Pem Tech
Notorious Member
Has no one started a 2016 NSL thread yet?
You just did. I've already booked my room.
AT the Holiday Inn Express? I tried to book a room but the website wouldn't take NSL as a code.
It's a safety code violation, or are they going to evacuate those houses during NSL?
If you'll scroll back just a little, you'll notice my comment regarding the Ambassador Inn?
We booked at the Roadway Inn. For 4 nights it was $63.00 less than the NSL price at the Ambassador.
Wow, that is really inexpensive.....
Is it a nice place?
Wow, that is really inexpensive.....
Is it a nice place?
I'm not so worried about my room not being the cheapest available personally. There are times when the "after-launch" camaraderie is worth it. At least you get to hang and chat, share vids, check out some of the folk's gear/rockets and whatnot. Maybe even plan a dinner out. Being a single guy that I am, I'd really hate getting stuck by myself at a different hotel. If the Ambassador is the go-to hotel this year, that's fine by me.
It's a safety code violation, or are they going to evacuate those houses during NSL?
The houses are more than 1500 feet from the launch pads, which is all the safety code requires:
Launcher Location. My launcher will be 1500 feet from any occupied building or from any public highway on which traffic flow exceeds 10 vehicles per hour, not including traffic flow related to the launch. It will also be no closer than the appropriate Minimum Personnel Distance from the accompanying table from any boundary of the launch site.
That is not the launch site dimensions. It is the recovery area. Not sure how. Not sure why. But recovery area and launch area are not always calculated as the same factor. I've often wondered about how or why there is a difference, but never argued so long as it met code.
Well, I'm not part of the NSL planning crew. I know all aspects have to pass through NAR for approval since it's technically NAR's event. HARA is only hosting it. I would like to think that Ted is well aware of all aspects for the event.
Yes, Ted is aware of it and is ok with it. I think that is poor judgment, which is very rare for Ted.
I've had my say, and I'll go away now.
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