[tccrockets] Re: DA 2014

  • From: James Dougherty <jafrado@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "tccrockets@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <tccrockets@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sun, 4 May 2014 08:56:17 -0700

Thanks Gene, and thanks for signing up for launch help :-)


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> On May 3, 2014, at 5:32 PM, Gene Engelgau <gene@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
> wrote:
> 
> Wooowt!  Love the shirt James!!
> 
> -G
> 
> - Regards
> 
> Gene Engelgau
> KI6IBL, NAR 86770 / TRA 12243 - L3
> Fruitychutes (dot) com - Consumer and Aerospace Recovery Solutions
> www.facebook (dot) com/fruitychutes
> 408-499-9050
> 
> 
>> On Sat, May 3, 2014 at 1:54 PM, James Dougherty <jafrado@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Hi Everyone,
>> 
>> I hope you're all getting excited and preparing for DairyAire 2014!  This DA 
>> launch is going to be great - a safe, fun-filled weekend of rocketry!
>> 
>> Schedule
>> 
>> Friday - Start, 9:30am
>> Saturday - Same, Night-Launch at Sunset
>> Sunday - Start 9:30-2PM 
>> 
>> Night operations begin at sundown on Saturday night. I will be calling in 
>> the FAA Waivers for 9am every morning and starting in a week.
>> 
>> Daily launch fees are $10.00, age 14 and under fly free. At sign-in you will 
>> have to sign a safety code/liability waiver before being
>> allowed to launch. There is no charge for the flight cards. One must be 
>> filled out for every flight. High power users must be prepared to 
>> show their NAR or Tripoli membership card at the RSO (Range Safety Officer) 
>> check in as proof of certification before every flight. We
>> have a FAA Waiver to launch rockets to 16,800 feet above ground at our site. 
>> Any rocket that could reach a higher altitude will not be allowed to
>> launch.
>> 
>> Vendors - Confirmed
>> 
>> Lunch/Dinner - Boy Scouts (John Kelley)
>> Bay Area Rocketry (Mike Gentile)
>> FruityChutes (Gene Engelgau)
>> Real Flight Systems (me)
>> ERS (Shawn Stephens)
>> 
>> 
>> Vendors - TBD
>> 
>> What's up Hobbies (Jack Garibaldi) 
>> Madcow Rocketry (Mike Stoop)
>> Visalia Hobbies (John)
>> 
>> Food and Fine Dining -- John Kelly and the Boy Scouts will be making all 
>> sorts of great food and Barbeque - if you guys haven't tried his Tri-tip, 
>> you're missing out! he will
>> be out with the troops for all sorts of great food to eat. John will send 
>> out an email with the menu plan. 
>> 
>> Aaron will be out Thursday night to the launch location and we'll plan for 8 
>> spots for the Vendors when we setup the flight line. Mike Smith will be 
>> bringing out the trailer Friday morning so I am hoping we can get a crew 
>> together to help setup around 9am. James will call the porta-potties for 
>> Friday, Ron Swenson will bring the club porta-potties out on  Saturday and 
>> Richard will bring them back. 
>> 
>> The launch site will be right by the Del Norte site just like it is every 
>> time, the field will be visible and there will be a sign directing people 
>> from the Turn-in to the parking area/flight-line. Aaron and I will update 
>> you and the website if there are any last minute changes. Locations to the 
>> Del Norte site are posted online at http://www.tccrockets.com
>> 
>> Folks, we really need more people signing up for the launch - it's not fair 
>> that the same people do all the work all the time and we really need to all 
>> chip in and help out. Just sign up for a spotter position or registration if 
>> you're not up for RSO/LCO, right now - we are woefully understaffed!  BTW, 
>> there are going to be some cool give-away prizes at the launch for folks who 
>> help out the most.
>> 
>> Attached is the T-Shirt design, everyone who wants a specific or smaller 
>> size, please sign up for T-Shirts since I will be doing last call on Monday!
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> -James
>> 
>> 
>>> On Tue, Apr 29, 2014 at 8:47 PM, aaron hagadorn 
>>> <hagadornclassics@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> 
>>> Good Evening All,
>>> 
>>> I was just looking over our sign up list for RSO and LCO and any other help 
>>> for the DA launch.  I see an awful lot of blank spots on that list for RSO, 
>>> LCO, and other help.  Remember that we are a volunteer club.  If we do not 
>>> have people to fill these spots we will not fly during those hours.  It 
>>> should not be that a few people that have to do it all day long that is not 
>>> fair.  We all want to fly rockets.  So if you are members of TCC or from 
>>> another club you are here to fly and we ask that you help also.  RSO is not 
>>> a hard job and there are many other things on that list that we need help 
>>> with.  So on that note I would really like to fill up the list this year.  
>>> We will be posting this list on Friday and for the weekend.  We appreciate 
>>> your volunteering and helping us and the club continue flying.  For the 
>>> ones that already signed up.  TCC and I thank you for your help making this 
>>> club run and keep flying.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Aaron Hagadorn
>>> TRA 12178
> 

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