News Amazing R/C glider video

[Shootingiron]

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/03/14/swedish_glider/

This article from The Register about the Swede David Windestål's project to drop a r/c glider from a weather balloon.

Some people have the coolest hobbies ... I for one found the footage enthralling. =)

 

[Notebook]

Marvellous stuff, did he get his equipment back?

n.

 

[Evil_Onyx]

Marvellous stuff, did he get his equipment back?

n.

Very cool.

He must have found it, as he had full HD coverage that would not have been available to him though his downlink.

 

[Shootingiron]

Yes he did retrieve it, though he was disappointed that he wasn't able to land it directly on top of his position.