.net> wrote:
> 
> 
> 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
>  
> 
> <launch-1-down.PNG>
> <108000-feet-down.PNG>
> <juniper-fire-roosevelt-lake-pinal-peak.PNG>
> <landing-1-down.PNG>
> <landing-4-down.PNG>
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