Originally posted by richalex2010
THAT type of flight is why we don't see that odd of an oddroc over here on the east coast, but only in deserts where there is little or no combustible material (exept stuff that people bring in for the launch). That is also why that is launched 100s to 1000s of feet away, so it won't kill or damage anythig (one)
How many M flights have you seen? Better yet how many flights have you seen go bad? Theres quite a few people on this board that has seen small motors reek havoc even 500 yards away.
Heres the deal. Those M's were used in a porta potty that they were actually working on AT the field.Now you say that it was launched in the desert and it was at a long distance. Obviously you dont understand the power of a M motor. At LDRS in orangeburg a guy set off a K motor in his hotel room and that motor went through 4 rooms before burning out. Needless to say alot of people hasnt seen that guy around anymore.That was a fast way to be kicked out of every rocketry gathering ever held after that.If that had been an M motor or crap even a H someone could have died cause that motor and casing went through some thick walls before ever stopping.
Back to topic at hand And the reason we dont see that type of "rocket" being done here cause most people understand now that flight was the most dumbest thing an rocket hobbiest could and has ever done in this sport/hobby.It was really unsafe, and really unbalanced.If you or I or most of the people in the forums or in rocketry period would have walked up to the RSO table and said iam flying that thing and pointed behind me to a portapotty what kind of reaction do you think we would get? His name and statur got him that flight and he stole the show like he always does from the REAL true people of rocketry.
Heres a scenario for anyone that says you're wrong:
When he went to launch, what if one or both of those M's would have somehow gotten free from inside the porta potty, in turn you have an M literally going mad as it goes through the porta potty walls and straight at the crowd that was there? Thats certain death or you would be hurt so bad you would wish you were dead.
Everyone of us are rolemodels for this hobby. What we do,say,and create reflects this hobby on a much larger scale than most think.If you think a vonage commercial or a newspaper headline or some news report for that matter can make a bad rep about our hobby. Imagine what launching a porta potty did for us.I dont like ranting but i dont like people that contradict themselves by complaining to fellow hobbiest about what they say or do is wrong and misleading or unsafe. When they are the ones that thought it was AWESOME AND COOL to do what ky did.Forgive me if iam wrong and lord help if i am, if you're going to treat the small guys like noobs and press them to do as your rules say, then i only think its just as fair to treat the people who are "famous" on the fields the same way. just my $0.02 worth.
EDIT: i just wanted to say wont doesnt exist on the range at a launch.Tell that to that mother and child that might not have been here when that chute didnt open and it went through their suv window while they were eating lunch in it.When i lauch my rockets i expect the worst to happen every time. And like a manchester at ST2005( used name cause this was the actual real launch ive been too) every flight launched while i was there i kept my eyes on just in case something went bad. When we try to be as safe as possible your attention is demanded to detail and to whats going on at that very moment. You cant afford to not pay attention and thats the reason for the fog horn and the countdown its a prewarning. If you dont pay attention to it then whats the point?
