There is a link to the FAA rules on his website so he was aware of them. http://www.brooklynspaceprogram.org/BSP/Space_Balloon.html. No comment on compliance or not.
What an incredibly cool thing to do! -Cath On 21/10/2010, at 5:59 PM, Texler, Michael wrote: > This story is cool if it is real. > > Film footage is cool. > Apparently a Dad made a camera pod attached to a weather balloon for his > 7 year old son in Brooklyn NY. > > An iPhone was used as a GPS tracker so they could find it after the > capsule descended. A HD camera was also present. > Apparently reached 100,000' before the balloon burst. Whole flight > lasted 90 minutes. Only drifted 30 miles to touch down. > > http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2010/10/brooklyn_dad_and_kid_send_ipho.html > > I wonder if this had the blessing of the relevant authorities or a > NOTAM? > > _______________________________________________ > Aus-soaring mailing list > Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net > To check or change subscription details, visit: > http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring _______________________________________________ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring
