[RocketsNW] Who's goingto XPRS?

[kmcgoffin at worldaccessnet.com]

Aw, just stick to KISS.  Program it to use status reports like:
Oops.
Nuts.
Boo-boo.

And of course in case of an impending lawn dart:
OH GOD I'M GONNA DIE!

:-)
+McG+


> That's funny.  I may have to use some of those.  :-)
> Vern
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: rockets-bounces at rocketsnw.com
>> [mailto:rockets-bounces at rocketsnw.com] On Behalf Of Robert Krausert
>> Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2008 10:22 PM
>> To: Hammer; rockets at rocketsnw.com
>> Subject: Re: [RocketsNW] Who's goingto XPRS?
>>
>> Top ten things Vern's new synthesized voice software can and
>> cannot say:
>>
>> 10.
>> Can say: Altitude 5000 feet
>> Cannot say: Now dang!!! This is high!
>>
>> 9.
>> Can say: Berometric pressure is stable, must be at appogee
>> Cannot say: Screeeeeeemmmmm.... Down we go. Woo Hoo!!!!
>>
>> 8.
>> Can say: Maximum flight speed is 890 mph
>> Cannot say: Holy Cow... This #$%#4 is fast.
>>
>> 7.
>> Can say: Current GPS location is within the flight range radius
>> Cannot say: Good luck finding me, I'm hiding offline
>>
>> 6.
>> Can say: With the Drouge chute, the rocket is descending at
>> 15 meters per
>> second
>> Cannot say: Dude? Dude? I'm going crash unless you add
>> another chute soon
>>
>> 5.
>> Can say: Lift off was under thrust of 2200 newtons
>> Cannot say: Weeeeeeeeeeeeeee.....
>>
>> 4.
>> Can say: Downlink information provided
>> Cannot say: Come on, guess? Where do you think I am now?
>>
>> 3.
>> Can say: This is x-Fire rocket and giving the downlink from
>> the view way up
>> here.
>> Cannot say: Should have seen what I saw up there. Oh man. My
>> parents always
>> told me to wear underwear. Now I realize why.
>>
>> 2.
>> Can Say: Main chute deployed at 1200 feet
>> Cannot say: Jim-in-ey Christmas... Thanks for scaring the
>> crug out of me by
>> waiting so long to deploy the main.
>>
>> And finally
>>
>> 1.
>> Can say: Flight completed in 120 seconds from launch to
>> landing, powering
>> off
>> Cannot say: Hello Dave! Will I feel any pain when you unplug
>> my battery. I
>> cannot let that happen Dave. (I mean Vern)
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Hammer" <hammerhatesjunkmail at earthlink.net>
>> To: <rockets at rocketsnw.com>
>> Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2008 8:57 PM
>> Subject: Re: [RocketsNW] Who's goingto XPRS?
>>
>>
>> > Maybe Vern can install a Traffic Alert and Collision
>> Avoidance System
>> > (TCAS) to keep the rocket from crashing into the ground.  Here is a
>> > GoogTube video of TCAS alerts.
>> >
>> > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVcJrkixjyo&NR=1
>> >
>> > Robert
>> >
>> > Robert Krausert wrote:
>> >> Vern,
>> >> Sounds really cool. Let's hope the synthesized voice never says,
>> >> "ut-oh!!"
>> >> ;-)
>> >>
>> >> Have a great time.
>> >> Cheers,
>> >> Robert
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> ----- Original Message -----
>> >> From: "Vern Knowles" <vern_knowles at att.net>
>> >> To: <rockets at rocketsnw.com>
>> >> Sent: Monday, September 08, 2008 7:21 PM
>> >> Subject: Re: [RocketsNW] Who's goingto XPRS?
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>> I'll be there.  I have something new to try at XPRS.  I
>> have written
>> >>> some
>> >>> software to process GPS
>> >>> downlink data in real time and to report that data using
>> a computer
>> >>> synthesized voice during the
>> >>> flight.  It will be reporting altitude, speed, distance,
>> max velocity,
>> >>> descent rate, etc, right as
>> >>> it happens.
>> >>>
>> >>> Vern Knowles
>> >>> www.vernk.com
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>> -----Original Message-----
>> >>>> From: rockets-bounces at rocketsnw.com
>> >>>> [mailto:rockets-bounces at rocketsnw.com] On Behalf Of
>> >>>> mikeandkimwyvel at comcast.net
>> >>>> Sent: Monday, September 08, 2008 9:22 AM
>> >>>> To: rockets at rocketsnw.com
>> >>>> Subject: [RocketsNW] Who's goingto XPRS?
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Hi everyone.  Who's going to XPRS this year?  We're leaving
>> >>>> here Wednesday morning and should be on the playa sometime
>> >>>> Thursday afternoon.
>> >>>>
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