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Old May 12th 17, 04:51 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Frank Whiteley
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Hi all,

The Perlan 2 glider just launched for a last test flight in the Sierra. There is a possibility of wave as well. After this we ship to Argentina next week.

You can follow real time tracking on Virtual Cockpit. If using a cell phone screen, the map is below the gauges. The link is
http://perlanproject.cloud/VirtualCockpit.html

Perlan Soars!
Jackie

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Old May 12th 17, 05:18 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Duster
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Thanks! At noon est, they were at 21K. Flying above these lenticulars?

http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/goes/west/wfo/rev/vis.jpg
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Old May 12th 17, 05:26 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Charlie M. (UH & 002 owner/pilot)
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Cool, thanks for the update.
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Old May 12th 17, 07:40 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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On Friday, May 12, 2017 at 11:51:08 AM UTC-4, Frank Whiteley wrote:
Hi all,

The Perlan 2 glider just launched for a last test flight in the Sierra. There is a possibility of wave as well. After this we ship to Argentina next week.

You can follow real time tracking on Virtual Cockpit. If using a cell phone screen, the map is below the gauges. The link is
http://perlanproject.cloud/VirtualCockpit.html

Perlan Soars!
Jackie


this is awesome to follow!
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Old May 12th 17, 08:47 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Duster
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Looks like they landed at around 345 Eastern time. I think they made it up to around 30,000 feet, but the better visible secondary and tertiary wave bands looked further east of their position. Great to watch live
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Old July 31st 17, 05:35 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Paul Agnew
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Perlan II is up and just topped 30,000' in the wave.

http://perlanproject.cloud/VirtualCockpit.html

Paul A.
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Old July 31st 17, 06:21 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Duster[_2_]
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Satellite pic from new GOES-16 showing wave patterns over El Calafate, Argentina. Use the map transparency slider on the left panel to locate.

http://realearth.ssec.wisc.edu/?prod...mationspeed=50
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Old August 1st 17, 06:24 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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32,500' attained yesterday. From Perlan 2 "flight cancelled for today (Aug 1) due to strong gusting winds. May fly tomorrow, weather permitting."

The Perlan 2 blog:

http://www.perlanproject.org/blogs

"Virtual Cockpit":

http://perlanproject.cloud/VirtualCockpit.html
 




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