[tccrockets] Re: UAVs at TCC launches
- From: James Dougherty <jafrado@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "tccrockets@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <tccrockets@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 25 May 2014 09:38:31 -0700
I was waiting for this :-)
Every UAV that flew at the launch, I spoke with them first and got their
frequencies and asked them to stay off the flight line and away from the pads
Separately, LCO/RSO has the say on whether they can fly
Yes, they can interfere with each other and we would need a lot more
coordination
Anyone who plans to fly one of these, please talk to me before the launch
I'm generally ok with it, but a limited number of people
FWIW, I've flown planes and helis since the late 80's and know quite a bit
about RC
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> On May 25, 2014, at 9:27 AM, "Richard King" <drrbk@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> Sounds reasonable...
> In general, I can see drones going out past the flight line by
> permission/case by case basis, similar to other special situations. As
> Robert mentioned, put on the flight card and the LCO notified. As for
> electronic interference, that may an entirely different matter. I don’t have
> the knowledge base to weigh in on that one, but that would need to be
> addressed. The RC flyers have been pretty good about not flying during
> flight times. Can anyone comment on whether the RC frequencies used by
> planes/copters/UAVs pose any issues for our hobby?
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> RK
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> From: Robert
> Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2014 8:23 AM
> To: tccrockets@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [tccrockets] Re: UAVs at TCC launches
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> 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.
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> Looks like I got three cents left....
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> Robert
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> On Sat, 24 May 2014 21:44:29 -0700, Richard King <drrbk@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> 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.
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> Richard King
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