Warren B. Musselman

As a club, NCR is usually considerably less rigorous about the rules surrounding altitude contests – a big for instance is Tripoli expects the bird to recover in certifiable and reflyable condition. NCR doesn’t insist on that, we just consider…   Read more»

Just remember guys, air density does not fall off in a linear fashion with increasing altitude. The roughly 3000 of difference between the north site and Hartsel causes a much greater fall-off in atmospheric density than the difference between sea…   Read more»

My thought was the only eligible flights away from NCR venues would be those flights that exceed the standing waiver – not necessarily the higher altitude windows.Warren

Not quite Doug.There will be a single list for each of the categories in each impulse range with impulse definied as TOTAL installed impulse. The people who have made flights qualifying for a record will fill out a record form,…   Read more»

I think we’re gradually coming to a consensus on a number of contentious points here. Let me see if I can summarize.1 – NCR Club altitude records should, in general, be restricted to club members flying from the club launch…   Read more»

I’ve have it in personal correspondence from Pat Gordzelik that Research flights are supposedly limited to 75% of the waiver. That means predicted altitude. You won’t get in trouble if you fly over that amount unless you actually break the…   Read more»

I guess in the end here, I should be clear and say this…A) NCR Club altitude records SHOULD be flown at NCR launch sites.B) In exceptional cases (extreme waivers, etc.), club members can take credit for a serious altitude record…   Read more»

I don’t in any way want to DQ your existing flights John. You earned them and the rules allowed for them and they are completely valid. That said, I think if you do the research you will find that the…   Read more»

I go back and forth on a lot of the issues that have been raised by this. At risk of starting an argument with my good friend John Wilke which I certainly don’t want to do, I’m going to weigh…   Read more»

Personally I lean the same way you do John, however I add that it should also include non-club members who fly at either of our two sites in addition to club members flying anywhere – The BOTH A and B…   Read more»

Actually I do – a 24.75″ piece of 98mm airframe… however, I need a 48″ piece of phenolic 98mm tubing or filament wound tubing to replace it with as a motor mount for my L3 project.Warren

I was planning on setting up EX records, staged records, clustered records…basically mirroring the record system that Tripoli has. Code is in development.Warren

There IS some low hanging fruit out there as far as club records are concerned. John’s L record of only 23K and change is one – the world record is around 28K+… Others are equally attainable. The M record in…   Read more»

I probably won’t head up to the North Site until mid-day Thursday the 3rd. That leaves 4 or 5 hours to set up the parking line, the flight line, unload the trailer and get the range set up and functional….   Read more»

Lighting is HIGHLY recommended, or you’ll likely not see it for a year or so afterwards.Speaking of MHM and Oktoberfest – BOTH pages are up for 2007. Check ’em out. Minutes for the Annual Meeting are up on the website…   Read more»

Waiver close is indeed at Sundown which means that all night flights must be on rockets weighing less than 3.3# and flying on a G motor or less.Warren

The basic facts…. May 4th(friday) though May 6th (Sunday).. Sunday is a Tripoli EX day. (ooops, I mean Research). Pray for good weather on Sunday. I’ll be there setting up on Wednesday the 2nd.Personally, I plan on flying at least…   Read more»

Within the week…Warren

Speaking of N motors, there are NO official NCR altitude records for that impulse class. Since you and Art are the only ones who have flown N motors at NCR launches, one or the other of you should put in…   Read more»

John Wilke still holds the maximum NCR altitude record with his L shot at MHM last year – 23K+. We’re hoping to significantly increase that record this year. I have an L bird and if I get around to doing…   Read more»