[NRV Rocketry] [NRVR-Launches] Good news/bad news

Thomas Weeks tweeksjunk2 at theweeks.org
Fri Jul 26 20:17:02 CDT 2013


[sorry to butt in.. but I know Bob's busy working on something tonight]

Yes Eric... At least one. Maybe two.

Tweeks

On Friday, July 26, 2013 09:11:12 pm Eric Brown wrote:
> Bob will there be a 10-10 rail?
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bob Schoner
> Sent: Friday, July 26, 2013 8:08 PM
> To: nrv rocketry
> Cc: <nrvr at nrvr.org>
> Subject: Re: [NRV Rocketry] [NRVR-Launches] Good news/bad news
> 
> Give that man a cigar. Absolutely right Carlos. Some H motors can be flown
> and I THINK there may even be one or two I motors that are under 125 grams.
> Still can't weight over 1500 grams on the pad though.
> 
> Hope to see you tomorrow.
> 
> Bob
> 
> Sent from Bob's iPhone.
> 
> On Jul 26, 2013, at 6:33 PM, Carlos Zapata <czapata at automann.com> wrote:
> > Bob. Correct me if I'm wrong but 125 grains that's up to in some cases an
> > H motor (38mm H123, H400 or so) right?
> > 
> > Carlos Zapata
> > czapata at automann.com
> > cell (540) 449-5982
> > 
> > On Jul 26, 2013, at 10:33 AM, "Bob Schoner" <bob.schoner at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> NRVR fliers,
> >> 
> >> Thanks to the efforts of Kevin Shinpaugh we were able to get permission
> >> for a one day launch at Kentland Farms for tomorrow, July 27.  Several
> >> of you ordered motors from Ken Allen at Performance Hobbies and
> >> together the order was large enough for Ken to give us free shipping. 
> >> FedEx just delivered that package to me and if you really want to get
> >> your hands on your motors you can contact me to get them - I'm in the
> >> CRC in
> >> Blacksburg.
> >> 
> >> Now some bad news.
> >> I have not applied for a waiver for NRVR at Kentland Farms.  In the past
> >> we have used the waiver that the VAST club has. I thought I could use
> >> that waiver and asked if we could but the answer was no.  So at this
> >> point we do not have a waiver for our own launches and are limited to
> >> Class 1 rockets (3.3 pounds or under and 125 grams of propellant or
> >> under) at any of our launches.  I have started the waiver submission
> >> process and hope that we will have our own waiver in the next 6-8 weeks,
> >> but this is not something I can control.
> >> 
> >> Another issue that I have no control over is the weather and the last
> >> forecast I saw called for 80% chance of rain on Saturday.  I am not
> >> calling off the launch for tomorrow just yet, but it is not looking
> >> favorable.  The officers will monitor the weather and make a call as
> >> soon as possible, but probably no earlier than 8:00 am tomorrow.
> >> 
> >> If we get rained out we will discuss options for another launch, but
> >> next week is Steppin' Out in Blacksburg, and I have commitments for the
> >> next 2 weekends that will make me unavailable after 3:00 on Saturdays
> >> and all day Sunday.
> >> 
> >> Thanks for all your support and we will get some rockets in the air
> >> soon.
> >> 
> >> 
> >> Bob Schoner
> >> Prefect  TRA #143
> >> New River Valley Rocketry
> >> 
> >> 
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