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Joseph Foley, 2012-03-19 11:49
added return estimate

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The launch





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* 7:30 Team meets, eats breakfast.  Discovered that the smartphone did not charge.





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* 8:15 Load truck, moved to hanger





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* 9:30 Ragnar Rafn Eðvaldsson begins running down the checklist.





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* 9:35 Sverrir Haraldsson finishes filling the balloon





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* 10:55 Vikar Hlynur Þórisson attaches all the GoPro Cameras





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* 11:10 Electronics are turned on and sealed into box.  Niklas Joel Meier turns on the logger and failsafe.





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* 11:16 Kristjan Kristján Gerhard Karlsson Grimm gets launch clearance





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* 11:25 Balloon launch from Reykjavik University





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* 12:57 Balloon popped at 34000 altitude.  (APRS did not capture exact)





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* 13:25 Crash at Coordinates N64.37315, W19.24017 from SPOT





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* 13:46 Þórður Sigurbjartsson, Arní from CCP, meet with NORSK Rescue Helicopter at RVK airport (we watched from U215)





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* 14:19 Heli takes off





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* 17:00 Heli returns, unsuccessful





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* 17:30 Debrief with pizza





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* 19:00 Discover possible issue, GPS coordinates in wrong format for helicopter.  Plans for recovery tomorrow.





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Sunday, March 18





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Skyward sword to the rescue, led by Páll Pálsson.  Tracking by Jon Þór Jonsson via the Tetra radio GPS being carried by .  Attempted checkin with Joe Foley at RU every hour starting at 12:00.





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* 5:00 Planned to head out





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* 9:45 Last transmission of the SPOT





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* ?? One superjeep gets broken driveshaft, has to be repaired





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* ?? Many attempts to follow road require detours and very slow progress.





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* 12:30 Snow becomes bad?





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* 13:50 Arrival at location





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* 19:30 Return to Reykjavik