Hello All,
I've been sort of out of it for a bit having thyroid surgery, but today I found this thread and had a sudden realization. Did anybody notice what kind of launch system they were using for this flight? Yep, it was a brand spankin' new Wilson F/X single-pad wireless system. The Princeton team called me up on the phone asking if they could buy a wireless launch system for a special launch they had coming up that next weekend in New Mexico. This was Monday the 20th. We got things worked out and I shipped the system the next day to Space Port America in Truth or Consequences, New Mexico where it awaited their arrival. Two days later on Thursday May 23rd, I had my last surgery for thyroid cancer so I missed the launch itself.
So this morning, I was casually looking thru the RF threads when I saw the Princeton Univ launch thread. My brain went "Hey Look at that!" Then I saw the video of the launch and the gentleman who picked up the Wilson F/X wireless LCU-1w for the launch.
Whatever other problems they may have had with the flight, they had no troubles with their launch system! I'm pretty sure that this is the highest flight with Wilson F/X...……. so far.
Gotta admit that when we were talking rapidly on the phone, because these guys were desperate to find a system that they could get shipped to NM FAST, that the altitude they were aiming for didn't come up in our conversation.
But hey! Lots of fun all round!
"Reach for the Stars!"
Brad Wilson
Wilson F/X Digital Control Systems