[tccrockets] Re: Tripoli Rules 2012
- From: Gene Engelgau <gene@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: tccrockets@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2012 08:58:10 -0800
I think a launch controller is a type of ignition system. They may
be referring to cluster and staging ignition? But yes, the TCC controller
is great as is...
-G
On Tue, Feb 7, 2012 at 8:24 AM, Jack Garibaldi <jackgaribaldi@xxxxxxx>wrote:
> I still haven’t read it all but either way our launch system does not use
> none of these ****
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> *From:* tccrockets-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:
> tccrockets-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On Behalf Of *Gene Engelgau
> *Sent:* Tuesday, February 07, 2012 5:57 AM
> *To:* tccrockets@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> *Subject:* [tccrockets] Re: Tripoli Rules 2012****
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> It references the switched in regards to motor ignition and seems to refer
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> 2-12.6 A rocket motor shall not be ignited by any of the following:****
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> a. A switch that uses mercury.****
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> b. “Pull wires” that disconnect or complete a circuit.****
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> c. “Pressure roller” switches****
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> It does not make reference to av-bar arming switches.****
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> On Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 8:38 PM, Jack Garibaldi <jackgaribaldi@xxxxxxx>
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> Hey All I have attached the 2012 Tripoli sanctioned rules and we are a
> Tripoli club so everyone needs to read them, print them carry them or
> however you want to help enforce and use our newest rules, I will get time
> this week to really study them but I noticed a couple of quick ones like**
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> Section 2-18 Participation now reads in part:****
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> "Non-HPR Fliers are allowed in the High Power Launch Area if escorted by *
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> a HPR Flier. A HPR Flier may escort and be accompanied by not more than **
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> two (2) non-HPR fliers in the High Power Launch Area. The HPR flier ****
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> escort is required to monitor the actions of the escorted non-HPR ****
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> fliers, and the escort is fully responsible for those actions and for ****
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> the safety of those escorted."****
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> There are other changes. For example, the use of mercury switches, pull *
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> wires, and roller switches have now been banned. This means there are ***
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> various products by different manufactures that can no longer be used ****
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> for air-starts.****
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> I don’t want to due a review until I have had time to look the complete
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> - Regards
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> Gene Engelgau
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