Ep. 169 | Kestrel - Wind, Weather and Ballistics in the Palm of your Hand

Wind, weather, ballistics, technology and more! Jim, Mark, and Reuben sit down with Kestrel long-timer Katie Godfrey to chat through these fascinating devices, their evolution, and Kestrel’s jump into the shooting/ballistics arena. From sailing, rowing, Coxswain’s and how fast air comes out of your hand dryer, to all the tech that goes into these pocket-sized weather statin/ballistic solution marvels, Kestrels are very cool, very interesting and very important for any long-range shooter.
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[@ribbit1964]

That was soooo much fun - completely nerding out - thanks!

[@brenn330]

Ton of info. Need to get a kestrel

[@eliasbonilla8087]

Good stuff thank you

[@steffen707-]

Jimmy, at 44:13 you're talking about the hud, when is vortex just coming out with a range finding rifle scope that has a second focal plane HUD to tell you what to adjust the scope to? @Vortex Nation Podcast

[@steffen707-]

And then add a servo motor auto dialer to the elevation turret, bam instant sniper. =)

[@VortexNation]

That would be pretty awesome. At this time there are no plans for something like that, but we'll definitely pass it along to our team in new product development! We appreciate it, Steffen!

[@marks5757]

Love this podcast. So glad I found it, and your scopes for that matter

[@rvrski1]

This sounds awesome and I love Tech but the near 6k Aus for the Fury AB/5700x marriage will take some saving....

[@CQCMachine]

"Jimmy, when's the last time you had a desk pop?" "Septemberrrr...08"

[@steveh1792]

A knot is 1.15 miles per hour (we pilots use knots, too). So 100 mph is about 87 knots.

[@Wyo2Wis]

1 knot = 1 nautical mile per hour.

[@tychiglo3682]

Mr. Rubin with the passive-aggressive comment about Texas😂 We as Texans didn’t deserve that😂😂😂

[@ssswdon]

Does it count I was a coxin in the Coast guard?

[@homerleong9081]

I ordered a Fury HD 7 months ago from Optic Plant and haven’t received it yet. Are they problems with production?

[@blakelylochridge9138]

Let’s see some straight pull action discussion

[@joelclark2130]

Now only if they had a Kestrel with a chronograph.

[@Wyo2Wis]

The Kestrel company now owns MagnetoSpeed.

[@OmeStepAheadOfTheDevil667]

Why not showing the solution direct in the scope ?

[@wadeanders4579]

TEXAS!! Still the best country in the USA!

[@TheEDCTribe]

Aaaaaaand kestrel purchased

[@Charon-5582]

Coming out of supersonic is like killing the engine on a speed boat, the wake catches up and pushes the boat.

[@Kaotix_music]

She's worked there how long and she's never done a desk pop!?!?

[@johnstewart2011]

It’s a common misconception that the speed of sound varies with the altitude (above/below sea level). The speed of sound is actually dependent only upon the type of gas (air is one type that consists of several gases) and its temperature. The altitude per se does not affect the speed. The reason there are tables showing different speeds is because the “standard” temperature changes with altitude and that’s what is actually affecting the speed. If the actual temperature is the same at different altitudes, the speed of sound will be the same. A NASA site that discusses it: www.grc.nasa.gov/www/k-12/airplane/sound.html

[@wadeanders4579]

#whizzumm

[@TrueOpinion99]

I subscribe to the Ryan Cleckner train of thought on ballistic calculators: they're great tools, but they're too easy to become dependent upon; ballistic calculators are theoretical, and nothing will beat good fundamentals while sending a bullet downrange and writing things down.

[@Wyo2Wis]

Frank Galli says basically the same thing. Fundamentals!

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