The early bird registration contest has generated some very positive feedback, and we've now consumed about 75% of the block of rooms held for us at the host...
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Jeff Graham
jgraham1971
May 4, 2011 6:38 pm
P57 Classic Model Competition Awesome event. How will decals be judged? Sometimes the print process isn't calibrated to well on alignment. Will that be point...
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Pamela Gilmore
davenpam44
May 5, 2011 1:44 am
I would guess that decals would fall under this: 53.12.4 Craftsmanship: 300 points Points will be awarded for neatness, care in construction, craftsmanship...
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kevinj73us
May 5, 2011 1:17 pm
Seems appropriate to me. kj...
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Tony Reynolds
tonyr64786
May 5, 2011 1:24 pm
... That statement alone should cause everyone to think twice. TR [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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ChrisFlanigan
May 5, 2011 3:23 pm
DART in San Diego recently flew Classic Model at a contest. Classic Model is one of the new provisional events introduced by the 2008-2009 RCP cycle. The...
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Jeff Graham
jgraham1971
May 5, 2011 4:50 pm
The reason I ask is most of the decal scans on JimZs site just plain SUCK on alignment do to the silkscreen process Jeff Graham jgraham1971@... ...
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Jeff Graham
jgraham1971
May 6, 2011 1:23 am
Are there mission points for this event as with sport scale? Jeff Graham jgraham1971@... www.graphicsjedi.com ... From: ChrisFlanigan To:...
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kevinj73us
May 6, 2011 2:54 pm
If the original decal had alignment issues, and you successfully reproduce that, and it's in your data packet that way, then you'd get more points than if you...
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dunbar.jonathan
May 6, 2011 3:15 pm
Chris, I am looking forward to having this event take place at Rainbow Valley! My models would be: Farside-X Orion Orbital Interceptor Scissor Wing Transport ...
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dunbar.jonathan
May 6, 2011 3:17 pm
Jeff, Please see rule 53 to answer your question, and here is the pink book page for the event: 53.13.1 Mission: 200 points Mission points are awarded for...
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Ez2cDave@...
ez2cdave
May 6, 2011 6:04 pm
How are "mission points" to be judged ? P57.7 Flight Characteristics Flight scoring shall be the SAME as in Sport Scale (Rule 53). 53.13.1 Mission: 200 points ...
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Ez2cDave@...
ez2cdave
May 6, 2011 6:05 pm
How are mission points to be determined, since kits like the Farside-X were only multi-staged, but never had a "stated payload" ( like a satellite or...
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Jeff Graham
jgraham1971
May 6, 2011 9:19 pm
Good question on payloads. Will there be a standard point for live payloads then for inanimate? What if the payload is the same as advertised in a catalog...
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dunbar.jonathan
May 7, 2011 2:22 am
Dave, From the 1966 catalog: http://www.ninfinger.org/rockets/catalogs/estes66/66est24.html 'High Altitude Studies' I just fly something that deals with...
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dunbar.jonathan
May 7, 2011 2:27 am
Jeff, Model rocket safety code: Rule 6 - Payloads. My model rocket will never carry live animals (except insects) or a payload that is intended to be...
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Ez2cDave@...
ez2cdave
May 7, 2011 2:42 am
How will clusters be scored for mission points ? Same as Sport Scale ? I have a kit in mind that would be perfect, clustered as sold by manufacturer. Dave...
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dunbar.jonathan
May 7, 2011 12:51 pm
Dave, Semroc Hydra VII? J...
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Bob Kaplow
bobkaplow
May 7, 2011 12:57 pm
... How is this a "classic" kit? It wasn't around in 1990. For that matter, how did 1990 end up being the cutoff for classic kits? The time should have been...
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Jeff Graham
jgraham1971
May 7, 2011 1:29 pm
When did Vern sell Estes? I would say anything prior to that should be considered a classic before everything went from classic to plastic. Jeff Graham ...
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Jeff Graham
jgraham1971
May 7, 2011 1:34 pm
PS. Bob K. Anything that is 20 years old is a classic. The DMV. Jeff Graham jgraham1971@... www.graphicsjedi.com ... From: Jeff Graham To:...
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Ez2cDave@...
ez2cdave
May 7, 2011 5:12 pm
Bob, It was the 7th kit produced by SEMROC in 1969 Dave ... From: Bob Kaplow <bobkaplow@...> To: contestRoc <contestRoc@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Sat, May...
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Ez2cDave@...
ez2cdave
May 7, 2011 7:21 pm
Unbelievable . . . Are you psychic ? Dave ... From: dunbar.jonathan <dunbar.jonathan@...> To: contestRoc <contestRoc@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Sat, May 7,...
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bobkaplow
May 7, 2011 11:21 pm
... Update: Was in the local Rockler store, and found one there: http://www.rockler.com/product.cfm?page=330&rrt=1...
Perhaps www.brownells.com gunsmiths are very particular about screwdriver bits. Or www.mcmaster.com Best, Dwight...
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artupton
May 9, 2011 3:04 am
Hi Johnathan, this might have been posted before, but rule 6 is not about payloads in the Model Rocket Safety Code: http://www.nar.org/NARmrsc.html Art Upton...
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bobkaplow
May 9, 2011 3:27 am
... You're looking at a VERY old copy of the safety code, that has been revised at least twice. The prohibition on live animals has nothing to do with rocket...
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Ez2cDave@...
ez2cdave
May 9, 2011 5:13 am
ESTES has re-introduced Composite Motors & Large Kits . . . http://www.oldrocketforum.com/showthread.php?t=9193 [Non-text portions of this message have been...
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dunbar.jonathan
May 9, 2011 10:29 am
Bob, You are right ... I need to start looking at materials printed after 1990's :) No I am not kidding ... a couple of years ago I was using a Pink Book from...
