Ascension Scattering

[Paul Remde]

Hi,

This link from AvWeb today is interesting.
http://www.aerialtribute.com/Welcome.html

It is a company They release the ashes into thermals.

They are located in Boulder, Colorado. The person behind it is Marc Arnold.

Interesting business idea.

Paul Remde

[GARY BOGGS]

Interesting idea. To me it looked a little funny on the video when
they let go of the load. We've always done this so the ashes came out
in a long stream, instead of one big blast. That looks too much like
what I've seen birds do so many times...

Boggs

[JohnDeRosa]

On Mar 15, 10:58*am, GARY BOGGS > wrote:
> Interesting idea. *To me it looked a little funny on the video when
> they let go of the load. *We've always done this so the ashes came out
> in a long stream, instead of one big blast. That looks too much like
> what I've seen birds do so many times...
>
> Boggs

I think that it is released in a close grouping to try to hit the
core. Lucky they didn't get most of it back in the cockpit. Can you
say IFR?

The probably shouldn't advertise that the ashes will assend into the
"stratosphere". This is a miniumum of 10KM or 32K feet. Is that
likely on a consistant basis to advertise it as fact? Of course, who
is going to check? ;-)

I was surprised how low they released but maybe this was just to get
the publicity shot.

- John