Hi TRF colleagues,
I got back from NARAM-62 a few days ago. My wife and I had a great time, and the Monroe Astronautical Rocket Society and the Syracuse Rocket Club organized the meet very well.
I only participated in one competition event -- the waterloft -- and my water bottle sprang a tiny leak, so my flight was disqualified. That's OK. I enjoyed participating.
But here's why I am making this post. I spent a lot of time looking at the NAR competition rules, and from what I can see the National Association of Rocketry specified each and every contest rule solely in metric units, and without dual labeling. In other words, the competition rules were wall-to-wall metric.
Stanley
I got back from NARAM-62 a few days ago. My wife and I had a great time, and the Monroe Astronautical Rocket Society and the Syracuse Rocket Club organized the meet very well.
I only participated in one competition event -- the waterloft -- and my water bottle sprang a tiny leak, so my flight was disqualified. That's OK. I enjoyed participating.
But here's why I am making this post. I spent a lot of time looking at the NAR competition rules, and from what I can see the National Association of Rocketry specified each and every contest rule solely in metric units, and without dual labeling. In other words, the competition rules were wall-to-wall metric.
- Lengths were specified in metres, centimetres, or millimetres -- no feet or inches.
- Weights were specified in kilograms or grams -- no pounds or ounces.
- Volumes were specified in liters or milliliters -- no gallons, quarts, or pints.
Stanley
