The first Automated Flight

About a week ago the balloon flew its first through seventh automated flights. It has been very windy here in Albuquerque, so the flights were flown inside a basketball gym. The balloon, using the software I wrote, was able to ascend to 130 inches, then begin its descent. All seven flights did have bounces upon landing, but some fine tuning of the software was enough to make the bounces smaller. The flights were by no means perfect, but they are a large step toward the completion of this project. Next I plan to fly the balloon outdoors, where it will be able to use the GPS reciever and achieve higher altitudes.

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