| Author | Comment | Last activity | Moderation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mathew | "Thom, A "tripod" of lines may help stabilize the balloon somewhat, and is a good idea. However, the problem of balloon stability is not just about..." | Read more » | almost 4 years ago | |||
| mathew | "My comment above is not correct. Please check out the balloon regulation page. " | Read more » | almost 4 years ago | |||
| mathew | "@Ag8n Yes, the Jalbert Kytoons! I covered them and a few other historical kite balloons here: https://www.headfullofair.com/post/what-is-a-kite-bal..." | Read more » | about 6 years ago | |||
| mathew | "As a system, the balloon and kite parts are definitely lifting more than dragging-- Airpup climbs to higher angles as the wind goes from 3 to12mph ..." | Read more » | about 6 years ago | |||
| mathew | "I should clarify that air adds mass not weight-- but a massive balloon is sluggish. " | Read more » | about 6 years ago | |||
| mathew | "@cfastie Yes, Airpup's lift increases with the wind. I didn't measure the pull in 20mph winds, but I can say that it was at the limit of my ability..." | Read more » | about 6 years ago | |||
| mathew | "@cfastie mentions the most pernicious fact of flying-- once you start collecting equipment you might never stop. That's true for whichever method y..." | Read more » | over 6 years ago | |||
| mathew | "Micmac's new site: http://micmac.ensg.eu/index.php/Accueil " | Read more » | almost 7 years ago | |||
| mathew | "beautiful flight @suman! " | Read more » | about 7 years ago | |||
| mathew | "Hi Suman, I haven't really worked on solar hot air balloons for a while. Hot air balloons, and solar hot air balloons especially, are not great for..." | Read more » | over 7 years ago | |||
| mathew | "Real cool Chris! Glad to see these advancing. I love the new adjustable-mount position tray. " | Read more » | over 7 years ago | |||
| mathew | "trashcan rig in action: https://publiclab.org/notes/micheletobias/6-19-2012/trash-can-rig-action " | Read more » | almost 8 years ago | |||
| mathew | "done! " | Read more » | almost 8 years ago | |||
| mathew | "Yes, thanks, Chris! I was focusing on finding the right image, not getting the right numbers in. " | Read more » | almost 8 years ago | |||
| mathew | "Chris's simplified answer is illustrated in our balloon mapping guide: Most camera lenses have a viewing area angle close to 90 degrees, but oft..." | Read more » | almost 8 years ago | |||
| mathew | "That's a good point about the instructions. if they were teased out into the different rig designs and each set of instructions stuck to one desig..." | Read more » | over 8 years ago | |||
| mathew | "most of the parts in the kit are duplicates, as are most of the assembly tasks. Do you think more careful bagging of the tube clamps would help? I..." | Read more » | over 8 years ago | |||
| mathew | "Great notes, Chris! Thanks for the specific instruction and design feedback. I'm going to have to dig in to some of these in more depth. I love the..." | Read more » | over 8 years ago | |||
| mathew | " " | Read more » | over 8 years ago | |||
| mathew | "Here's the same full size with the levels adjusted: " | Read more » | over 8 years ago | |||
| mathew | " This is 37% of the original panorama: https://www.flickr.com/photos/136076606@N02/28323968824/in/dateposted-public/ " | Read more » | over 8 years ago | |||
| mathew | "Further panoramas from more recent flights " | Read more » | over 8 years ago | |||
| mathew | "Of these options, the rubber band holds the firmest-- simplest and cheapest, though rather ugly looking. @cfastie's points about pins are good one..." | Read more » | over 8 years ago | |||
| mathew | "Here's Simon Harbord's video of his version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUnMAbXOgCo " | Read more » | over 8 years ago |