flight in. And it was an absolutely perfect test of one of my brand-new
[TeleMetrum](http://altusmetrum.org/TeleMetrum) v0.2 boards!
-My cut-down Hawk Mountain "Raptor" kit, renamed "G-Spot" last October during
-my quest to
+My cut-down [Hawk Mountain](http://hawkmountain.ws/)
+"Raptor" kit, renamed "G-Spot" last October during my quest to
[exceed 50 g](http://www.gag.com/bdale/blog/posts/TeleMetrum_Progress.html)
acceleration, was loaded with [TeleMetrum](http://altusmetrum.org/TeleMetrum)
serial number 51... and launched on a [Cesaroni](http://pro38.com/)
position uncertainty my hand-held GPS was reporting at the time. Things just
don't get much better than that! We picked up the rocket, and returned to the
flight line only a few minutes after leaving it. After dumping the data from
-the board's on-board memory, I quickly generated
-[the usual plots](./gspot-ars.png). The rocket reached 1881 meters apogee,
-or around 6173 feet, and the maximum acceleration was 19.5 g. It touched
-down nearly 1.3 miles down range from the launch rail, in a sage-brush
-desert.
+the board's on-board memory, I quickly generated the usual plots.
+[[!img /bdale/blog/images/gspot-ars.png]]
-I honestly don't think I would have found the rocket without at least the
+The rocket reached 1881 meters apogee, or around 6173 feet, and the maximum
+acceleration was 19.5 g. It touched down nearly 1.3 miles down range from
+the launch rail, in sage-brush desert. I honestly don't think I would
+have found the rocket without at least the
radio beacon. It was hugely gratifying that the GPS worked and let me walk
right up to the rocket! I could not have asked for a better test of the
new electronics!
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