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Think of it as meaning “The standard by which all others are judged…” It was a compliment…

Engineer here, too. But there is Wikipedia!!!Sine qua non (pronounced as Americanized /ˌsaɪnɨ kweɪ ˈnɒn/ or more Latinate /ˌsɪneɪ kwɑː ˈnoʊn/)[1] or conditio sine qua non (plural: sine quibus non) refers to an indispensable and essential action, condition, or ingredient….   Read more»

I hope so, but I’m an engineer, so I don’t know either. Is there an English major in the house?

I have no idea what that term that Warren just used means, but I think it translates loosely to “Ravens are cool”.

Like I said, I think our club contests should be open to any commercial altimeter currently in production or manufactured within the last 12 years say. If there are issues with a particular altimeter, perhaps we might want o see…   Read more»

Oh… and the winner will probably be the one with the best chosen motor to match the drag and weight of your airframe. So start SIM’ing your design and order ahead of time from your favorite AP vendor.By my estimation,…   Read more»

Executive Decision… for the purposes of the 1 Meter Minimum Mile, the Altimeter One is a valid altimeter.Chad- Contest Director

At one time I had a list from someone at Tripoli that had Adept, Missileworks, PerfectFlight, G-wiz, RDAS and a few others on it.

Thanks, Warren.Ever since I started asking TRA about it in 2007, they haven’t acknowledged the existence of an approved altimeters list. After I sent Tom Rouse a bunch of data and he specifically said the Parrot was good to go,…   Read more»

Congratulations Adrian!!!! I didn’t realize it was your altimeter that was chosen. That validates my feeling that your products are more accurate than the competition. Before this new altitude record situation, TRA did maintain a list of 20 some-odd brands/models…   Read more»

Ok how about we just tie colored trolling line to the rockets and count the altitude that way, hehe

I’ll just say that this is supposed to be a fun contest; there’s a rather significant difference in 5280 feet and 30 thousand feet – we’re talking a G motor here – and the Jolly Logic/Altimeter One should be considered…   Read more»

The only altimeters that are TRA approved for altitude records and contests are the 20 specific serial number Raven2s that are in Tom Rouse’s possession. So our contests need to be separate from that process.It’s up to the contest director…   Read more»

Our approved altimeter list is the Tripoli altimeter list. I’m not sure if they are still maintaining one, but at one point they had one and I know Adrian submitted the Parrot and probably the Raven. Last I looked the…   Read more»

8) I was going to use that same Altimeter One. I am going to approch this contest a different way. Paper and balsa. The new rocket is called”Lawndart 3″ 8)

I’ll have to talk to Warren about the approved altimeter list, but I do suspect the Altimeter One would be on the list. Stand by.Chad

• Altitude must be recorded by an approved barometric electronic altimeter.

Adrian, would that include the Altimeter One from Apogee?

I think ill try this contest. It will be my first ever attempt at a altitudecontest, but what the heck. May try out my VB extreme 38 or build a whole new one.I will need lots of “eagle eyes” out…   Read more»

2011 Alphabet Clone Contest Status: Three competitors are in a tight pack with one possible launch left on January 7th.David Bishop- Completed H – 36 Credited Flights – 9 DQ’d flights (tiebreaker= 27)Jon Skuba- Completed G – 32 Credited Flights…   Read more»

2011 Alphabet Clone Contest Status: Some were thinking Jon Skuba would run away with it, but David Bishop got on track and it closing in. Bear is in third place with Dennis, Chad and Scott still in contention.Jon Skuba- Completed…   Read more»