KC9RP went to sleep at 19:04 zulu at Grid GO71lb off the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador. Flight Time 1 Day 3 hours and 34 minutes. We enjoyed a nice long flight today with plenty of sunshine.
KC9RP Asleep at 19:04 zulu Grid GO71lb
KC9RP woke at 11:54 zulu at Grid EN80ij Flight Time 20 hours 34 minutes 7,360 meters altitude
4:00 p.m. KC9RP is now at Grid Square EN80en 21:34 zulu Flight Time 6 hours and 4 minutes. I suppose we’re a little early for Hamvention? I missed most of the setup pictures, just snapping a few pictures after launch. I’d like to recognize our launch team Michael Seedman AA6DY, Stewart Spies KB9LM, Cary Willis KD9ITO and Jonathon Weiland. We made a slight change to this launch adding 1 extra gram of free lift for 7 grams total. Below is John KD9THB NOAA Model for trajectory, looks like a wild ride on February 11th.
10:21 a.m. heading Northwest now over Lake Michigan
9:30 a.m. We launched KC9RP/3 at 9:30 a.m. Click on active link to track, more to follow
KC9RP/3 Liftoff
We are launching KC9RP in honor of the great work of our friend Hap Holly. For those that are new to our site, you can read about Hap at https://therainreport.com/
The Zachtek transmitter for KC9RP/3 is programmed for timeslot 4 for determining altitude