[tccrockets] Re: DA 2014
- From: Berry Van Oostende <bv3017@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: tccrockets@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 15 May 2014 09:19:38 -0700
Yep you hit the nail right on the head...
On May 15, 2014 9:17 AM, "Douglas Valkenaar" <douglas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 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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