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It's always a good habit to check for juice at the pad BEFORE connecting the leads. I remember one LDRS in particular when I was doing a video interview with a flyer out at the pads while the the entire bank was being loaded with rockets. In the middle of the interview while I had the camera to my eye, I heard the tale-tale sound of 'ignited' thermalite sizzling right beside us. At the same time, the dude at the very adjacent pad 'rolled' out of the way screaming "Lookout!". He had just connected his pad leads to a J800, and about one second later ( before I could even take single step), off it went, about three feet from where I stood. Luckily, the motor did not cato and the launch phase was nominal. But I can attest that a J800 makes a pretty good whoosh from three feet away (and I've seen a LOT of high power flights over the years). Earl
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Earl L. Cagle, Jr. NAR# 29523 TRA# 962 SAM# 73 Owner/Producer Point 39 Productions Rocket-Brained Since 1970 |
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