R2D2 Flight for April 20th GSBC Balloon Launch. 122,740 Feet in Altitude ( 34411.15 Meters ) or 23.24 Miles. Global Space Balloon Challenge flight to 122,740 ft. successfully recovered in Angola, Indiana. Launched on April 20th 2014, at 9:30 am and was recovered at 5:30pm. It was flown by the AHP/AMT Fraternity members and funded by MIAT. They were in competition with several different universities, including Stanford, U of M, Purdue, and the University of Frankfort, IN GERMANY!For more information concerning our programs be sure to click on the links below.http://www.miat.edu/Associate of Applied Science in Aviation Maintenance Technology Gainful Employment Disclosure – Canton http://www.miat.edu/gedt2017/can_amt/Gedt.phpAssociate of Applied Science in Aviation Maintenance Technology Gainful Employment Disclosure – Houston http://www.miat.edu/gedt2017/hou_amt/Gedt.phpAirframe and Powerplant Technician Program Gainful Employment Disclosure – Canton http://www.miat.edu/gedt2017/can_air/Gedt.phpAirframe and Powerplant Technician Program Gainful Employment Disclosure – Houston http://www.miat.edu/gedt2017/hou_air/Gedt.phpWind Power Technician Gainful Employment Disclosure – Canton http://www.miat.edu/gedt2017/can_wind/Gedt.phpWind Power Technician Gainful Employment Disclosure – Houston http://www.miat.edu/gedt2017/hou_wind/Gedt.phpAssociate in Applied Science in Energy Technology Gainful Employment Disclosure – Canton http://www.miat.edu/gedt2017/can_eta/Gedt.phpAssociate in Applied Science in Energy Technology Gainful Employment Disclosure – Houston http://www.miat.edu/gedt2017/hou_eta/Gedt.phpEnergy and Industrial Technician Gainful Employment Disclosure – Canton http://www.miat.edu/gedt2017/can_energy/Gedt.phpEnergy and Industrial Technician Gainful Employment Disclosure – Houston http://www.miat.edu/gedt2017/hou_energy/Gedt.phpHVACR Technician Program Gainful Employment Disclosure – Canton http://www.miat.edu/gedt2017/can_hvac/Gedt.phpHVACR Technician Program Gainful Employment Disclosure – Houston http://www.miat.edu/gedt2017/hou_hvac/Gedt.php

Short video highlighting the very first test flight with lab assistant, Holly Arnold, and AHP/AMT Vice President, Mike Lepine. This flight was launched from Colon, MI in September of 2013 reaching a test altitude of 113,488 ft. The payload landed 1/8 of a mile from downtown Clinton, MI. The highlight of this flight was a telephone call arranged by MIAT Instructor, Jim Carson from CSA, Canadian Space Agency astronaut Chris Hadfield during recovery.For more information concerning our programs be sure to click on the links below.http://www.miat.edu/Associate of Applied Science in Aviation Maintenance Technology Gainful Employment Disclosure – Canton http://www.miat.edu/gedt2017/can_amt/Gedt.phpAssociate of Applied Science in Aviation Maintenance Technology Gainful Employment Disclosure – Houston http://www.miat.edu/gedt2017/hou_amt/Gedt.phpAirframe and Powerplant Technician Program Gainful Employment Disclosure – Canton http://www.miat.edu/gedt2017/can_air/Gedt.phpAirframe and Powerplant Technician Program Gainful Employment Disclosure – Houston http://www.miat.edu/gedt2017/hou_air/Gedt.phpWind Power Technician Gainful Employment Disclosure – Canton http://www.miat.edu/gedt2017/can_wind/Gedt.phpWind Power Technician Gainful Employment Disclosure – Houston http://www.miat.edu/gedt2017/hou_wind/Gedt.phpAssociate in Applied Science in Energy Technology Gainful Employment Disclosure – Canton http://www.miat.edu/gedt2017/can_eta/Gedt.phpAssociate in Applied Science in Energy Technology Gainful Employment Disclosure – Houston http://www.miat.edu/gedt2017/hou_eta/Gedt.phpEnergy and Industrial Technician Gainful Employment Disclosure – Canton http://www.miat.edu/gedt2017/can_energy/Gedt.phpEnergy and Industrial Technician Gainful Employment Disclosure – Houston http://www.miat.edu/gedt2017/hou_energy/Gedt.phpHVACR Technician Program Gainful Employment Disclosure – Canton http://www.miat.edu/gedt2017/can_hvac/Gedt.phpHVACR Technician Program Gainful Employment Disclosure – Houston http://www.miat.edu/gedt2017/hou_hvac/Gedt.php

Troy Hammond, AHP/AMT Fraternity President at MIAT, installed cameras in R2-D2 to capture HD video of the entire flight from four different angles. Including, two horizontal, one vertical, and one external camera. Included inside the payload package, were sensors which measured barometric pressure, pressure altitude, lux light levels, humidity, and temperature. Also included on board, were two GPS units to assist locating and recovery of the payload upon touch down.For more information concerning our programs be sure to click on the links below.http://www.miat.edu/Associate of Applied Science in Aviation Maintenance Technology Gainful Employment Disclosure – Canton http://www.miat.edu/gedt2017/can_amt/Gedt.phpAssociate of Applied Science in Aviation Maintenance Technology Gainful Employment Disclosure – Houston http://www.miat.edu/gedt2017/hou_amt/Gedt.phpAirframe and Powerplant Technician Program Gainful Employment Disclosure – Canton http://www.miat.edu/gedt2017/can_air/Gedt.phpAirframe and Powerplant Technician Program Gainful Employment Disclosure – Houston http://www.miat.edu/gedt2017/hou_air/Gedt.phpWind Power Technician Gainful Employment Disclosure – Canton http://www.miat.edu/gedt2017/can_wind/Gedt.phpWind Power Technician Gainful Employment Disclosure – Houston http://www.miat.edu/gedt2017/hou_wind/Gedt.phpAssociate in Applied Science in Energy Technology Gainful Employment Disclosure – Canton http://www.miat.edu/gedt2017/can_eta/Gedt.phpAssociate in Applied Science in Energy Technology Gainful Employment Disclosure – Houston http://www.miat.edu/gedt2017/hou_eta/Gedt.phpEnergy and Industrial Technician Gainful Employment Disclosure – Canton http://www.miat.edu/gedt2017/can_energy/Gedt.phpEnergy and Industrial Technician Gainful Employment Disclosure – Houston http://www.miat.edu/gedt2017/hou_energy/Gedt.phpHVACR Technician Program Gainful Employment Disclosure – Canton http://www.miat.edu/gedt2017/can_hvac/Gedt.phpHVACR Technician Program Gainful Employment Disclosure – Houston http://www.miat.edu/gedt2017/hou_hvac/Gedt.php

External camera looking down from above shortly after release.For more information concerning our programs be sure to click on the links below.http://www.miat.edu/Associate of Applied Science in Aviation Maintenance Technology Gainful Employment Disclosure – Canton http://www.miat.edu/gedt2017/can_amt/Gedt.phpAssociate of Applied Science in Aviation Maintenance Technology Gainful Employment Disclosure – Houston http://www.miat.edu/gedt2017/hou_amt/Gedt.phpAirframe and Powerplant Technician Program Gainful Employment Disclosure – Canton http://www.miat.edu/gedt2017/can_air/Gedt.phpAirframe and Powerplant Technician Program Gainful Employment Disclosure – Houston http://www.miat.edu/gedt2017/hou_air/Gedt.phpWind Power Technician Gainful Employment Disclosure – Canton http://www.miat.edu/gedt2017/can_wind/Gedt.phpWind Power Technician Gainful Employment Disclosure – Houston http://www.miat.edu/gedt2017/hou_wind/Gedt.phpAssociate in Applied Science in Energy Technology Gainful Employment Disclosure – Canton http://www.miat.edu/gedt2017/can_eta/Gedt.phpAssociate in Applied Science in Energy Technology Gainful Employment Disclosure – Houston http://www.miat.edu/gedt2017/hou_eta/Gedt.phpEnergy and Industrial Technician Gainful Employment Disclosure – Canton http://www.miat.edu/gedt2017/can_energy/Gedt.phpEnergy and Industrial Technician Gainful Employment Disclosure – Houston http://www.miat.edu/gedt2017/hou_energy/Gedt.phpHVACR Technician Program Gainful Employment Disclosure – Canton http://www.miat.edu/gedt2017/can_hvac/Gedt.phpHVACR Technician Program Gainful Employment Disclosure – Houston http://www.miat.edu/gedt2017/hou_hvac/Gedt.php