Weather conditions continue to look good for launch on Friday morning. One day out, I trust the weather reports are pretty good and the predicted ground winds in the area are calm. The rain storm has given Southern California some much needed rain but it is also moving out this afternoon and should be long […]
Weather conditions continue to look good for launch on Friday morning. The rain has started here in LA Area, but is still predicted to clear out Thursday afternoon and the flight prediction I ran this morning looks about the same as the past few days (Very Good). Please follow and like us:
The launch date for FS#3 is set for Friday Dec 7th, 2018 10 AM (Aprox. time) The Launch will take place at Lucerne Dry Lake Bed (Map) if the lake conditions are dry. If the lake is too wet/muddy for vehicle traffic, we will announce a new location over towards the Johnson Valley OHV Area to the […]
Weather is perfect, all systems go for launch at 10AM PDT. Latest prediction has moved slightly east of prior predictions. The path is following I-40 very closely. Stay tuned for actual launch/flight announcements Please follow and like us:
Weather predicted for tomorrow’s launch of Flying Squirrel #2 continues to look very good. Winds will be light, and temperatures are in the upper 80s and low 90s which is mild for the desert this time of year. All is looking good! The predicted landing location has moved a bit north into the Mojave National […]
The Flying Squirrel #2 Mission
Intro Flying Squirrel #2 (FS2) high altitude balloon is planned for launch the morning of May 19th 2018 at 10AM (approx.) from Lucerne Dry lake bed in Lucerne Valley, CA. FS2 will send telemetry using WSPR to send 6-digit grid squares and uses the FSQ data mode to send more detailed position and telemetry data. […]
Weather forecasts continue to be good for launch on Saturday May 19th. Winds are predicted to be light. I ran a prediction comparing a theoretical launch today (May 16th) vs our planned launch on the 19th. I combined both predictions into a single graphic below. As you can see the winds today would carry the […]
Weather for FS2 launch on May 19th 10 AM is looking very good. Light winds and warm weather are predicted. Things can change so stay tuned. Here is a prediction run this morning (May 15th 2018). 73s de Don KJ6FO Please follow and like us:
Save the date(s) The launch date for FS#2 is set for Saturday May 19th, 2017 10 AM with a backup date on May 20th. The location of the launch will be near Anderson Dry Lake inside the Johnson Valley OHV area. More details, including an exact location, will be published closer to the launch date […]
Intro Flying Squirrel #1 (FS1) is the first of a series of small high-altitude balloons (Pico HAB) to be launched based on a design of being very affordable ($50 or less) per launch using as much “off the shelf” parts as possible. FS1 does not have an onboard GPS so we will not directly detect […]