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WHEATCHEX starts today
June 05, 2009
All systems GO for WHEATCHEX this weekend featuring Midway Elementary on Friday. Battery charging sequence is complete. Porta potty is on site. Fresh wheat is about a foot tall so bring beepers if you've got em. Overnight camping is welcome. Be prepared for some potentially stormy weather. Tear down on Sunday whenever those in attendance have had enough. During the time Midway is on-site (approx 80 students + faculty + parents between 1000 and 1500), we will be running the range with the objective of ensuring all students get their rockets in the air. Specific range policies are listed below.
Hopefully, the range will be set up and ready to go by 0930.
While Midway is on-site, they will provide LCO service and control both A and B pads with the goal of loading and launching as fast and safe as practical.
During this timeframe, the D pads will be available to the general public with all sizes of launch rod/rail/tower available for the smallest rockets up through low high power birds.
We'll attempt to utilize just the D pads as that will provide additional safety distance allowing folks to prep rockets on the D pads simultaneously with Midway launching from A and B pads. We’ll have a dedicated safety observer associated with the D pads so folks can focus on their projects yet still be kept aware of any potential issues. Should there be enough fliers to warrant the C pads, they can also be incorporated.
As with a normal launch, everyone must fill out a flight card and post it in the queue for the LCO who will launch all rockets in the queue (A – D) during the next available launch sequence.
After Midway departs, the range will remain open and revert to ‘normal’ flight operation till 1900 or so).
Marty Weiser and myself will be your launch directors.
president bob
Posted by bobble at June 5, 2009 05:14 AM
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