[tccrockets] Re: UAVs at TCC launches
- From: James Dougherty <jafrado@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "tccrockets@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <tccrockets@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 25 May 2014 09:54:23 -0700
The largest airfield in Northern California (SCCMAS) is really close (miles)
from my house ... It's quite an operation!!
Tracking frequencies and managing the flight line is an operation that does
require coordination (among others)
Since they fly by hwy 101, they have strict rules for obvious reasons
I've not brought my heli or quad copter to launches because we're a rocket club
and the AMA safety rules would require us to have a lot more in place to do
this legitimately
Besides, if you've ever seen the damage a small aircraft or heli can do ...
We'd have an airfield that is unmanageable
So, people who want to fly them, let's coordinate off chat before you fly at a
launch - as we saw, it worked well at DA :-)
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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.
>
> Looks like I got three cents left....
>
> 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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