[tccrockets] Re: DA 2014
- From: Douglas Valkenaar <douglas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: TCC Rockets <tccrockets@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 15 May 2014 09:16:44 -0700
The gist was: If we had a choice, the flight line should be on the south
side of the field facing North. This way the sun, which travels a path
across the south part of the sky, would be generally at our backs.
In any case, thanks for ALL your prep work and coordination. This promises
to be a great weekend.
On Wed, May 14, 2014 at 11:56 PM, James Dougherty <jafrado@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Yes, Berry, but rockets fly into the sun all the time :-)
>
> Hi Folks, this is actually a good point - make sure you bring sunglasses
> which have UV-A and UV-B protection.
> Polarized ones work best.
>
> -james
>
>
>
> On Wed, May 14, 2014 at 11:51 PM, Berry Van Oostende <bv3017@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>
>> Thanks, I just figured it's easier to track rockets when you are not
>> looking towards the sun
>> On May 14, 2014 11:48 PM, "James Dougherty" <jafrado@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> Berry,
>>>
>>> There's no such thing as a dumb question (only the ones you don't ask)
>>> :-)
>>>
>>> I just looked at historical GPS data LZ's for the area.
>>> As it turns out, it may vary by the field.
>>>
>>> Usually, we face North or South, so the sun will be on your left or
>>> right side and v.v. in the afternoon.
>>>
>>> -James
>>>
>>>
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