Uhhh, I totally can't believe:
a. I've lived in North Texas all my life
b. I've been a rocket buff for most of it
and c. I never knew this: https://www.wfaa.com/videos/news/lo...texas-terrells-nuclear-missile-site/75860866/
You guys been holding out on me all this time???
Maybe y'all could pass the hat and provide the DARS brass with one of these? Add a trailer and they could even transport the cub scouts, kinda like a hay ride. I understand these are being sold as surplus now that the war has been won.
[video=youtube;_74RbrPyN-Y]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_74RbrPyN-Y[/video]
I don't know how much rain fell in Frisco but my rain gauge had 2 5/8" in it yesterday from the recent storm and there is liquid water standing wherever the land is flat. It's been a bizarre weather year in north Texas, has it not?
The official call will come out on the DARS Yahoo list. I reconnoiter the field at lunch on Thursday . We usually wait 'till Thursday afternoon at least to determine what the likely weather on Saturday might be. Even if the winds cooperate I suspect the ground will still be pretty soft after yesterdays thunderstorms.
BTW I intend to have a Black Friday launch this year. Stay tuned
Hmmm... Mine had 2 11/16th in it. :grin:
You probably need to calibrate that thing or return it to the manufacturer. 0.0625 inches doesn't sound like much but could be the difference between a go or no go Frisco launch. :cry:
A BF launch would be great...no swimming that day. My Dad is even in town that day, and I know he would enjoy it.
The official call will come out on the DARS Yahoo list. I reconnoiter the field at lunch on Thursday . We usually wait 'till Thursday afternoon at least to determine what the likely weather might be on Saturday . Even if the winds cooperate I suspect the ground will still be pretty soft after yesterdays thunderstorms.
BTW I intend to have a Black Friday launch this year. Stay tuned
I hate kites. I need to write a song about that one day.
Well, the forecast for Black Friday is less than stellar as well...lets hope it changes for the better over the next week!
I got a title: "I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Kite Hatin' Blues Again Mama!"
A Bob Dylan fan?
Aw Tom! Just like an engineer trying to make a workable plan based on data, forecast, science. Let's all Keep Calm... think pure thoughts... enjoy some kite flying this Saturday... enjoy some turkey next Thursday. And on the morning of the 27th we'll wake up, stick a wet finger out the window, and see what we'll see ! :grin:
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