Sorry David, what I meant is removing the blast deflector from the pad
structure and having one on the ground separate from the structure.
The main point was not encouraging flyers to modify the pads regardless of the
findings.
You see pads without blast deflectors at XPRS and BALLS all the time.
Richard
On Jul 25, 2019, at 12:18 PM, David P Smith (Redacted sender "dave_w6dps" for
DMARC) <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
"I’m not suggesting that people remove the blast deflector on the ROC pads.
That’s up to Kurt and the Board."
Actually, it is not up to Kurt or the board. Before launching again I suggest
reviewing the applicable safety codes. Blast deflectors are required.
" First, check tightness on all the fasteners on the pad, but don’t strip them."
Please avoid damaging the pads. Once they are set up, there should be no
tampering with fasteners that are not used to load a rocket.
David P Smith
ROC Board of Directors
NAR 78668, TRA 15803, L2
Amateur Extra, W6DPS
http://www.qsl.net/w6dps
