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<DIV>Tweeks, </DIV>
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<DIV>I was looking at photos from some previous launches, and got a 403
forbidden error. The ones I have encountered were from Kentland Farms, Two
Day Spring Launch 2012-02-04th & 5th. There may be others. I know you
will not be able to fix this for a few days or weeks, but I thought you ought to
know.</DIV>
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<DIV>Eric
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=tweeksjunk2@theweeks.org
href="mailto:tweeksjunk2@theweeks.org">Thomas Weeks</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Friday, July 26, 2013 10:07 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=nrvr@nrvr.org
href="mailto:nrvr@nrvr.org">nrvr@nrvr.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> [NRV Rocketry] Saturday Launch: Good news/bad
news</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<P
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try this again:</P>
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style="MARGIN: 0px; TEXT-INDENT: 0px; -qt-block-indent: 0; -qt-user-state: 0">NRVR
fliers,</P>
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<P
style="MARGIN: 0px; TEXT-INDENT: 0px; -qt-block-indent: 0; -qt-user-state: 0">Thanks
to the efforts of Kevin Shinpaugh we were able to get permission for</P>
<P
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one day launch at Kentland Farms for tomorrow, July 27. Several of you</P>
<P
style="MARGIN: 0px; TEXT-INDENT: 0px; -qt-block-indent: 0; -qt-user-state: 0">ordered
motors from Ken Allen at Performance Hobbies and together the order</P>
<P
style="MARGIN: 0px; TEXT-INDENT: 0px; -qt-block-indent: 0; -qt-user-state: 0">was
large enough for Ken to give us free shipping. FedEx just delivered</P>
<P
style="MARGIN: 0px; TEXT-INDENT: 0px; -qt-block-indent: 0; -qt-user-state: 0">that
package to me and [we will be bringing them to the launch site in the morning,
or will get them to you soon if we're rained out].</P>
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<P
style="MARGIN: 0px; TEXT-INDENT: 0px; -qt-block-indent: 0; -qt-user-state: 0">Now
some bad news.</P>
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style="MARGIN: 0px; TEXT-INDENT: 0px; -qt-block-indent: 0; -qt-user-state: 0">I
have not applied for an FAA waiver for NRVR at Kentland Farms. In the past we
have used the waiver that the VAST club has. I thought I could use that</P>
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and asked if we could but the answer was no. So at this point we do</P>
<P
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have a waiver for our own [high power] launches and so are limited to</P>
<P
style="MARGIN: 0px; TEXT-INDENT: 0px; -qt-block-indent: 0; -qt-user-state: 0">Class
1 rockets (3.3 pounds or under and 125 grams of propellant or under) at</P>
<P
style="MARGIN: 0px; TEXT-INDENT: 0px; -qt-block-indent: 0; -qt-user-state: 0">any
of our launches. I have started the waiver submission process and hope</P>
<P
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we will have our own waiver in the next 6-8 weeks, but this is not something I
can control.</P>
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<P
style="MARGIN: 0px; TEXT-INDENT: 0px; -qt-block-indent: 0; -qt-user-state: 0">Another
issue that I have no control over is the weather and the last</P>
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I saw called for 80% chance of rain on Saturday. </P>
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I am [NOT] calling off the launch for tomorrow just yet, but it </P>
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is not looking favorable. The officers will monitor the weather </P>
<P
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and make a call as soon as possible, probably by 9:00 am tomorrow. </P>
<P
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[So watch this mail list in the morning].</P>
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<P
style="MARGIN: 0px; TEXT-INDENT: 0px; -qt-block-indent: 0; -qt-user-state: 0">If
we get rained out we will discuss options for another launch, but next</P>
<P
style="MARGIN: 0px; TEXT-INDENT: 0px; -qt-block-indent: 0; -qt-user-state: 0">week
is Steppin' Out in Blacksburg, and I have commitments for the next 2</P>
<P
style="MARGIN: 0px; TEXT-INDENT: 0px; -qt-block-indent: 0; -qt-user-state: 0">weekends
that will make me unavailable after 3:00 on Saturdays and all day</P>
<P
style="MARGIN: 0px; TEXT-INDENT: 0px; -qt-block-indent: 0; -qt-user-state: 0">Sunday.</P>
<P
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<P
style="MARGIN: 0px; TEXT-INDENT: 0px; -qt-block-indent: 0; -qt-user-state: 0">Thanks
for all your support and we will get some rockets in the air soon.</P>
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<P
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Schoner</P>
<P
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TRA #143</P>
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River Valley Rocketry</P>
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<P
style="MARGIN: 0px; TEXT-INDENT: 0px; -qt-block-indent: 0; -qt-user-state: 0">NRVR-Launches
mailing list</P>
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style="MARGIN: 0px; TEXT-INDENT: 0px; -qt-block-indent: 0; -qt-user-state: 0">NRVR-Launches@nrvr.org</P>
<P
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