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Jeffrey Joe Hinton
The Cliff Notes version of TRA Research Rules are, as JW remembers, TRA membership in good standing and TRA Certified Level 2 acheivement or better. Commercial and ‘research’ motors approved for flight except black-powderd based motors and liquid fueled motors with the exception to NOX hybrids. BOD approval shall be required for any research rocket/flight where the total installed impulse is equal to or greater than 81,920.01 N-Sec (Q and above). All of the Research Safety Code can be found here:http://www.tripoli.org/documents/ResearchSafetyCode200709.pdf and is very interesting reading (should be required but I can’t enforce that).
Anonymous
I’ll be there both days. Leaving Iowa at 5PM CST Friday night and driving straight through. Probably show up about 2AM Mountain time. I *might* stay in Cheyenne or Sidney, but will probably drive straight through.
JW
Art Hoag
I will still be up, come on out!
Art
Anonymous
Anyone who wants to try besting 20K this weekend should watch this spot http://www.weatherimages.org/data/imag192.html
I have my fingers / toes crossed 😀
JW
SCOTT EVANS
To clarify and clear up any and maybe all mis-understandings. The orginally scheduled Sunday, July 13th TRA Research Launch was postponed until this coming weekend, July 19th and 20th to provide an opportunity for Tripoli members to take advantage of a better waiver than what is currently is available at our North Site.. This weekend was quietly scheduled back in January when I first started working on getting “windows” approved for MHM and Oktoberfest and was intended to be a backup to the dates for the MHM launch which happened but without the “windows” being approved. Water under the bridge now but we’ve got the approval for this weekend and Oktoberfest, provided everything goes according to plans for this weekend. USFS has approved our use of the site. Ben Russell, Director of Tripoli Research approved the weekend and I approved this message.
As I understood it from last ex-launch you could be sponsored by a level 2
and fly???????
I offered a Cub Scout dad from the MHM launch (he lives a couple doors down from me) a Level 1 cert. flight this weekend. Figured we could get him hooked, and spending his money sooner, than waiting for Greg R. to get it done. 😉
Hope I wasnt out of line. 😳SCOTT EVANS
Long story, but, single use 29 housings….. For couplers. I also have a 38mm fore enclosure to give back to Tim. I am told that John has access to mis-run PVC tubing that I can get. I have several 29 and 38 min diam projects in the works but am taking a beating on getting parts….
I may by some slim chance have a 38mm bird to launch if I can verify the numbers on my grains and get the thumbs up from my “Instructor”:P ….. And probably my first dual deploy – this is all if I can get the wife to let me out of a bathroom remodel.
The hell with that Bathroom, who weres the pants over there anyway!
Besides, Im running out of Rockets to launch. I need some one to help me track my Dart for the SSSS. Its the last High Power Rocket I have in Flyable condition without doing major repairs.
If I grovel with you, will she let you go????? 😕
Anonymous
As I understood it from last ex-launch you could be sponsored by a level 2
and fly???????But not to cert L1 😯 The problem is your guest — if he has someone else sponsor his flight — didn’t really fly it himself. Splitting hairs, perhaps – but all flyers have to be L2 or higher.
It isn’t a function of the club being uptight. It is a function of the insurance. You can L3 at a research launch, but you cannot L1 or L2 because you must be L2 to fly in the first place….
SCOTT EVANS
As I understood it from last ex-launch you could be sponsored by a level 2
and fly???????But not to cert L1 😯 The problem is your guest — if he has someone else sponsor his flight — didn’t really fly it himself. Splitting hairs, perhaps – but all flyers have to be L2 or higher.
It isn’t a function of the club being uptight. It is a function of the insurance. You can L3 at a research launch, but you cannot L1 or L2 because you must be L2 to fly in the first place….
owe, oops!
ThanksMurdock
FYI I plan on attending on Saturday to do photos, so I will see you all up there.
Murdock
slipstick
… Commercial and ‘research’ motors approved for flight except black-powderd based motors…
It would be nice if L2’s could fly ANY kind of motor, including black powder. In my case I’m trying to get some set duration test flights before going to NARAM-50 the weekend later, but am having to dodge Cessna’s by flying here in Louisville at the HS. (lost two rockets so far to thermals… sigh…I laways seem to find them when I DON’T want them).
Jeffrey Joe Hinton
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Art Hoag
SCOTT EVANS
Murdock
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