Dave go back and read your original post ! If you read the pink book it tells you what the break down for scoring for the event is. If you are looking for ...
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William Gee Jr
deiresearch@...
Sep 5, 2010 10:31 pm
... the rod/rail/tower under power ? ... At NARAM-52, a two-stager was ruled "not a flight" because the booster stage did not exit the tower. On the second...
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Jon Ruehle
coolruehle
Sep 5, 2010 11:07 pm
Spray it (the Alclad) and leave it alone. I don't have any trouble with finger prints once it's dry (leave it alone a day or so). It's more susceptible to...
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Jack Hagerty
jhagerty52
Sep 6, 2010 12:21 am
What you said was true, Bill, but if you watch Chris Taylor's slo-mo footage of the flight, the booster actually does leave the tower, but by such a small...
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Ez2cDave@...
ez2cdave
Sep 6, 2010 1:00 am
Bill, I know that at least one sounding rocket used a "captive booster" that never left the launch tower . . . trying to remember which one now. So, it would...
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Marc McReynolds
marcmcreynolds
Sep 6, 2010 1:49 am
... Will you please relinquish copyright on the above so that I can use it as necessary in the future: "It only looks as though I didn't get my scale entry...
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Chan Stevens
chanstevens
Sep 6, 2010 1:49 am
For those of you who might have forgotten where to find the official rules governing model rocket competition, the following establishes whether or not a...
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Ez2cDave@...
ez2cdave
Sep 6, 2010 2:02 am
Jim, I was not looking for the breakdown of how scoring goes. I was asking for advice on whether to go more for static score or altitude, plus mission, not...
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Ez2cDave@...
ez2cdave
Sep 6, 2010 2:23 am
Chan, OK . . . Let me ask you a hypothetical question. If a Model of an Argo D-4 Javelin or a Trailblazer 1 is placed on the pad and only the top stage...
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Chan Stevens
chanstevens
Sep 6, 2010 2:36 am
Seems clear to me. The rule you're citing refers to the model, not the flight. You aren't talking about building just the upper stage, you're talking about...
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Ez2cDave@...
ez2cdave
Sep 6, 2010 2:42 am
Chan, The reason I asked was that the rule mentioned "inoperable" upper stages, but an "operable"; lower stages, thus requiring the entire model to leave the...
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Jeff Graham
jgraham1971
Sep 6, 2010 2:43 am
use at will LOL ... From: Marc McReynolds To: scaleroc@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, September 05, 2010 9:49 PM Subject: [Scaleroc] Scale Humor [WAS: Strategy...
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Steve Foster
steve72814
Sep 6, 2010 3:13 am
Dave, If your entry is only the upper stage (assuming you can show the upper stage flew by itself), then the judge is only going to score the model by judging...
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Chan Stevens
chanstevens
Sep 6, 2010 3:14 am
The rules are not open to a lot of interpretation, though it's apparently open to CROC-like angst and the typical much ado about nothing... The rule you cited...
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Ez2cDave@...
ez2cdave
Sep 6, 2010 3:40 am
Chan, OK, that answered my question. Avoiding controversy is my motivation and I think I have the info I need. Dave ( not even close to "troll-like") ... From:...
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Steve Foster
steve72814
Sep 6, 2010 3:43 am
Edit; to clarify last part of my post (change "qualify" to "official"; in my last statement) If your entry is the entire 3 stage stack of the Argo D-4 Javelin...
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Ez2cDave@...
ez2cdave
Sep 6, 2010 3:50 am
Steve, That is diametrically opposed to what Chan just posted. Unfortunately, I know of no verifiable source of info, so it remains open to interpretation. ...
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Doug Ball
dnb9530
Sep 6, 2010 4:10 am
This has been a most interesting read this afternoon. I will admit that I have not flown in competition for quite some time, but I do remember that one could...
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johnjbuckley2000
johnjbuckley...
Sep 6, 2010 4:12 am
Dave- The last time SCA was held at NARAM I experimented with staging as a means to get extra points, but I quickly found out that a significant loss of...
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Jonathan
j_rains
Sep 6, 2010 4:21 am
Dave -- While Croc is a great place to gather opinions, the NAR National Contest Board Chairman is the where one can get answers. Strongly recommend that you...
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Steve Foster
steve72814
Sep 6, 2010 4:31 am
Well the scale rules (50.10) say the entry must make an official flight or be disqualified. It dosn't say a part of the entry must fly in order to qualify. ...
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Jeff Graham
jgraham1971
Sep 6, 2010 4:40 am
I thought scale events/missions/ect. had exceptions to some of the rules. If the prototype had some sorta booster that stayed on the launcher, that was...
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Ez2cDave@...
ez2cdave
Sep 6, 2010 4:45 am
John, Thanks for your input ! Well, since it's not looking feasible, I guess I'll "let the cat out of the bag" . I was thinking about an ARGO D-4 JAVELIN or...
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Ez2cDave@...
ez2cdave
Sep 6, 2010 4:51 am
Jonathan, Of course, this is ScaleRoc and not ContestRoc. My hope was to get better information here, since the emphasis on ScaleRoc is Scale. Contacting Steve...
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roketrik
Sep 6, 2010 4:57 am
... For C Scale altitude, the potential altitude is much higher than that for B. Indeed, the C Alt record is 756m, more than half again that for B Scale...
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bobkaplow
Sep 6, 2010 1:24 pm
... flight or be ... to qualify. Everyone from Dave to Chan to Steve is TOTALLY missing this obvious answer: "50.8 Stages If the prototype is a multi-staged...
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Nerys
nerys71
Sep 6, 2010 3:24 pm
hmm i think the flight would be legal but the judging would not include the booster and mission would not count the stage since you have no stage and the rules...
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gcgassaway@...
gcgassaway
Sep 6, 2010 3:24 pm
... At NARAM-52, a two-stager was ruled "not a flight" because the booster stage did not exit the tower. On the second attempt, the booster landed close to the...
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Ez2cDave@...
ez2cdave
Sep 6, 2010 3:28 pm
Rick, That is an interesting analysis . . . If it applies linearly, then emphasis goes to ALTITUDE as impulse goes up and to SCALE as impulse goes down. Any...
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bobkaplow
Sep 6, 2010 4:04 pm
... No special configuration, just 3 round stainless rails. I'm sure I could fit a 4-fin BT-60 model in the tower, but when you adjust it down to BT-20 (or...
