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Materials
- 3 GoPros with mounts - ask Sam Austin, Charlie Garcia, Maddie Garcia/fancy cameras
- 1000 ft. of line with breaking strength above 200 lbs
- Parachute
- Parachute bag
- 1/2 in. stake
- Big hammer
- 16 ft. of webbing (breaking strength > 300 lbs) to mount parachute bag
- Cardboard box or camp standCamp stand/cardboard box
- Printed copy of procedure
- Line separator
- Sand bags
- Small sand bag
- Line to tie parachute for repacking (optional)
- 4 quick links
- Scissors
- Lighter
- Clipboard
- Folding table to pack parachute on
- Parachute packing procedure - parachute should not be connected to the bag
- Tripods for cameras
- Traffic cone/markers/stakes at 500 ft. and 1000 ft.
- Sewing supplies (especially thread)
- Carpenters tape or duct tapeThread
Setup
- Contact whoever is in charge of launch/main test about rental cars (make sure the vehicle meets requirements)
- Rent car
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Setting up the test
- Use line to measure 1500 200-300 ft. of "runway" (a little under 400 ft is ok)
- Drive stake into the groundground
- Pack parachute
- Mount parachute and camera to back of SUV
- Place 2 cameras on tripods at the end of the line
- Wind line in figure 8 by stake
- Make a loop in the line to tie a piece of thread that is shorter than the line to the parachute
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- Start near stake
- Drive up to 80 60 mph (passenger serves as back-up navigator)
- Cameras film parachute extraction
- 2 cameras outside car- one on side, one from behind
- 1 inside car
Conclusion
Analyzing the results
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