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I agree, and if I were to guess, I would say Friday afternoon I will be able to do some work, as well as possibly Saturday afternoon. I just don’t want to promise when I might not be free at…   Read more»

Chris, and you should be able to fly all those flights. This is also the problem. You should be able to fly as much as you want and still put in at least two hours during the event. No biggie….   Read more»

I agree. I think the “Range RSO” position could be filled by the LCO reasonably well though, with the “Rocket RSO” position as separate. That would only require 3 simultaneous positions to be filled, which I think is doable.Oh, and…   Read more»

I took time to think about this, and you, Tim, and Edward may be right. And, a Rocket SO and Range SO would be best. BUT I think the point of all this is we need a fundamental change in…   Read more»

I’m not convinced that it’s unrealistic – as I said, if there were a separate RSO table, the RSO could inspect each rocket as the flyer is filling out a flight card. Two RSOs can easily handle an LDRS-size volume…   Read more»

Chris, despite our respective ages, we are brothers in this hobby, no apologies needed. There are at least three exceptions: those who tow the trailer, vendors, and those who volunteer who don’t need to do anymore. “Both” means NAR and…   Read more»

What do you mean by “we are both”? Do you mean that we are both LCO and RSO? If so, that shouldn’t be the case at the larger launches (Mayhem, Oktoberfest). I know that it sometimes is the case at…   Read more»

Wrong, dude. I waited more than a half an hour after I served my RSO duties, waiting for you to get back from retrieving a rocket. LDRS is not us. We are both.

I disagree. The RSO’s primary job is to inspect the rockets prior to flight, and ensure the rocket and motor combination selected is likely to have a safe flight. The LCO is more in control of the range once a…   Read more»

Ken, what you said is very true and why we’ve had to duplicate positions in the past. Although it sounds harsh, no one should be allowed to fly without volunteering. While I haven’t been the best member the last few…   Read more»

Guys, these are great ideas, but the problem is staffing those positions. Assuming 2hr shifts, five people are required for one of those positions. Looking at 3 positions (LCO, RSO, Pad MGR) 15 people are needed PER day!Unless members really…   Read more»

Good suggestion Tim. That would be great to have a separate pop-up and table to keep crowds from forming at the LCO table.I agree that 2008 was the best in terms of organization and support. It worked well – BUT,…   Read more»

8) I would be more than happy to bring an extra table and popup. We could put the flight cards and pens there. This should open up the area around the LCO table and flightline.

As for RSO, it would be nice if this year we had the RSO set up with the flight cards in a tent slightly distanced from the pad lines (as is often done at large events), as in the past,…   Read more»

As for RSO, it would be nice if this year we had the RSO set up with the flight cards in a tent slightly distanced from the pad lines (as is often done at large events), as in the past,…   Read more»

I’ve talked with various members and at the last few big launches I’ve seen very few rockets actually checked over before being loaded onto the pad.I think it would be nice to have an LCO, two RSO’s and one, if…   Read more»

Hey, dude, cute BIG jackets! Yellow and orange, way cool!

Cute, little jackets? Why didn’t you say so!!

As for RSO, it would be nice if this year we had the RSO set up with the flight cards in a tent slightly distanced from the pad lines (as is often done at large events), as in the past,…   Read more»

I volunteered by email for RSO or LCO on Saturday and Sunday, 12-2.