[roc-chat] Re: Fwd: GBR & Bloomberg TV at ROCtoberfest

  • From: Norbert Soski <norbsoski@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "roc-chat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <roc-chat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2013 10:41:38 -0800 (PST)

That is a great video.  Love the story it tells.
Norbert



On Thursday, December 12, 2013 9:37 AM, Dirk Gates <dirk.gates@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
wrote:
  
Bloomberg TV has finally posted the video for their “Adventures" series (see 
the link below).Enjoy!
>Dirk.
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>http://www.bloomberg.com/video/the-model-rockets-that-need-faa-clearance-to-launch-0mcGgrGoQoSjvh6zcdS5dA.html
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>From: Dirk Gates <dirk.gates@xxxxxxxxxx>
>>Date: Thursday, September 26, 2013 at 1:43 PM
>>To: "roc-chat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <roc-chat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>Subject: GBR & Bloomberg TV at ROCtoberfest 
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>>Hi all —
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>>Wedge and John Van Norman (and others) are assisting me in launching both 
>>Porthos & Sumo at ROCtoberfest for a segment on Bloomberg TV about executives 
>>and extreme hobbies (who, me? :-).   We’re planning on putting Porthos up on 
>>a central 98mm M with 6 outboard 54mm Blue Thunder Ks — for those who haven’t 
>>witnessed this motor combination, it literally screams off the pad.  And 
>>weather permitting, we’ll be putting up Sumo on a central 98mm M with 4 
>>outboard 75mm Redline Ks.  John has helped me verify all the launch equipment 
>>and recovery gear are in working order, and he will also be running multiple 
>>onboard GoPro cameras for each flight.  And Wedge has stepped up to work his 
>>magic and make sure we get all these motors lit fast and at the same time :-)
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>>As a heads up:  the Bloomberg TV folks will likely be wandering up and down 
>>the flight line taking B-roll of the launch.  As always, we want to make sure 
>>we put the hobby in the best light possible — so try not to say anything too 
>>crazy about what we all enjoy doing :-) …  Bottom line:  We want to show them 
>>that we’re all just having fun — safely.
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>>Looking forward to seeing everyone out there — and apologies in advance if 
>>the film crew turns out to be a nuisance … (hopefully not — I’ll try to keep 
>>them reigned in …)
>>Thx!
>>Dirk.
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