[tccrockets] Re: UAVs at TCC launches
- From: James Dougherty <jafrado@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "tccrockets@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <tccrockets@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 25 May 2014 10:07:03 -0700
The RSO/LCO makes the call
Gene had John shutdown his Heli before launch so he could hear his test burn
... I would have the same concern
That's the other concern, noise - you won't hear rockets launching with big
birds flying so their are major safety concerns besides the obvious freq
planning problems ...
Let's coordinate before launches (we can have an RC pre-meeting if needed)
FYI - in a lot of cases RC flying is in direct conflict with the TRA safety
code ... Starting with " the sky is clear ..."
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> On May 25, 2014, at 8:23 AM, "Robert " <mrairobert@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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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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