The idea of Windmaster was "born" during World Air Games in Seville 2001
Product development started summer 2001
First flight test
November 25th, 2001
First used in competition
Swedish nationals 2002-2009
All Europeans since 2003
All Worlds 2004
Continuous development
Support balloon pilots in
- navigation
- competition, altitude and target selection
- fiesta flights
Exchanging information
- With ground crew
- With other balloons
Evaluation of flights
Pilot training
- Debriefing
The "Houston" Concept
The pilot in the balloon does all the flyingThe ground-crew in the retrieval vehicle do the analyzing and hard-work
Ground crew work:
- Fly-on Target selection
- Optimal Flight-path selection
- Task-sheet handling
Communication link:
- Normal voice over radios
- Radio data link