The Roswell Vidroc Flights Ground Activity
2.24.2001



Schwa doing the pre-flight inspection


The launch site, an abandoned air field


Flight 1 away ! (and return)  The recovery charge delay apparently was too long for the altitude, it blew way too late, so...
 

..the chute opened at a high rate of decent and the camera broke free. The damage wasn't all that bad, considering. The real loss was we had forgotten to put the Video Walkman in RECORD mode.
 
Note the Hot Air Balloon on the horizon


Flight 2 away! (straight and true) - then back safe on the ground

That balloon sure is purdy...

Hey, look a Roswell UFO (Unexpected Flight Objective), get the balloon!

Too low, too fast, too bad. The crash site was ironically beautiful, almost didn't want to move it.

Burried in that mess, the altimeter was still
chirping away

Down range just a bit

Yummy, a cup of camera.

In flight photos

Flight notes