While i was at MIT this summer, we put a pic in a model rocet and had it
record acceleration to a seeprom. The altimiter we had broke so we just
got acceleration.

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On Fri, 4 Sep 1998, Midgley John wrote:

> Hi
>
> I've an idea for a few PIC based toys (all non-commercial!) that I've
> been thinking about for a while. They all depend on an pressure sensor
> of some kind, but which?. Suggestions and comments (from part numbers
> upwards!) would be more than welcome:-
>
> 1. Simple, small, fast, (helmet-mounted?) vario - no integrated GPS!
> 2. For free-fall parachuting - you just passed 3,000' (2,000', whatever)
> going too fast - BEEP! pull now!
> 3. I have a friend into model rockets - how high do they get?
>
> Thoughts on any of the above would be very welcome.
>
> Regards
>
> John Midgley
>