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2003 - Altitude record planning begins.
2003 - March, Construction and testing of small deltas, Conynes, winged box kites and DT Deltas.
2003 - September, construction of small winches, line testing and flights at Crestwood and East Parramatta.
2004 - January - Construction and testing of first DT Delta over 8 sq meters.
2004 - March - Purchase and testing of Garmin GPS unit - flight to 1,200 ft - Rooty Hill.
2004 - April - Testing of Medium DT Delta kites to over 2,000 ft.
2004 - June - 1st test of 12 sq meter DT Delta at Kingsford. Test at Rooty Hill to 400 ft
2004 - August - Completion of winch version 1.
2004 - August - Submission of CASA application - Approval 1 week prior to tests.
2004 October - First test at Cable Downs, Western NSW - 0ver 6,000 ft reached on 10,000 ft CASA restriction.
2005 February - Completion of winch version 2 with capstan and separate reel.
2005 March - Zone approved at Cable Downs for 1st series of attempts, several changes to 2004 instrument.
2005 April - 1st series - 5,800 ft reached, kite lost over mine railway.
2005 October - 2nd series - 7,000 ft reached - winch motor burned out. Attempts terminated.
2006 August - Winch rebuilt to version 3 with substantial steel beam frame.
2007 February - line and kite testing Barraganumble near Dubbo, Western NSW
2007 March - Zone approved for 3rd series of attempts at Cable Downs.
2007 April - 3rd series of attempts at Cable Downs - 10,466 ft reached - Australian record and 2nd highest in the World. Sponsorship from Universal Instruments.
2008 May - 10,000 meters of Amika 300 lb line tested at Lake George, NSW with Mike Richards, Bob Moore and Mike Jenkins.
2008 September - 1 kw motor burns out at Matraville during testing
2009 March - Zone approved for 4th series of attempts at Cable Downs.
2009 March - New 5.5 Kw generator purchased.
2009 April - 4th series of Attempts - 9,109 ft reached - attempts washed out. Aeriak images captured.
2009 September - Sponsorship secured from DSM, Dyneema in Holland.
2009 November - Sponsorship secured from Lewis Pulleys.
2009 December - 2 backup kites constructed, 4 kites available for attempts. Backup telemetry and GPS units purchased. 4 gps units and 2 telemetry units available.
2010 March - Winch version 4 completed, line arrived from Cousin-Trestec in France and loaded to winch.
2010 March zone approved with some changes to mandatory Air Services contact.
2010 March/April - 5th Series of attempts - 10,681 ft reached. Attempts abandoned due to calm conditions.
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