New SSS/SSSS Thread

[denverdoc]

Does this mean that we are at less risk for a fireban, or does all this snow sublimate and make no diff? I had planned on an H999 egg trial, but maybe i should start sanding the 16 ft^2 of balsa i have and not even think about Feb. Reminds me of the lyric, I have seen fire and I have seen ice.(rain).. (James Taylor for you infants out there)
JS

[Chris LaPanse]

Well, certainly some of it will sublimate, but I’d imagine a fair bit would soak in. I can’t imagine that it would make no difference…

[Anonymous]

It dawns on me that there were NO SSSS or SSS blasts this weekend? how bizarre… what a perfect day! There may be a fireban next month, it was sure getting crunchy out there.

As I understand it, we haven’t had any successful flights for SSS and only 2 shots for SSSS (Messner and I).

What is in the kitty for each?

J

[Ed Dawson]

I’m still planning on it…

I was drooling over the weather last weekend but had another commitment and could not make the launch.

[AdrianParticipant]

Well, one of the reasons for no SSS attempts on Saturday was that Tim was out of the G80s. Hopefully he can bring some more for the September launch and the October launch, because I’d sure like to go for it, especially if I can get my Parrots certified by then.

[Warren B. MusselmanModerator]

Jon Skuba is the official vendor of Roadrunner G80’s for the SSS. Tim gets them from Jon.

Warren

[Anonymous]

Yep, Skuba usually has a basket of ’em. He was out of the 7 second delay last weekend, but had the other delays…

[Anonymous]

Well, I left a wee bit early on Saturday but it looked like there was only a single SSS attempt? (unfortunately, it was unsuccessful). Wow… there is a proverbial bucket o’ dollars if someone pooches up a flight that counts.

Probably better start talking about this now — what if the contest ends with no qualifying flights? It is definitely possible that the remaining two launches could be cancelled due to weather. NCR might be done for the year. What then?

Interestingly, the SSSS has had most of the entrants do their thing. Fewer players, but the majority have flown. SSS has something like a dozen entrants, with only a couple of flights that I am aware of.

J

[Warren B. MusselmanModerator]

I think it bears discussion, but my take is that if no one flies this year then we should let the money ride-forward for the 2008 SSS. I don’t like the idea of EVERYONE forfeiting.

Also, I talked to a number of people who entered and didn’t fly. Everyone is held back by the likelihood of losing their rocket. Note that I didn’t say possibility, I said likelihood. Almost all the folks I talked to said the SSS is over for them due to that one rule. Again, my perspective on this is to kill the “no-tracking” rule and allow people to use radio tracking or at least sonic beacons.

Ed was preparing to fly his SSSS just as I left at 3PM, but I don’t know what the results were. I do know that the winds kicked up something fierce around 4PM so it may be that he never got the flight off.

Warren

[Anonymous]

You may be right on the tracking thing — though that rule was clearly in place when a dozen or more flyers handed in their ante. Interesting. Next question, then — if it rolls over, is it only open to those who were in it this year?

From my perspective (and remember, I am not in the contest) I think it should be one of the following:

a.) Split between those who tried and failed. A “zero” altitude with an attempt is better than not flying at all, IMHO

b.) Everyone gets their bucks back

c.) Rolled over with the same players, same rules, but let the guys (Kyle, Ed) who flew this year fly again next year. They should not be penalized because the timeline was extended.

I also think it is fair game for someone to go out and pop something up to 300′ in November and claim the prize. This is, after all, a bit of a chess game….

[Author]

Posts