[00:05] jcoxon (n=jcoxon@jac208.caths.cam.ac.uk) left irc: "Leaving" [08:31] jcoxon (n=jcoxon@jac208.caths.cam.ac.uk) joined #highaltitude. [09:09] malgar (n=malgar@adsl-ull-152-222.47-151.net24.it) joined #highaltitude. [15:42] malgar (n=malgar@adsl-ull-152-222.47-151.net24.it) left irc: "quanche el parte el laga zo sul stradon do dedi de coperton" [17:21] malgar (n=malgar@adsl-ull-182-227.47-151.net24.it) joined #highaltitude. [17:29] Kyb|afk (n=spam@c213-100-43-81.swipnet.se) joined #highaltitude. [17:29] heya. [17:29] Nick change: Kyb|afk -> Kybernetos [17:30] hi [17:31] how's life malgar? =) [17:31] heh a busy life [17:32] schoolwork? [17:33] somathing like it.. university exams [17:33] oki. [17:33] what kind of courses? [17:36] environmental-hydraulics engineering.. at the moment i'm preparing the fluid dynamics exam [17:37] you? what do you do in your file? [17:37] life [17:46] hydralics? cool stuff... =) [17:47] I'm currently having a 3 month vacation, after I quit my job and moved to Stockholm. [17:48] hey all [17:48] jcoxon =) [17:50] been thinking more about your idea [17:50] really like it - seriously cool potential [17:50] =) [17:50] thanks [17:51] any more specific thoughts? [17:51] well i know that you are thinking of having it in the 6000 - 8000ft altitude range [17:51] yeah? [17:51] do you think it's too low? =) [17:51] but the problem is that its the sort of aerospace that is controlled [17:52] true [17:52] but you want to keep it low so that it doesn't go horribly wrong [17:52] it should be within VFR vectors though... [17:52] true [17:53] was thinking how cool it would be to get it above 60,000ft [17:53] (lift it with another balloon [17:53] ) [17:54] massive drop in wind, if contact could be maintained it could open up a whole new volume of the atmosphere [17:54] phatmonkey (n=phatmonk@65.98.2.81.in-addr.arpa) joined #highaltitude. [17:55] plus it could go longer before it crashed... aren't the jet stream winds at that altitude? [17:56] but when i did my initial research, i somehow got the idea that higher altitudes are less favourable if you want it to stay up for awhile? [17:59] no the jet stream is below that altitude [18:00] there is the problem of communication [18:00] s [18:00] and the temperature [18:00] and the change in pressure - as in the balloon you are going to use will have expanded massively [18:01] yeah, plus you probably need a bigger balloon and more helium [18:01] perhaps something for MKII [18:01] i've looked up satphones... they cost a small friggin fortune, but if i'm forced to get one of those anyway, that altitude shouldn't be a problem. [18:02] oh i wouldn't go there - much easier with ham radio surely [18:02] if i had a little more time (and money) i would put together a mini glider with gps and phone and release it at 100,000ft see where it went! :D [18:07] but isn't the ham coverage quite limited? [18:08] i gotta get going now... party time. [18:08] =) [18:08] will talk soon about it [18:08] have a good night all! [18:08] absolutely. =) [18:08] ciao [18:08] night Kybernetos [18:08] Kybernetos (n=spam@c213-100-43-81.swipnet.se) left irc: "weee." [18:15] jcoxon, i haven't got any reply from italian aviation authority.. but 2-3 hot air ballons associations told me that they dont'd know the laws about but they think that isn't easy like it seems [18:15] there will be laws - meteorlogical balloons will be launched daily [18:16] for weather forcasting [18:20] yes but thay said that meteorological ballons are launched by few airports with a permanent and special authorization.. (anyway untill i get an answer from the official authority i don't pay much attention to what non-official people say :)) [18:49] :D [21:20] phatmonkey (n=phatmonk@65.98.2.81.in-addr.arpa) left #highaltitude ("Leaving"). [00:00] --- Sat Feb 4 2006