I would like to join Tom (and all others) in thanking Angelo for all his hard work. His accomplishments are almost too numerous to count. Under his leadership we saw the CAR-ACF reacquire insurance, update the bylaws, update incorporation, reinforce and firmly establish a strong democratic executive and board of directors as well as entrench the first formal steps towards bilingualism. Again, these are just a few of the many highlights.

I had a nice chat with Angelo today. Prior to being asked to assume the presidency, I was still the past president. Angelo will assume the position of past president and will continue to be a part of the machine that helps drive our beloved hobby.

I would also like to say that I was very flattered when I received a call asking me to help out. I am returning to a very different CAR-ACF. Many new faces, many new challenges. I will be contacting all committee chairs, all directors and executive members towards the end of getting up to speed as quickly as possible. As we move I will try hard to post updates in the CAR-ACF ’s forum.

In closing, I ask everyone to again join us in thanking Angelo.

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Je voudrais me joindre à Tom (et tous le monde) pour remercier Angelo pour son travail acharné. Ses réalisations sont presque trop nombreuses pour être comptées. Sous sa direction, nous avons vu le CAR-ACF regagner l'assurance, mettre à jour les règlements, mettre à jour la constitution, de renforcer et d'établir un pouvoir exécutif fort démocratique et le conseil d'administration ainsi que formaliser les premières mesures officielles en vue bilinguisme. Encore, ces sont seulement quelques-uns des nombreux points forts.

J'ai eu une conversation agréable avec Angelo aujourd'hui. Avant d'être appelé à assumer la présidence, j'étais encore le président sortant. Angelo occupera le poste de président sortant continuera d'être une partie importante de l'ACF pour aider à guider notre hobby bien-aimée.

Aussi, je tiens à dire que j'ai été très flatté quand j'ai reçu un appel me demandant de venir en aide. Je suis revenir à une très différent CAR-ACF: beaucoup de nouveaux visages, et beaucoup de nombreux nouveaux défis. Je communiquerai tous les présidents de comité, tous les administrateurs et membres de l'exécutif vers la fin de être à la page sur tout le monde. Alors que nous avançons, je vais essayer de poster des mises à jour dans le forum de la CAR-ACF.

En fin, je demande à tous de vous joindre à nous à encore pour remercier Angelo.


Greg Dietlein
President, CAR-ACF
S585 L4, L4CC, RSO

Angelo Castellano has submitted his resignation to the Board of Directors effective immediately. Angelo has worked hard and with remarkable success and CAR-ACF owes him a great debt of gratitude. A Motion to accept President Castellano's resignation was made, and accepted. The position of Presidenet was declared 'Vacant'.

After careful consideration, former CAR-ACF President and RSO Greg Dietlein was asked if he could fulfill the remainder of the term as President. Greg accepted, and a Motion was made to the Board of Directors. The Motion was carried. Greg Dietlein is now President of CAR-ACF. Congratulations and thanks to Greg!

A lot of important business is in progress. Please stay tuned for upcoming announcements and news.

Respectfully submitted,

Tom Raithby
Vice-President, CAR-ACF

CAR-ACF is pleased to announce that Andre Choquette has been appointed as the Board Representative to Quebec. Andre has been active in rocketry in Quebec for many years and will represent Quebec and CAR-ACF well. Thank you to Andre for accepting this important position.

CAR-ACF is pleased to announce that the following provisional conditions have been approved by the CAR-ACF Board upon recommendation from the RSO committee. If you have any questions in regard to this, please contact your local board member.

CAR Provisional Conditions for Air Start and Two Stage Flights

These conditions apply to rockets with multiple stages or air-started motors where total impulse is 640 Ns or greater. While staged/ air-start flights of less than 640 Ns total impulse are currently exempt from the following rules, adherence to these rules is suggested as good practice for all such flights.

A rocket must have a reliable means of inhibiting air starts or upper stage ignition if the trajectory deviates by more than 20 degrees from the vertical. Possible solutions include a device that detects the rocket's actual flight angle or a device that is programmed to require the rocket to reach a minimum altitude by a set time. Other methods may be acceptable, at the RSO's discretion.

For all electronic interlock devices, the flier shall document and present the operating principles, the programming and the wiring to the RSO's satisfaction.

Maximum deviation from vertical shall not exceed 20 degrees. The launch RSO may require tighter tolerances in order to ensure the sustainer remains within the launch range.

A flight simulation acceptable to the RSO shall be presented to the RSO prior to approval of a flight. Fliers who use the time to altitude method shall demonstrate an understanding of the trigonometric solution.

At the present time, the following devices are known to satisfy the above requirements: Rocket Tilt-o-Meter (detects flight angle); Raven (programmable events if altitude is reached before a time limit); UFC3 (same as Raven). These are listed as examples only - other devices may exist, or may be released in the future, with similar capabilities.

No 'sparky' motors are allowed for two stage / air start flights.

Approval of all flights remains subject to the launch RSO's discretion.

These conditions are subject to review after one year, or sooner if needed.

CAR Guideline for Electronics and Short Burn Motors

Some, mostly older design altimeters and staging devices are not designed to detect very short periods of acceleration. These devices must not be used with short-burn motors.

An example is the old Adept 231 series - minimum acceleration time to detect liftoff is 0.3 seconds. If a motor burns for less than this time, the device will not "see" liftoff and will not function.

All fliers are responsible to ensure they use compatible electronics with their motor selection.

I have just updated the database with 50 (yes 50) renewals, certifications and 6 new members. Whew!

Cards should be going out by next week and CARWeb is already updated.

Please let me know if there are any questions.