As you know I am planning on flying a kite at high altitude later this year with it carrying a camera and an arduino to record data as it climbs.

I think half the problem with learning to code is having an idea to start with and it’s this fact that I have something to aim for that is really helping my knowledge base as I devote a period of time a week to learn the ways of C++.

As it stands I have successfully coded the kite computer to monitor temperature, recording the highest and lowest values too. I am wanting to do the same with CO2 and work has begun writing a similar function.

But as I start asking a few people in the know when it comes to air quality, they are advising that CO2 is not the best way to monitor air quality and as a result I may have to rethink this approach. Still, it was fun putting it together and the gas sensor I am using is a great deal of fun. I did like cobbling together a small app that graphed the sensor reeadings in real time. He’s me heavy breathing:

I think I might take a bot of a rest now and concentrate on actually making the kite itself which my neighbur has kindly offered to help me with.