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iflyrockets wrote: First, my question – was this rocket really found 3 miles away (per the original post over in lost and found?)___________________________________________________________That was My statement. (3 miles) Stated beforelooking at a map.I stand corrected.According to the math others have…   Read more»

Let’s do the Math :D9000 ft / 30 ft/sec on a streamer is 300 seconds or 0.08333 hours3 miles / 0.08333 hours is 36 mph wind speed.I don’t remember the wind being that fast but it’s possible. Of course…   Read more»

But why not shut up all the critics and just fly you rocket with another altimeter? If you can set an altitude record with the parrot, why not do it with another altimeter?I can fit a Parrot and a Beeline…   Read more»

James,The Parrot altimeters, like all barometric altimeters, measure pressure. The Parrot does so very accurately. I know it’s accurate because I checked it against an accurate pressure reference gauge. I paid extra to have that reference gauge calibrated against a…   Read more»

First, my question – was this rocket really found 3 miles away (per the original post over in lost and found?) If it was indeed that far away, how does a rocket that goes to 8K (or 9K or even…   Read more»

10 to 15mph is what I would have guessed, it was picking up when he launched.

Let’s do the Math :D9000 ft / 30 ft/sec on a streamer is 300 seconds or 0.08333 hours3 miles / 0.08333 hours is 36 mph wind speed.I don’t remember the wind being that fast but it’s possible. Of course…   Read more»

I guess you are not seeing the point I am trying to make. I think it is a conflict of interest and think that TRA/NAR should not recognize your records for the fact that you are a manufacture.I am not…   Read more»

I’ve tried to stay out of this as I have an inherent conflict of interest. Since no one else has brought these items up, I’ll toss them into the mill. I have a question and a comment.First, my question -…   Read more»

Whats to keep me from building 2 identical Rockets, or 2 identical ebays. Launching one, and bringing back another…

I hope the person certifying you remembers this… Doug

Adrian, two concerns, you are the designer and programmer of the device, sending a file or posting your charts do not allow someone to verify your altitude. I am not questioning your honesty but I am questioning your participation.For club…   Read more»

Some food for thought:The “ideal” situation of presenting a beeping rocket to an LCO has a fundamental limitation:There’s no way to prevent deployment or other transients from corrupting the data. If I had flown a peak-reading altimeter in this G37…   Read more»

MrEd wrote: On a related note, what if Bdale finds his L3 bird and simply emails his TAP a digital photo of the recovered rocket, would that count for a successful certification? I hope not, but it seems like it’s…   Read more»

from what I understand the TAP will be assisting in some of these issues and applications of 25k but the contents chair will not except any data other then GPS 30k and above, at lest that was the last I…   Read more»

Chad, that is one of the things that TRA’s new records committee is working on. Up until recently, TRA records were largely the province of Tom Rouse and his judgement ruled all. A few recent controversies, including one of Adrian’s…   Read more»

The last thing I want to do is stifle any innovation when it comes to new products and designs for rocketry. We definitely need new, smaller, accurate, affordable deployment altimeters – there are just too few choices out there.That being…   Read more»

JamesR wrote: Right now, there is a huge internal debate in the TRA Records committee going on over barometric altimeters for any altitude records to begin with. With all sorts of discussions going on about the standard atmospheric model, baro…   Read more»

The last thing I want to do is stifle any innovation when it comes to new products and designs for rocketry. We definitely need new, smaller, accurate, affordable deployment altimeters – there are just too few choices out there.That being…   Read more»

No, you’re quite correct – there are no restrictions on a manufacturer competing. That said, I think folks are inclined to view a manufacturer competing with a somewhat jaundiced eye.The two main issues I’ve heard brought up about Adrian’s Parrot…   Read more»

Right now, there is a huge internal debate in the TRA Records committee going on over barometric altimeters for any altitude records to begin with. With all sorts of discussions going on about the standard atmospheric model, baro sensors, temperature…   Read more»