[roc-chat] Re: Fwd: GBR & Bloomberg TV at ROCtoberfest
- From: Terry Burnett <wtb123@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "roc-chat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <roc-chat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 14 Dec 2013 09:25:07 -0800
"W" report in Lucerne?
Terry
On Dec 12, 2013, at 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.
>
> http://www.bloomberg.com/video/the-model-rockets-that-need-faa-clearance-to-launch-0mcGgrGoQoSjvh6zcdS5dA.html
>
>> 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
>>
>> Hi all —
>>
>> 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 :-)
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> 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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