CONTEST EMAIL ARCHIVES

Date: 02/28/2008

Subject: TARC Update Email

Teams,

 

Since 2008 is a leap year, make sure you take advantage of the extra day this month to test-fly your rocket!  Here is an update from the Program Schedule:

 

By February 1 you should:

 

·        Test-fly your initial TARC design (without altimeter), making sure that you leave time to redesign, rebuild, and re-fly by April 7 if this initial flight/design is not successful!

·        If your first flight is fully successful, test-fly again with stopwatch timing and the altimeter installed. Repeat test flights until you hit the design targets.

·        If your first flight is not successful, do post-flight failure analysis and re-design.

 

By March 15 you should:

 

·        Make your first official qualification flight attempt in front of an NAR Senior member observer

 

Remember, Monday, April 7^th is the last day to submit qualification scores to AIA for your chance to be in the Top 100!

 

If you have not yet found a NAR mentor or observer, please see http://www.aia-aerospace.org/tarc/pdf/mentors.pdf to find one near you.  If you are having trouble locating a NAR member (note: you can contact a NAR member in another state), you may have an impartial adult join NAR to observe your qualification flight.  Visit http://www.nar.org/NARjoin.html for more information.  Additionally, if a NAR mentor contacts your team, please give them the courtesy of a reply whether you need their assistance or not.  They are here to help you!

 

As always, email rocketcontest@aia-aerospace.org with any questions!

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