[dang]

As david_elson pointed out, this incredible project was originally submitted back in 2011: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2246856 - and got zero comments.

An observant HN user (dcminter - thanks!) ran across it the other day and suggested it as a candidate for the second-chance pool (explained at https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26998308). I enthusiastically agreed and we got back in touch not only with the original submitter but the project makers as well. I hope they'll comment in this thread!

[uscjeremy]

Thanks dang! I'm one of the makers and happy to chat!

[jacquesm]

What a fantastic project! It would be interesting to do some risk assessment to see how well it stacks up against the real thing ;)

I'm definitely not going to show this to my kids because I have other plans for the next three years...

Edit: I love the GPS datalogger, it's like the random number generator doing '4' all the time.

[uscjeremy]

I don't have numbers so I'll just say that it has only ever been disassembled slowly and according to plan!

[jacquesm]

Many happy landings to you and yours :)

[fnordpiglet]

Best use of time, money, and effort I’ve ever seen. Congrats on winning life.

[uscjeremy]

Thank you!