Comment by jacquesm 14 hours ago Four pounds of hardware ingested by a jet engine is going to do a shitload of damage. 5 comments jacquesm Reply daemonologist 3 hours ago I agree, but apparently that's the rule. 1024core 14 hours ago Exactly. Given that most birds weigh less than 4 pounds and bird strikes can take an engine out completely.Plus, if @jacquesm says it, it must be true. ;-) HNisCIS 14 hours ago These pico balloons weigh grams. m4rtink 14 hours ago Yeah, I think ours was less than 10 grams.As rules go, IIRC at least here in the Czech Republic anything below 100 g is unregulated, you just need to have a licensed amateur radio operator, so that the probe can broadcast in the 20 meter WSPR band under his callsign. jacquesm 14 hours ago Parent to mine mentioned 4 pounds.
1024core 14 hours ago Exactly. Given that most birds weigh less than 4 pounds and bird strikes can take an engine out completely.Plus, if @jacquesm says it, it must be true. ;-)
HNisCIS 14 hours ago These pico balloons weigh grams. m4rtink 14 hours ago Yeah, I think ours was less than 10 grams.As rules go, IIRC at least here in the Czech Republic anything below 100 g is unregulated, you just need to have a licensed amateur radio operator, so that the probe can broadcast in the 20 meter WSPR band under his callsign. jacquesm 14 hours ago Parent to mine mentioned 4 pounds.
m4rtink 14 hours ago Yeah, I think ours was less than 10 grams.As rules go, IIRC at least here in the Czech Republic anything below 100 g is unregulated, you just need to have a licensed amateur radio operator, so that the probe can broadcast in the 20 meter WSPR band under his callsign.
I agree, but apparently that's the rule.
Exactly. Given that most birds weigh less than 4 pounds and bird strikes can take an engine out completely.
Plus, if @jacquesm says it, it must be true. ;-)
These pico balloons weigh grams.
Yeah, I think ours was less than 10 grams.
As rules go, IIRC at least here in the Czech Republic anything below 100 g is unregulated, you just need to have a licensed amateur radio operator, so that the probe can broadcast in the 20 meter WSPR band under his callsign.
Parent to mine mentioned 4 pounds.