Backcountry Pilot • RC plane to the edge of space and back

RC plane to the edge of space and back

Links to general aviation backcountry flying-oriented videos. It can be yours or stuff you find on the internet. Please no airline/military.
Post a reply
8 posts • Page 1 of 1
Tue Aug 27, 2013 5:13 pm

RC plane to the edge of space and back

I've seen this before, but I can't recall if it was here or somewhere else. If it wasn't here, please enjoy:

Guy rigs up a First Person Video (FPV) link on his RC place and sends it into space via balloon, then pilots it home after re-entry. :)

Zzz offline
Janitorial Staff
User avatar
Posts: 2854
Joined: Fri Oct 08, 2004 11:09 pm
Location: northern
Aircraft: Swiveling desk chair
Half a century spent proving “it is better to be thought a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt.”
top
Tue Aug 27, 2013 7:54 pm

Re: RC plane to the edge of space and back

That was cool
Crzyivan13 offline
User avatar
Posts: 1811
Joined: Sat Nov 24, 2012 9:50 pm
Location: Ohio- OI27 Checkpoint Charlie
FindMeSpot URL: https://share.delorme.com/EvanDavis
Aircraft: 1957 Cessna 182A
top
Tue Aug 27, 2013 8:12 pm

Re: RC plane to the edge of space and back

Amazing! I wonder what his total investment was: maybe less than $1,000 with gas? I'm guessing he recovered the camera and plane since we saw better image quality than described about the video signal.
blackrock offline
User avatar
Posts: 1576
Joined: Tue Jan 29, 2008 6:54 pm
Location: Elko, NV
FindMeSpot URL: http://share.findmespot.com/shared/face ... BFmtASxjeV
Aircraft: Bearhawk
top
Tue Aug 27, 2013 8:44 pm

Re: RC plane to the edge of space and back

blackrock wrote:Amazing! I wonder what his total investment was: maybe less than $1,000 with gas? I'm guessing he recovered the camera and plane since we saw better image quality than described about the video signal.


Definitely. I think he had a GoPro or the like onboard, as he commented his video feed was down for minutes at a time while at max altitude.
Zzz offline
Janitorial Staff
User avatar
Posts: 2854
Joined: Fri Oct 08, 2004 11:09 pm
Location: northern
Aircraft: Swiveling desk chair
Half a century spent proving “it is better to be thought a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt.”
top
Tue Aug 27, 2013 8:46 pm

Re: RC plane to the edge of space and back

GoPro hero 2 I believe he said. Veey cool video. Thanks for sharing with us Zzz.
A1Skinner offline
Supporter
User avatar
Posts: 5186
Joined: Sat Jan 21, 2012 11:38 am
Location: Eaglesham
FindMeSpot URL: [url:1vzmrq4a]http://share.findmespot.com/shared/faces/viewspots.jsp?glId=0az97SSJm2Ky58iEMJLqgaAQvVxMnGp6G[/url:1vzmrq4a]
Aircraft: Cessna P206A, AT402/502/602
top
Tue Aug 27, 2013 9:37 pm

Re: RC plane to the edge of space and back

That was cool.....however, you have to be aware that you are launching something that can cause significant damage to an aircraft. Several years ago I almost had a midair with a balloon that had an instrument package suspended below. I was at 33000 feet and .85 Mach. It definitely would have left a mark.
Mr. Ed offline
User avatar
Posts: 162
Joined: Tue Mar 20, 2007 11:58 pm
Location: Munsterville
top
Tue Aug 27, 2013 10:05 pm

Re: RC plane to the edge of space and back

Mr. Ed wrote:That was cool.....however, you have to be aware that you are launching something that can cause significant damage to an aircraft. Several years ago I almost had a midair with a balloon that had an instrument package suspended below. I was at 33000 feet and .85 Mach. It definitely would have left a mark.


I had the same thoughts myself. That guy appeared to have descended right through IMC.
Zzz offline
Janitorial Staff
User avatar
Posts: 2854
Joined: Fri Oct 08, 2004 11:09 pm
Location: northern
Aircraft: Swiveling desk chair
Half a century spent proving “it is better to be thought a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt.”
top
Tue Aug 27, 2013 11:29 pm

Re: RC plane to the edge of space and back

Great video, I hope he lands it back at his feet on the next attempt!

I was really surprised that he was able to have a clear video down link from 10,000 meters with 1.2 ghz. From my understanding it should be much less than that? Better range due to rising straight up?

As far as possible collisions with aircraft, I agree with Mr. Ed. What are the regulations for launching something like this in the US as far as the FAA goes?
JB offline
Posts: 7
Joined: Wed Apr 10, 2013 6:32 pm
Location: Flathead Valley, MT
top

DISPLAY OPTIONS

Post a reply
8 posts • Page 1 of 1
Return to Video Gallery

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 0 guests

Latest Features

Latest Knowledge Base