UTC went from nothing to nationals 3rd at USRC SEDS
MMMMkkkkaaaaaay... I think I'll go ahead and stir the pot.
First off... USRC was a rigged con-job. Until last year the guy overseeing was helping his his Alma-mater win. He literally built the rocket that won them the competition the first year. See the Mizzou SEDS facebook page for proof. This year, the contest is being run by the guy who was Mizzou team president when they won the first time. Legit contest, right?
Also, I still have yet to find a single shred of proof of them filing an FAA waiver for either of the launches that won them the competitions. NOTAM database showed nothing and their launch site would have had to encompass several (occupied) private properties to have gotten a waiver for the altitude they flew at. Hell, there were occupied buildings within 700ft of the pad. It took me 2 minutes to find their launch site on google maps using the gps overlay they put in their launch video. sloppy.
For the above reasons, I don't like telling people we were involved with USRC. That whole thing is scummy and it reeks of disaster.
Second... Tennessee Tech broke a resister off the back of their altimeter and had to sub in another perfectflite altimeter. Their altitude still wasn't accepted (understandable).
However, the altitude that beeped out of that stratologger was 6032ft... easily second place.
Not bad for a couple of kit-bashed Formula 54's from MadCow, is it? :wink:
Side note: I'm sure Wildman is a great guy, but I won't buy from him until the day he decides to put specs on his website. There's literally no way to see how tall they are, or even a generic list of what's in the kit. No expected weights, nothing. I don't need instructions, but a simple "what's in the box" would be nice.