The main goal of this project is still in place, but due to my recent move and a rather heavy work load, progress in this particular project has not made as much progress as I wish it had in the last year.

Current short term goals include:

• Avionics checkouts
  
  • Flight Computer
    • In-flight Altitude and pyro control logic verification
    • Steerable parachute control and logic verification
  • Pyro
    
    • At altitude pyro ignition tests (pressure chamber and then in-flight)
  • Video

• Long distance live video verification, RSSI and signal strength
• Non Avionics Recovery
  • Parachute deployment testing for standard and steerable parachutes
• Motor Development
  
  • 6" 2,000lb thrust booster development

This is a lengthy list. Please see my other project page for the motor development project and the heavy lift RC plane that is going to be used for avionics, and recovery testing.