[tccrockets] Re: DA 2014
- From: James Dougherty <jafrado@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "tccrockets@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <tccrockets@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 15 May 2014 13:27:30 -0700
Like I said ... Sometimes we do, the variance is due to which field we're in
and the access roads to it
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> On May 15, 2014, at 9:19 AM, Berry Van Oostende <bv3017@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> 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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