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Old 1st Sep 2006, 13:19
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Originally Posted by pheeel
That's one expensive launch!
I doubt they took off from sea level in the Andes, , but even if they did , Fosset has the money for that I guess !

Congrats nevertheless, my own max alt was almost 25.000 ft over the Pyrennees in a Breguet 904 , a wooden glider many, many years ago, and the only thing I remember is that it was bloody cold....Now you are restricted below FL195 nearly everywhere...
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