Fred, yes there is - I've been hammered with personal things and work is nuts trying to clear 3 NASA projects. You think rockets can be tough, REAL rockets is tougher! I'll send out a full report this weekend when I get a breather. MikeJ ----- Original Message ----- From: Fred Shecter To: rocketlaws-ca@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2012 5:32 PM Subject: [rocketlaws-ca] Re: Tuesday Update Any recent updates? Is there anything the rest of us need to do at this time? Thanks, -Fred Shecter NAR 20117 (L2) > Date: Wed, 16 May 2012 13:57:31 -0700 > Subject: [rocketlaws-ca] Tuesday Update > From: mjerauld@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > To: rocketlaws-ca@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Hi Team! > > Great fun at the TARC finals in Virginia with the best weather ever! > > I talked with Trip and Mark B, changing the code to redefine the > current model rocket parameters is the likely best course of action. > Using TARC and the limits that California places on STEM students > is the angle we should use. > > I also spoke with Marion Blakely and she fully supports this effort > and has offered the support of the AIA membership. > > I've had a good response from my assemblywoman Toni Atkins' > office and will meet her chief of staff in San Diego this week. > > DART member Mike Fuller is a patent attorney here in San Diego. > His initial input was that the code was enacted in the 70s as a > response to some need. He will research the historical aspect > of why and who got the code revised to define model rockets > then. Getting it changed will need to take those parties into > account. > > A quick look at the 1970-1974 Estes & Centuri catalogs > (THANK YOU ESTES & SVEN!!) Shows that the heaviest > rocket kits were the Saturn V's at about 280 grams. 3 Cs > would bring it to around 355 grams flight weight. The > Omega with the Cineroc might have been more. > > I am making this my summer project. I will post news > as get it. We'll get this done. > > Ad Astra my friends, > > Mike Jerauld > -- > RocketLaws-CA mailing list > rocketlaws-ca@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > //www.freelists.org/list/rocketlaws-ca >