[tccrockets] Re: Lost Hybrid
- From: James Dougherty <jafrado@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "tccrockets@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <tccrockets@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 22 May 2012 23:15:14 -0700
So start there with 4 people, 1 per quadrant, if it deployed you will find it
But Mike, if it came in hot and lakestaked it would be buried
We had this happen to Terry's G3 and it was never found, I have been out to the
grape fields a few times at Davis and there has never been a sign of it ...
Build a new rocket ;-)
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On May 22, 2012, at 10:42 PM, mike bailey <aerofabb@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> The last known GPS coordinates were: N 36 degree 29.671'
> W 120 degree 08.123'
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> Its showed it was NW 1.06 miles from launch site. I drove a circles around
> the last point but didn't see any crater or the remains of the rocket and
> drove 1 mile along the projected flight path with no luck.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gene Engelgau <gene@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: tccrockets <tccrockets@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tue, May 22, 2012 5:33 am
> Subject: [tccrockets] Re: Lost Hybrid
>
> Sorry to hear that Mike, I've been there as well with a distraction causing a
> critical step to be missed....
>
> -G
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> On Mon, May 21, 2012 at 11:33 PM, mike bailey <aerofabb@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I wasn't able to find my hybrid that was launched Saturday. Its the rocket
> that's yellow and black that flew on a L575
> hypertek motor. I know it came in ballistic, I put my trust in someone who I
> asked to bring the ladder and in the process of trying to figure out why the
> fill solenoid wouldn't open to fill it, I forgot all about needing the
> ladder that I never got to arm my electronics. So If anyone has a picture of
> it or video of the flight plz let me know, as this was my level 3 rocket last
> flight. There is a $100.00 reward for anyone who finds the impact site, but
> plz don't dig it out without me there, as the ejection charges may still be
> active. I'm sure there wont be anything left that can survive a crash like
> that and I think the whole rocket went into the ground since I couldn't find
> anything sticking out, and the ground out there was soft. So if anyone saw
> where it crashed or have a video showing its flight I would sure appreciate
> it if you can post it or email me a copy of it.
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> --
> - Regards
>
> Gene Engelgau
> KI6IBL, NAR 86770 / TRA 12243 - L3
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