After compatibility, we had a few more I’s to dot and T’s to cross, and we lost a few people. But mostly we were ready to go, and were settling in for what was expected to be a long haul of waiting and attempting to launch. Some windy days gave us a chance to take a little bit of pre-flight vacation time.

Susan's Parent, Kevin and Sohpia, say goodbye

Ajay sayd goodbye

Ellen and Richard clean up wiring
During a dry run, to simplify launch attempt roll-outs

Vy tapes the final panels
No more opening anything

Our fuse

Shiny ethernet port
Another simplification for roll outs

Bridge

Vy prepares to jump from Bridge

Cricket! (NZ vs Sri Lanka)
Beside the Queenstown airport

Bird's eye
We took a tourist flight to Milford Sound (which I mostly shot in film)

The lab is ready
Clean, and with flight monitoring stations
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