Just to be clear, launches do not go from 2-4. Launches start about 7-8am (maybe 9am on a bad day). They usual stop between 2 to 4pm. Everyone else has pretty much covered why that is so. Supposedly there was an informal (non-ROC) launch today. Was anyone there? Those that are interested, my report is on The Rocketry Forum here http://www.rocketryforum.com/showthread.php?t=25432 And the pictures I took are at http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeffgortatowsky/sets/72157627431911254/ --------------------------------------- Jeff Gortatowsky, Redondo Beach, CA | Twitter: JeffGortatowsky | Yahoo: indanapt "(Scientific) Skepticism is not a set of beliefs, it is a set of methods for asking questions about reality." -- Doctor Steven Novella ________________________________ From: Eric Williams <ericwil76@xxxxxxxx> To: roc-chat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Sunday, August 14, 2011 1:11 PM Subject: [roc-chat] Re: Launch today? 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