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--- ish [2011/10/10 20:53] – Yea I forgot to bring the payload to a launch once... fsphil
+++ ish [2013/01/18 08:27] (current) – Moved upu
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-====== ISH ======
-ISH = International Standard HAB Time
-ISH is not an officially recognised time zone and is generally used in conjunction with another, recognised, time zone to indicated a degree of error in the launch time. ISH time is normally the quoted launch time +/- 3 hours (more often than not +).
-**Example**
-The launch of the balloon will be at 1000 GMT (ISH)
-This indicates although the balloon is intended to launch at 1000 GMT the actual time could be anywhere from 1000 to 1300 depending on a number of factors not limited to :
-  * Duct tape getting stuck to fingers
-  * Tangled parachutes and knots
-  * Equipment refusing to work
-  * Livestock at the launch site
-  * Camera crews and television personalities
-  * Wind blowing equipment away
-  * Realising the cylinders you brought are design to give oxygen to hamsters and are flow rate limited as a result.
-  * Forgetting to bring the payload and having to drive back to get it