Rocket Recovery Etiquette

[BEAR]

Yeah, right. Not smart, so your phone is. Ha Ha. I like your post on the TRA forum about TAPs being vendors and conflicts of interest. I think most people are trying to further the hobby and would not push you towards their product, exclusively. All in all, rocketeers are pretty decent people. (there is one that I have observed who appears to have a pretty intense ego issue who might push his products relentlessly. I have never met the person, only from observations, and I could very well be wrong. You might know of whom I am writing by his initials, KM.)

[new2hprParticipant]

Sorry, way off topic, but honestly haven’t heard anything of KM since the outhouse. So true about the ego. I’ve never come across anyone even remotely like that in our area. We definitely seem low-key across the board. The wild and crazy big-mouthed folks may grab the spotlight, but that’s not where I want to be, nor how I’d like our club to appear to the public. Our members consistently come out (quietly) with the coolest projects, the records, the new products, and incredibly reliable research motor work. Keep it up guys!8)

-Ken

[James Russell]

There are a few across the country that are flamboyant and looking for attention and but that is not the majority. That is really the only problem that I have had with some of the shows that have been about rocketry. The want the people that are wild and crazy like Tim and Jim. They both have been nice to talk to and everything but not sure having then as our poster children is a good idea. Just my opinion.

[Bruce R. Schaefer]

I agree, James and Ken. The last show really did not show what we do or who we are. IMHO, too. Even I recorded over it. And, to point, the only reason I can think of, besides the obvious reason for NOT turning off someone’s electronics for altitude, is IF there are still charges left on, then don’t touch someone’s rocket at rest. The most rewarding thing about retrieving someone’s rocket, however, is when Bob Messner picked up a record-setting rocket of JW’s and shared the reward with JW.

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