How hard would it be to do a few MPR / LPR flights off the A rack? Is it still worth it to fly non HPR at this kind of event?
I was kinda wondering about that as well.
How hard would it be to do a few MPR / LPR flights off the A rack? Is it still worth it to fly non HPR at this kind of event?
Looks like Verne is going to let the OCF team take Kate for a ride...Thanks Verne!!
If you have easy access (i.e. live within 4 hours or less drive) to LDRS you should definitely make an effort to attend. If you attend LDRS you should plan on flying rockets. Period. Large launch events are a great experience; you sort of get caught-up in the festive frenzy.This launch is going to be very well attended right?
How hard would it be to do a few MPR / LPR flights off the A rack? Is it still worth it to fly non HPR at this kind of event?
What are you lunching?
What are you lunching?
Hmmm.What are you lunching?
Hmmm.
I'll probably have a chicken sandwich and some fries.
As for what we'll be launching....
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Here's Our Children's Future. Planned launch is an N2961 EX Blue.
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7 to 8K
This launch is going to be very well attended right?
How hard would it be to do a few MPR / LPR flights off the A rack? Is it still worth it to fly non HPR at this kind of event?
?Wouldn't be hard at all! A racks will be up and operational. LDRS (or any big national or regional launch) is like a hug party for people for like rockets. Most people will do a whole lot more watching than they will launching. Come on down with the LPR/MPR, fly 'em, meet folks, watch some realy cool stuff, shop at the venders' trailers, and have a great time!
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A hug party?
14,000'MSL
14,000'MSL
are you kidding? I would of thought it would be 30K or maybe 21K. What happens if you break the waiver??
The waiver at Higgs Farm is usually 17k.
I don't know that there would be a legal sort of formal punishment for breaking the waiver but as I understand it waivers are there as a safety measure (someone correct me if I am wrong). So show respect to the waiver and stay under it regardless. Some clubs will kick you out if you knowingly and willfully break it. In other words...DON'T.
As far as I know, there are no legal repercussion for accidentally violating the waiver, unless, of course, you struck a vehicle outside the waiver and caused loss of life or destruction of property. However, as Dave said, clubs do not take kindly to knowing violations of their safety codes and federal regulations. If the club continually violates the waiver, and is caught, no more waivers, no more HPR. And if a flyer willfully violates the waiver, that flyer may lose his membership in the local club, as well as have his certification rescinded by NAR or TRA.
Not the place any of wants to be.
Dropped to 14k this year. Don't know why.
are you kidding? I would of thought it would be 30K or maybe 21K. What happens if you break the waiver??
At the risk of sounding like I am piling on - which I am not trying to do...Violating the waiver could, in fact, ruin HPR all across the USA. One bad event as a result of badly violating the waiver and the FAA could very well say, screw it we don't need that hassle anymore. Or just as bad, our insurance could do the very same thing. No insurance = no flying.
You won't get 30K on the east coast, besides rockets disappear after 6k or so so why?.... I'm just saying....
If you break the waiver, Bob and Neil take you out to a remote crop field and let the Children of the Corn make you pay. Most come back like zombies and only want to fly Estes Alphas.
If you have easy access (i.e. live within 4 hours or less drive) to LDRS you should definitely make an effort to attend. If you attend LDRS you should plan on flying rockets. Period. Large launch events are a great experience; you sort of get caught-up in the festive frenzy.
No one at LDRS will look down at you if you only fly LPR or MPR rockets.
And definitely YES, there will be a lot of people there. And many vendors. And you can meet some of the "celebrities" of rocketry.
--Lance.
Wouldn't be hard at all! A racks will be up and operational. LDRS (or any big national or regional launch) is like a hug party for people for like rockets. Most people will do a whole lot more watching than they will launching. Come on down with the LPR/MPR, fly 'em, meet folks, watch some really cool stuff, shop at the vendors' trailers, and have a great time!
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