[tccrockets] Re: UAVs at TCC launches
- From: "Robert " <mrairobert@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: tccrockets@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 25 May 2014 08:23:28 -0700
I vote Larry Taylor in as the UAV rulemaker....
I suggest something like this:
No UAVs over flight line while rockets are going to or on pad unless they
are "assisting" a rocketeer as verified by a remark on the flight card. I
would define the flight line as, "The area between the access/parking road
and the away cell."
I think this will allow lots of access while preserving the primary goal
of launching rockets.
Looks like I got three cents left....
Robert
On Sat, 24 May 2014 21:44:29 -0700, Richard King <drrbk@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
At DA this year, we saw something different than in the past. Call them
what you will – quad copters, UAVs, drones, RC >doo-dads – there were
several instances where as the LCO, I was asked if I was OK with the
little buggers hovering near >the flight line while big projects were
about to launch.
First, let me say that in general, I think these things are WAY COOL!
(yes, I want one very badly and am certain that it’s >only a matter of
time....). Secondly, the worst case scenario is the drone got too close
to a rocket going up and there was contact. I will place my >bet on the
rocket. While I would gladly claim victory in such a situation, I can
appreciate that not every rocketeer could >feel the same way.
I hate adding rules to things, but was just thinking about where this
could take us. Keeping drones at the flight line >seemed acceptable
enough for me. But let’s think about this. Remember back in the day
when we had the “danger cam” >video camera set up near the launch pad to
capture all the blast and didn’t really care if the camera (some old
rig) got >nailed? Thought that was cool? These drones could really
bring the drama!!! Did I mention I want one? I think I heard my >wife
say it was OK..... or was it OK to move out..... anyway, I would like
to get some input about this issue before someone >throws a fit or the
owner of a drone violates someone else’s boundaries.
Richard King
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