[tccrockets] Re: Tripoli Central California- October Skies Launch -This Weekend- October 17-19 2014
- From: James Dougherty <jafrado@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: Thomas Atchison <toma@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2014 11:38:23 -0700
Tom,
See my last email.
We have 12 high power pads, we can cycle 12 students per hour, and we've
allocated 3 hours on Saturday and Sunday to accommodate the load.
No, we will not fly them all on Saturday for the reasons I previously
outlined.
If the last schedule I've provided does not work for you, pick half of the
students you want to certify on Saturday and we can do the rest at the next
launch.
Thank you and best regards,
-James
On Tue, Oct 14, 2014 at 11:05 AM, Thomas Atchison <toma@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> Hey James,
>
> We took a cut at the schedule you put together to improve safety and also
> success and also refine some of the assignments so there is better flow and
> opportunity for TCC flyers, and also to accommodate teams having to find
> and return their rockets and get them signed off.
>
> I think your schedule was a little too aggressive in terms of how fast you
> guys can actually turn your pads, and also the time it takes people to
> actually walk out and get their rocket on the pad, launch it, find it, and
> return it, and also to address your concerns of having me and our team
> escort all flyers to and from the pads and prevent lines at the RSO table
> and also keep folks from wandering off into the range without supervision.
> This new schedule improves safety, and also opens up the pads during the
> prime launch times of 11-2 PM to accommodate other TCC flyers, so Mavericks
> is not dominating the range with no opportunities for other TCC members.
>
> Assumptions:
>
> 1. Fastest Cycle times for your L1 & L2 rails (ALl these rockets will
> require a rail) is at m minimum of 10-15 minutes.
> 2. Number of pads available - 4-5
> 3. Prefects available for Mavericks certifications - 2 (Tom Rouse & Tom
> Atchison)
> 4. Range Operations - 9AM - 6 PM per TCC Website posted times.
>
> Under these assumptions you are going to be able to cycle your pads about
> 4-5 times per hour, and I want to make sure that our efforts don;t impact
> more than 50% of your capacity during the day, as Saturday will also have a
> lot of TCC flyers wanting to get on the pads as well. As a result, Tom
> Rouse and I will only take one Mavericks certification group each per hour,
> with one of us supervising the teams preparing to keep them away from RSO
> table and range, while the other is escorting teams. We will then rotate
> every 30 minutes, so everyone is always under escort by one of us.
>
> I have also built in cycle time between flyers that are doing their L1,
> and then if then pass and want to take their test for the L2, they are
> going to have time, and also enough time to recover components. You had
> assignments sort of random, and I grouped them into teams. Some of the
> teams are sharing motor hardware, so we need to work cleaning time in
> between flights, especially for L2 attempts. We will start those after
> lunch so their is time for testing to start with others in the AM.
>
> We'll leave 2-3 cycles of your pad each hour available for TCC flyers to
> minimize our impact on you members but will start a little earlier and go a
> little later than you planned but I think this improves safety and insures
> each certifying flyer proper time to prep and minimizes the lines at the
> RSO and also allow Tom Rouse and I time to take care of all the other
> things you requested, like insure escort to and from the RSO and PADs.
>
> I tried to modify the Google Docs version, but its locked, so I have
> attached an updated schedule. Perhaps you can post for me.
>
> If things get backed up, we can push into Sunday, as a back-up plan for
> those that do not make the end of the Saturday afternoon window or those
> that fail first attempts and can recycle. I think this schedule does a
> better job to address all the concerns you raised and also insures good
> opportunities for the new flyers transportation needs and maximum safety.
> We all know that rushing is the number one way to fail and also the number
> one way to compromise safety. I think this meets a better balance.
>
> Naturally, I expect some shifting around once we get there to accommodate
> uncle Murphy and such, but we can keep the slots as planned, and if some
> flyers need to swap slots with others we can accommodate, but we'll make
> sure to not push more than these slots per hour to insure safety and make
> sure everyone has a good time and other TCC flyers can use the pads during
> the day as well..
>
> Open to improvements and suggestions.
>
> Best,
>
> ++toma
>
>
> On Oct 13, 2014, at 2:22 PM, James Dougherty <jafrado@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Hi Everyone,
>
> I hope you're all getting excited and preparing for October Skies 2014 -
> this weekends October Skies launch marks the 15th Anniversary of the event!
>
> Tripoli Central California's Annual October Skies Launch will begin Friday
> October 17th through Sunday October 19th 2014 (with a nigh launch Saturday
> night).
>
> The launch site location will be the Del Norte site; as usual the sign
> will be out on the road by Del Norte. Aaron will be designating the launch
> site and specific field
> and making sure that the flight line faces North (so the sun is at our
> backs and as the wind usually blows to the southeast the dust will blow
> away from 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.
> I spoke to Pacific Ag Rentals, they will drop off 4 Porta-potties on
> Friday AM (James to meet them on Friday AM), they will also clean our
> Porta-potties at the Dairy
> and Ben Sandoval will bring the club ones out on Saturday to cover the
> larger group of folks we'll have for the rest of the weekend.
>
> The weather for this week should be beautiful, highs in the 80's - lows of
> 55-60.. as you can image 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 this week.
>
> Daily launch fees are $10.00, age 14 and under fly free. Special deal is
> $25 for the weekend! 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 however 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. L0 or Level 1 cert-fliers wear yellow wristbands and if you
> see any of these guys, say hi to them and help them with the launch - out
> at the range, and prepping their rockets.
>
> We have an 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.
>
> On Saturday after we shut down launch operations, Rod Lovely has a new 40
> inch TV and Soundbar on the outside of his new motor home and will be
> playing a movie.
> Most importantly, since this is our 15th October Skies launch we thought
> that we could have a little party (and yes, Ben is bringing the beer :-)
>
> October Skies Vendors - Confirmed
>
> - Bay Area Rocketry (Mike Gentile)
> - Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner - Valley Oaks (John Kelley)
> - FruityChutes (Gene Engelgau)
> - Real Flight Systems (me)
> - ERS (Shawn Stephens)
>
> Food and Fine Dining -- John Kelly and his crew will be making all sorts
> of great food and Barbeque; the menu is below.
>
> Fri:
> - Hotdogs/Hamburgers $5/$8
>
> Sat:
> - Breakfast: chorizo and egg burritos with fresh pico de gallo ($5)
> - Lunch: world famous tri-tip sandwiches ($8) -or- smoked sausage meal ($5)
> - Dinner: (soon-to-be-world-famous) chicken street tacos, rice and beans,
> dessert ($10)
>
> Sun:
> - Breakfast: pancakes, sausage, bacon ($5)
>
> 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/documents/Del_Norte_Launch_Site.pdf
>
>
> 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 Registration if you haven't
> done RSO/LCO and you can learn the position. We have a large group of cert
> flights planned for this launch so please sign up to help out! Sign up is
> here:
>
>
> https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AlLPdurZbAe-dDZ3MjVLV3JmdzduV1NZLUNqbmRaZmc&hl=en_US#gid=4
>
> (Click on the October Skies tab)
>
> Attached is the T-Shirt design, anyone who wants to guarantee a shirt,
> please sign up for T-Shirts since last call is today (no more custom sizes
> if your name is on the form now, you got it):
>
>
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>
>
> https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Aiev7456s_ondGZsWTRSckMyLXAtVHRQTmt2ZU5oaWc&usp=sharing#gid=0
>
> Have fun everybody and see you all Friday (or this weekend).
> As usual, stay tuned to the chat for any last minute updates or call me if
> you need anything.
>
> Thanks,
> -James
> James Dougherty
> President, Tripoli Central California
> 408-476-7391
>
>
>
>
>
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