[roc-chat] Re: Launch today?
- From: Richard Dierking <redierking@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <roc-chat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 14 Aug 2011 20:27:25 +0000
That's OK and sometimes the monthly launches go until 4 or 5 in the afternoon.
It just depends on the weather (including heat or cold). Some of the Board
members (mostly Rick Dickinson recently) and helpers get up before dawn to
deliver the trailer, set-up, and run registration. If it's blazing hot it
makes for a very long day for them. Hopefully, they know how much they are
appreciated. I'm glad to hear that you had a great camping experience. Friday
night was excellent as well. RichardFrom: ericwil76@xxxxxxxx
To: roc-chat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [roc-chat] Re: Launch today?
Date: Sun, 14 Aug 2011 13:11:35 -0700
Thanks Richard,
Yah I guess I am just a dork and did not know the launches only went from
2-4 I assumed they were always all day Saturday. I don’t come all the time and
I
guess every time I have been it has been Roctober, Rocstock or LDRS two days. I
drove all the way so what the hell I camped, it did turn beautiful with no wind
and an amazing moon and perfect overnight temps. Dang I missed the glider lol.
Well I will be back now that I know the hours.
Regards,
Eric Williams
From: Richard Dierking
Sent: Sunday, August 14, 2011 10:44 AM
To: roc-chat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [roc-chat] Re: Launch today?
The time stamp on your message suggests that you sent it at about
4:30 PM. If so, probably everyone had left by then. Keep in mind
that I wasn't watching the clock too much at the launch, so my times may be off
a little. I believe we were done taking down the range at about 2:30
PM. At about 1:30 things were really winding down, and everyone seemed to
be packing up. It was a good day weather-wise until about 1:00 PM.
There were clouds and obvious rain North and South of Lucerne at times in the
afternoon including lightning strikes. The humidity got much higher in the
afternoon accompanied by about 98 F heat. Also, gusts of the evil W were
strong at times and this is why most people just decided that they had
enough. Maybe it calmed a bit in the late afternoon, but how were we to
know this?
One interesting thing happened about 1:00 PM; a glider
came over the range and flew in large circles for approximately 20
minutes. The glider's altitude was approximately 4000 to 5000 and
high-power flights were suspended until the glider cleared. It was very
difficult to spot the glider at times because by the afternoon, the sky was
mostly white clouds. Fortunately, someone on the flight line noticed the
glider as it entered the range area. This is why it's always important to
have many eyes on the sky.
So, just the glider's presence suggests
how dynamic the weather was with the wind shifting many times throughout the
afternoon.
Richard Dierking
From: ericwil76@xxxxxxxx
Subject: [roc-chat] Launch today?
Date: Sat, 13
Aug 2011 16:24:08 -0700
To: roc-chat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Just one big
question I am at the lake bed was the launch
cancelled?
Eric
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