Joe,
Thanks for the "intro" for everyone and since I am new I don't know anyone
yet so this was very helpful.
Congrats and I would love to set up some time on the phone in the next
month or so to have you provide some feedback for my first build if you
don't mind.
I have a rocket frame (Wildman - Bad Dog 98" , 4"dia fiberglass, dual
deploy) and have done some preliminary research but that is as far as I got
with my busy schedule.
Thanks in advance and looking forward to learning more about the high
powered model rocket hobby.
Pete Vorenkamp
919-656-4986 (Cary NC)
On Wed, Jan 6, 2021 at 11:06 PM Joseph Hill <josephmhill16@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
To my fellow Tripoli East NC comrades,
First of all, I want to thank Alan Whitmore for his immeasurable
dedication to our club over the last 15 years. We all owe him a serious
debt of gratitude for the amount of work he’s done to ensure a seamless,
safe and entertaining launch, for all ages. For people like myself, he’s
helped teach me the more intricate aspects of rocketry(propellant
chemistry/mixing in specific)and for that I am eternally grateful. Thank
you, Alan!!
For those of you who don’t know, I’ve been flying with our club since day
one at Whitakers(~25 years). I’m sure some of you remember me running
around as a kid, bothering you with a million questions.
As prefect, I plan to follow in Alan’s footsteps to ensure we continue to
have fun, educational, and most importantly, safe launches.
I throughly enjoy sharing any information I have to help others, whether
that be a single flyer(no matter the age)or the rising amount of
universities that we have been hosting in recent years. On or off the
field. I feel confident in the knowledge I can offer as prefect in that
I’ve certified Level 3 with Tripoli, flown several complex projects that
include high altitude, breaking Mach, clusters, and multi stage flights,
all recovered successfully. I would love to share this wealth of experience
with anyone who is interested.
One thing I’d like to do in my term as prefect is acquire a new set of
pads. Some of the current pads we use are 20+ years old, and I believe it’s
time we upgrade to newer, more modern pads.
I hope this gives you a brief summary of who I would be as prefect, and
it’d be an honor to serve you all.
Joe Hill
Tripoli Level 3 Certified
#12485
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On Jan 4, 2021, at 11:48 PM, ez2cdave <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
To All,
From the ORIGINAL message. . .
"He has nominated two individuals for prefect in 2021 - Kurt Hesse and Joe
Hill. Seconds for either or both of these candidates are requested and
required to put their name up for consideration in the election runoff."
"As for the office of Tripoli East North Carolina Secretary, I again offer
my name in consideration for the office of Secretary in 2021. I feel that
serving once again would lend some continuity to the prefecture leadership
as we transition to a new prefect. Seconds for my candidacy as Secretary
are requested."
So, these are seconds for each candidate . . .
Dave F.
-----Original Message-----
From: acwhit@xxxxxxxxx
To: ncrockets@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Mon, Jan 4, 2021 10:11 pm
Subject: [ncrockets] Re: Tripoli East North Caroline 2021 Office
Nominations
The original post said that the nomination process will continue until
January 12. At that time Dennis will send out instructions for the voting
process.
Did anybody actually read the original post?
Everybody has been nominated and seconded as of this moment. We still
would benefit from a brief autobio summary from the 2 prefect nominees, to
help those who haven’t been very regular in attendance in the last year or
so to get acquainted with the candidates.
After the 12th, we will begin the voting process, it will be secret, and
NOT conducted on this email forum. Got it?
Alan
*From:* ncrockets-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <ncrockets-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> *On
Behalf Of *jimzcatz (Redacted sender "jimzcatz" for DMARC)
*Sent:* Monday, January 4, 2021 9:58 PM
*To:* ncrockets@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
*Subject:* [ncrockets] Re: Tripoli East North Caroline 2021 Office
Nominations
I'm confused. Is this a call for votes or nominations?
Jim Scarpine
Sent from my Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note10+.
-------- Original message --------
From: Mike McKeon <mckeon308@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: 1/4/21 8:57 PM (GMT-05:00)
To: ncrockets@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [ncrockets] Re: Tripoli East North Caroline 2021 Office
Nominations
Are you asking for votes in email or have you received enough seconds to
get them on the ballot?
On Mon, Jan 4, 2021 at 8:46 PM bbierstedt <bbierstedt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
They both have my votes.
Brent Bierstedt
Sent from my Galaxy
-------- Original message --------
From: Mike Harris <mikeharris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: 1/4/21 7:17 PM (GMT-05:00)
To: ncrockets@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, Paul Schaefer <chefice99@xxxxxxxxxxx>,
ncrockets@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [ncrockets] Re: Tripoli East North Caroline 2021 Office
Nominations
Similarly thirded. And thanks!
On January 4, 2021 6:00:24 PM EST, Paul Schaefer <chefice99@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Good evening,
1) thank you again Alan for your tireless effort.!
2) I second Joe Hill for President
3) I second Dennis Hill for secretary.
Chef Paul Schaefer
Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone
-------- Original message --------
From: Dennis Hill <dhinnc@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: 1/2/21 3:02 PM (GMT-05:00)
To: ncrockets@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [ncrockets] Tripoli East North Caroline 2021 Office Nominations
Greetings fellow rocketeers! I hope the COVID holidays have found you safe
and healthy and enjoying them as much as possible under the circumstances.
I don't think we'll have to work very hard to have a better 2021 but I wish
it for you, nonetheless.
It's that time of year again to hold officer elections for
the Tripoli East North Carolina Prefecture (065). As you all probably know,
Alan Whitmore has been our outstanding prefect for the past 15 years. He
has decided it is time for him to step down and turn the reins over to
someone else. We all owe Alan a huge debt of gratitude for his outstanding
service and leadership over the past fifteen years. He has nominated two
individuals for prefect in 2021 - Kurt Hesse and Joe Hill. Seconds for
either or both of these candidates are requested and required to put their
name up for consideration in the election runoff. If anybody else would
like to nominate someone to run as Prefect of Tripoli East North Carolina,
please do so by responding here on ncrockets@xxxxxxxxxxxxx by the end of
January 12, 2021.
As for the office of Tripoli East North Carolina Secretary, I again offer
my name in consideration for the office of Secretary in 2021. I feel that
serving once again would lend some continuity to the prefecture leadership
as we transition to a new prefect. Seconds for my candidacy as Secretary
are requested. If anybody else is interested in nominating someone to run
for Secretary, nominations of other Secretary candidates and seconds are
requested and can be done so by responding here on ncrockets@xxxxxxxxxxxxx by
the end of January 12, 2021.
Any TRA member subscribed to ncrockets@xxxxxxxxxxxxx is eligible to
nominate and vote in the Tripoli East North Carolina officer nomination and
election process. After nominations and seconds are made by the end of
Saturday, January 12, 2021, I will send a communication out on this same
forum requesting votes for the nominated candidates and I will then outline
the voting process.
Just FYI: I plan to recuse myself from counting the election ballots if
my son ends up being a candidate for Prefect. Alan has contacted the
Tripoli Board of Directors and received permission under these special
circumstances to be the vote tabulator in my stead for our election. The
voting procedure will be private and the process will be outlined in my
next email when I announce the official nominees.
If any of the nominees wish to post a brief bio of themselves, why they
would like to serve as Prefect or Secretary, their personal and rocketry
qualifications and perhaps their vision for the rocketry hobby in general
and Tripoli East North Carolina in particular, or address any other matter
relevant to the prefecture election and their candidacy, those comments
will be welcome here at ncrockets@xxxxxxxxxxxxx throughout the nomination
and election periods.
Thank you all for your participation and support. I look forward to flying
with you as soon as it is safe to do so in 2021.
Sincerely,
Dennis Hill
TRA #2173
Level 3 Certified
Secretary, Tripoli East NC Prefecture 065
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