Open source miniature (3-meter wingspan) HAZE-class SUA/UAV for the Himalayas, where the sky, even more so than the sea, is terribly unforgiving of the slightest mistake
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Will westerlies carry unpowered controlled/free flight east to Zemu Glacier? Photo courtesy Carsten Webel
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US federal shutdown of NOAA. Winds are straight westerly but red in death zones.
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The one difference between the APM 2.0 and APM 2.5 that really bugs me is the "New Wireless Telemetry Port." The APM 2.0 had more robust headers while the APM 2.5 uses the fragile Molex. Or is it the Hirose DF13 series connector?
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Got enough clothesline clips? Ventral sheeting (1 mm contest grade balsa stock) the Messerschmitt Bf-109E power pod.
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K3 weather forecast. Lowest wind velocity heads north, highest velocity poses strong headwinds.
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K3 hindcast. Unfavorable wind direction and velocity.
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Winds are tolerable but for the temperamental directions taken.
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Winds over K3. Hindcast, a careful examination of past weather, can gives us a clue of slope stability, likely wind slab, or hoar formation. What's a hoar and how are they formed?
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Hindcast, forecast, winds over K3
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