TARC 2008 Information

 

Rules

Contest Flight Goals Payload: 2 fresh eggs Target Altitude - 750 feet Target Duration - 45 seconds Rocket must be single stage Finals This year there will be two rounds of flights. The top 18 teams after round one will be invited to make a second flight. The top10 prizes are awarded on the basis of the sum of the scores for two flights at the end of the second round with the lowest scores being the winners. General Flight Rules Timing is from first motion of rocket to the time the component containing the egg lands Your official time is the average of the two measurements of the one flight to the nearest .01 second. Score will be the sum of the differences: (Target altitude - actual altitude) + (target duration - actual duration) After the flight, any external damage or cracks detected in the egg will disqualify the flight. The rocket you bring to the final competition must have already been flown successfully Two qualifying flights are allowed, but not required. Qualifying launches must be observed by a NAR senior member, The observer does not necessarily need to be a TARC mentor. Qualifying flights do not need to take place at an organized NAR launch, however they must be flown in accordance with NAR safety rules. Use of reloadable motors is allowed with team members assembling the motors. However, as minors they may not purchase them. TARC mentors may accompany their teams to the finals, however they may not provide any assistance or guidance during the launch.

 

Connecticut TARC Mentors
If you think you would like to be a TARC mentor, please contact Trip Barber.
Name	Contact	Location	Area
Rob Bazinet	e-mail	Woodstock, Connecticut	North East Connecticut
Christian Colby	e-mail	Waterbury, Connecticut	West Central Connecticut
David Greenapple	e-mail	Westport, Connecticut	South West Connecticut
Al Gloer	e-mail	Rocky Hill, Connecticut	Central Connecticut
Ulf Jonsson	e-mail	South Windsor, Connecticut	North Central Connecticut
Patrick McConnell	e-mail	Middletown, Connecticut	Central Connecticut
Ross Tracey	e-mail	East Lyme, Connecticut	South East Connecticut

 

Area TARC Teams These are teams that are in reasonable proximity to support services from CATO
Team	Team Number	Location	Status	Mentor	Seen them Fly?
Danbury High AFJROTC	6043	Danbury, CT	Design Phase	John Poulin	No
Wethersfield High	6177	Weathersfield, CT	Build Phase	Sean Hogan	No
Christian Heritage School	6525	Trumbull, CT	Design Phase	Dave Greenapple	Yes
Bolton High School Rocket Club	6062	Bolton, CT			No
Boy Scout Troop 39	6358	Marlborough, CT			No
Newton Middle School	6449	Newton, CT			No
Newton North High School	6156	Newton, MA	Flight Testing		Yes
Northwestern Regional 7 High School	6582	Winsted, CT			No
Sacred Heart Academy	6044	Hamden, CT			No
Westhill High School (Team 1)	6438	Stamford, CT			No
Westhill High School (Team 2)	6439	Stamford, CT			No
Westhill High School (Team 3)	6440	Stamford, CT			No
Massachusetts Academy of Math and Science	6351	Worcester, MA			No
St. John's High School	6217	Shrewsbury, MA			No

 

 

 

Important Dates
Milestone	Date	Notes
Registration opens	9/5/07
Registration closes	10/30/07
First flight of your TARC design should be complete	2/1/08	CATO Sport Launch 2/16/08
First qualification flight should be complete	3/15/08	CATO Sport Launch 3/15/08
Final qualification flight must be complete and qualification results must be submitted	4/7/08
TARC Finals	5/17/08	Great Meadows VA

 

Useful Documents
Version	Description	Download
2008	2008 Event Rules in Acrobat PDF format.	Link
2008	Team Handbook in Acrobat PDF format.	Link
2008	Recommended dates and deadlines for this year's contest.	Link
2008	Add/Drop Form - Use this form to add or drop team members.	Link
2008	Mentor and Observer Guidelines	Link
2008	Publicity Flyer	Link
2008	Allowed Motors	Link
Current	NAR Safety Code - The safety rules by which all TARC flights must take place under	Link