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December 7th 12, 05:24 PM
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Gather local wind data
On Friday, December 7, 2012 6:52:28 AM UTC-8, Anders Petersson wrote:
Yes a UAV (aka drone) would be convenient. It would need to be very reliable to offset the cost of losing the more valuable airframe. The cheapest Micropilot circuit I find is $1500; I'm sure there are cheaper ones but you still get a lot of helium balloons for the price. Craig is right, max UAV altitude is normally 400 feet. There have been a number of amateur balloon lofted model glider flights with trackers in the glider. Does a balloon lofted glider with a return home autopilot & tracking beacon avoid the UAV restrictions? Cheers, Craig 
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