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| lionfish | "cfastie, don't worry, we've got this covered. We just need to apply to the Civil Aviation Authority, as you've identified. I'm just ensuring I've g..." | Read more » | about 8 years ago | |||
| cfastie | "This suggests that UK balloons, like UK kites, must be kept under 60 m agl without special permission. There are similar restrictions in the US but..." | Read more » | about 8 years ago | |||
| cfastie | "Another rather important topic is the strict altitude limitations for kites and balloons in the UK. Kites are not allowed to be more than 60m above..." | Read more » | about 8 years ago | |||
| cfastie | "I assume the kite line sold at the KAPshop is good braided polyester. Dacron is DuPont's brand of polyester, so it does not have to be Dacron. The ..." | Read more » | about 8 years ago | |||
| lionfish | "Good work on the balloon maths - hopefully will come in useful for other people. Also your research into which lines and winders - quite a common q..." | Read more » | about 8 years ago | |||
| cfastie | "First, the maths. 8 foot diameter balloon weighs 600 grams, so when inflated each cm² weighs 0.00321 grams 5.5 foot diameter balloon weighs 350 gra..." | Read more » | about 8 years ago | |||
| lionfish | "Thanks cfastie and stevie. @stevie: I feel I've not put enough detail in yet to explain how it works: I'll make a new note to explain it properly w..." | Read more » | about 8 years ago | |||
| stevie | "Awesome post! I'm sharing it with the Public Lab Grassroots Mapping google group incase other people want to ping in here. Great project! " | Read more » | about 8 years ago | |||
| cfastie | "This all looks like a lot of fun. I'm sure the bumblebees are very excited as well. The balloon looks great. It looks like a larger version of the..." | Read more » | about 8 years ago |