World Surveillance Group Inc (fka WSGI)

[indyjonesohio]

Check the weather for Sunday--I think winds were gusting at 24-30mph or more at ground level in the Pearson Ridge area. Probably higher aloft IMO. Remember the next day were the bad storms in OK. I suspect we will find they operated outside of the operating parameters--you are supposed to know winds aloft as well when launching an aerostat. I am more curious as to whether they lost payload or not--that is expensive. The envelope can break away above the payload on a BiB. Unless there is a manufacturing defect or they were within operating parameters given to them, this cost will all be on the Army. Breakaways are a common occurrence in Afghan TOO. I am also curious as to whether the automated cut down device worked. They seem to have confidence that it did by how they describe their expectation of a slow descent. Welcome to the wild world of aerostats! Having fun, IndyJonesOhio