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Materials

  1. 3 GoPros with mounts - ask Sam Austin, Charlie Garcia, Maddie Garcia/fancy cameras 
  2. 1000 ft. of line with breaking strength above 200 lbs
  3.  Parachute
  4. Parachute bag
  5. 1/2 in. stake
  6. Big hammer
  7. 16 ft. of webbing (breaking strength > 300 lbs) to mount parachute bag
  8. Cardboard box or camp standCamp stand/cardboard box
  9. Printed copy of procedure
  10. Line separator
  11. Sand bags
  12. Small sand bag
  13. Line to tie parachute for repacking (optional)
  14. 4 quick links
  15. Scissors
  16. Lighter
  17. Clipboard
  18. Folding table to pack parachute on
  19. Parachute packing procedure - parachute should not be connected to the bag
  20. Tripods for cameras
  21. Traffic cone/markers/stakes at 500 ft. and 1000 ft.
  22. Sewing supplies (especially thread)
  23. Carpenters tape or duct tapeThread

Setup

  1. Contact whoever is in charge of launch/main test about rental cars (make sure the vehicle meets requirements)
  2. Rent car

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Setting up the test

  1. Use line to measure 1500 200-300 ft. of "runway" (a little under 400 ft is ok)
  2. Drive stake into the groundground 
  3. Pack parachute
  4. Mount parachute and camera to back of SUV
  5. Place 2 cameras on tripods at the end of the line
  6. Wind line in figure 8 by stake
  7. 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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  1. Start near stake
  2. Drive up to 80 60 mph (passenger serves as back-up navigator)
  3. Cameras film parachute extraction
    1. 2 cameras outside car- one on side, one from behind
    2. 1 inside car

Conclusion

Analyzing the results

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