The primary launch date of March 14th is looking good. There is a large and wet weather system passing through southern California for the next few days, but the predictions are for sunny weather on Saturday March 14th 9AM out in the Mojave desert launch locations. The only major concern at this point is what […]
FS4 launched at 10:09am PDT into light winds. The flight followed the predicted route very closely, however the balloon burst at 83,936 feet altitude. The prediction was for 100,000 feet. Had the balloon reached the predicted altitude it would have followed the route closely to the end. When the balloon burst, it was over the […]
It looks like we will have very good flying weather. The prediction has remained about the same as prior runs and the surface winds at the time launch time 10AM PDT are light. Its a good day to fly! 73s de Don KJ6FO Please follow and like us:
Today’s prediction is more of the same. And that is good news! All systems “GO” for launch tomorrow morning. I will do one last check early tomorrow, but usually there is little change in predictions this close to launch day. Stay Tuned.. 73s de Don KJ6FO Please follow and like us:
Good morning Ground Squirrels! The upcoming Flying Squirrel #4 flight is only a few days away (June 17th). This mornings prediction run for flight time is looking about the same. Just like your local weather forecasts, the predictions are based on NOAA weather data and tend to get better and more “Stable” as you get […]
Good morning Ground Squirrels! The upcoming Flying Squirrel #4 flight is only a few days away (June 17th) and as we get closer to the launch date flight prediction data, which is based on NOAA weather data, start becoming more reliable. Earlier in the week the predictions did not look good at all. The predictions […]
Good morning Squirrels! Launch day is here! I ran the flight path predictions for this morning and all remains good. The predictions have been very consistent over the week. Our Squirrel is heading South towards the Salton Sea. Squirrels don’t swim well and that is a big area, I hope our pilot avoids a water […]
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:
Weather conditions continue to look good for launch on Friday morning. The approaching storm is predicted to clear out Thursday afternoon and the flight prediction I ran this morning looks about the same as yesterday (Good). Mike KA9CQL and Eric N9RZR have flown 5 similar balloons this year, WarPig-I through WarPig-V, and they shared their […]