... The "Do No Harm" rule sounds like a good start, although compliance with the various laws, regulations, and rules should also be encouraged. Be a little...
... And again Far Part 101 covers this exactly with the blanket statement of. §101.7 Hazardous operations. (a) No person may operate any moored balloon,...
All, I would like to propose a simple exercise in thought to you all on this point. The conditions we enjoy right now might be usefully considered the...
Since this has turned into a liability thread lets look at the risks.  First off, the criminal liability is probably pretty low. Maybe some type of...
Good point about having one' papers in order when crossing the border. Space Data's balloon-borne cell sites automatically cut down if the projected descent...
Good point, Joe. That's the "Catch 22" rule that our friends at the FAA might trot out if we ever get crossways with them. It's happened ... 73 de Mike W5VSI ...
That's just the civil penalty cap. Damage awards from a tort lawsuit could be orders of magnitude larger if one is found recklessly negligent. Beyond FAR-101,...
Thanks Dan.  I really like the map of the launch sites. I was suprised to see how much an "East of the Mississippi" hobby this is. Jerry Gable Balloon...
We've done extensive research regarding the international crossings, as that is an implicit result of the transatlantic missions we're working on. The ICAO...
Sadly, only one EOSS flight was shown on that map. Not sure how the rest of our 8 flights out of CO since Oct 2010 got missed. We only have two regular launch...
Mike,  EOSS doen't use the balloon symbol on most of their flights. I am only logging packets with that symbol to cut down on the traffic. One of these...
Just to add a rider to that Dan - the ICAO regs say: 2.2 An unmanned free balloon, other than a light balloon used exclusively for meteorological purposes and...
That's interesting, I'll look more into that, it's been a while since we combed through the regulations. Its possible that we somehow missed that! Thanks, Dan...
Dan...with all the weather sensors you have onboard....I'd think you may be qualified for that regulation for the WhiteStar program....in fact most any flight...
Although the term "payload" isn't defined in FAR-101, I generally consider the payload to be the part of the flight string that executes the mission, ...
EOSS's primary APRS beacons use KPC-3 TNCs with a -11 SSID, and the beacon strings are simply the $GPGGA and $GPRMC sentences, which don't incorporate any APRS...
Interesting, the current envelopes we have are tailored to take 12 lbs to the desired altitude, and we have 6lbs of electronics payload already. These are...
Mike, I believe that if you change your TOCALL from 'APRS' to 'GPSPO', you should then show on the various APRS displays and websites as a balloon. 73 de Mark...
... I wish it was, ... While us working on long duration flights that require ballast drops this would be neat. But I wonder if it really fits or not? I mean...
Hi all, Thought you might be interested to watch this flight from the UK this weekend. Phil has been perfecting digital live image downlink via 300 baud RTTY...
... One other consideration, besides the ATC rules, is on radio transmitters on board the payload. Quite a few countries automatically grant reciprocal...
I guess a lot of what is considered payload vs flight system depends on the reasons for the weight limits. If you consider them arbitrary then make as much...
To follow up on Dave's point - reciprocal licences do not automatically give US radio amateurs permission to transmit from a balloon over another countries...
... We'll be using a two-way satellite modem that is confirmed to be licensed for North America and Europe, the Digi m10. HF will be deactivated over other...
