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Make Sunsets
7. TRACK
Your Spot Trace tracker should update you on
Spot’s website as your balloon ascends and
descends (Figure
G
). If you want to start heading
to the likely destination, calculate your ascent
rate based on your first several altitude and
time readings from Spot and plug these into
Sondehub. Descents vary, but 5m/sec has served
as a good rule of thumb for us.
8. RECOVER
Put your AirTag in Lost Mode, head to wherever
your last satellite beacon reading is, and try to get
your payload back. Don’t be afraid to ask. From
“Don’t Tread on Me” mountain homesteads to Air
Force bases, nobody has said no to us recovering
our balloon’s payloads. ...