Wings Over Kanchenjunga

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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WInds, westerly

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US federal shutdown of NOAA. Winds are straight westerly but red in death zones.

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Winds over K3 and UHF OpenLRS

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Beauforts for week ahead

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Kanchenjunga winds and weather

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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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Ground station telemetry: RFD900

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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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Primate landing gear on base leg to Sichey Stadium.

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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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Paragliding in Sikkim