Originally posted by Valkpilot
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It was a cover story for Model Aviation.
He coordinated with US Navy (to borrow telescopic turret mounted binoculars) FAA, FAI and AMA for the attempt.
It has been common for RC sailplanes winch launched or High Start launched (launches get them to about 500 to 700 ft) to exceed 3000 ft AGL which is about the limit of unaided (no binoculars or telescope) for over 40 years.
Some of the initial YouTube videos that caught FAA attention about reckless RC flying were fixed wing models exceeding 7000 ft AGL with a solid cloud layer from 3500 to 5000 ft.
Quads are definitively not the only things flying high.
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BTW... for possibly over 30 years... Maynard Hill owned just about every RC endurance, altitude, distance from takeoff to touchdown and other "feat" records in model aviation
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