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[Mckarnin]

Oh puh-leaze. Spare us the ridiculous melodramatic exaggerations. It is not going to stuck in the hangar for weeks. Even being stuck for days is unlikely. There is no way the wind would be sustained above 7 knots continously for such an extended period of time. You are grasping at straws.

I know the Blimp people are working very hard but their misrepresentations and deceptions are NOT cool. When something doesn't go to plan they come up with excuse after nonsensical excuse. Just an hour or so ago they said that the wind can't be over 7 knots, but when the forecast comes out saying it's going to be 7 knots exactly for the 5 hours that they need, they call that "impossible." I call that "BS."

As shown in the poll, 80% of the people would rather wait out the wind and launch with both banners. You don't distort the truth and IGNORE the FOUR-FIFTHS of your CUSTOMERS--this is a COMPANY and those are INEPT business practices.

There's no way of knowing exactly how strong the winds will be tommorow. The information that our blimp pilot and the meteorologist were looking at (in seperate locations with different techniquest BTW) lead them both to believe that there is a very good chance of the winds picking up enough to keep the blimp from getting out of the hangar after 6-7am on Friday. We want to avoid putting ourselves into a position where we miss the closest thing to a sure chance of getting out of the hangar that we have hoping for "luck" and not dealing with the best information we have.

 

[UtahApocalypse]

There's no way of knowing exactly how strong the winds will be tommorow. The information that our blimp pilot and the meteorologist were looking at (in seperate locations with different techniquest BTW) lead them both to believe that there is a very good chance of the winds picking up enough to keep the blimp from getting out of the hangar after 6-7am on Friday. We want to avoid putting ourselves into a position where we miss the closest thing to a sure chance of getting out of the hangar that we have hoping for "luck" and not dealing with the best information we have.

Please DO NOT LAUNCH with only one banner. That will only cause negative blowback and waste time that people have paid for. Seriously this is the companies lat chance to do one thing right. There was a poll that even shows overall support for NOT launching. DO NOT deny your customers wishes, they paid for this time and want it used effectively.

 

[Menthol Patch]

There's no way of knowing exactly how strong the winds will be tommorow. The information that our blimp pilot and the meteorologist were looking at (in seperate locations with different techniquest BTW) lead them both to believe that there is a very good chance of the winds picking up enough to keep the blimp from getting out of the hangar after 6-7am on Friday. We want to avoid putting ourselves into a position where we miss the closest thing to a sure chance of getting out of the hangar that we have hoping for "luck" and not dealing with the best information we have.

What is the latest update on Boston?

 

[libertyfilms]

McKarnin,

PLEASE no launch till you have it all ready. One banner will not work. Do it right or else it is just more amateur hour.

 

[Menthol Patch]

Also the hole in the "n" needs to be fixed.

 

[Mckarnin]

Please DO NOT LAUNCH with only one banner. That will only cause negative blowback and waste time that people have paid for. Seriously this is the companies lat chance to do one thing right. There was a poll that even shows overall support for NOT launching. DO NOT deny your customers wishes, they paid for this time and want it used effectively.

Many people are sponsoring the blimp. I'm double checking the number but it is well over 2000. I think the poll has had less than 100 votes. We made an executive decision and since we get backlash no matter what we do we might as well act as we think best for publicity and for RP name recognition.

 

[cien750hp]

Many people are sponsoring the blimp. I'm double checking the number but it is well over 2000. I think the poll has had less than 100 votes. We made an executive decision and since we get backlash no matter what we do we might as well act as we think best for publicity and for RP name recognition.

the best publicity and name recognition would not be to launch a blimp that only has his name on one side. go big or go home. don't go halfway, and maybe all the way later, and don't waste flight time. thats half the exposure gone if you fly with one banner.

 

[UtahApocalypse]

Many people are sponsoring the blimp. I'm double checking the number but it is well over 2000. I think the poll has had less than 100 votes. We made an executive decision and since we get backlash no matter what we do we might as well act as we think best for publicity and for RP name recognition.

Honestly, if the company launches with one banner I thin we need new management. I also think anyone that paid money for 160 hours of flight time with TWO banners should seek legal counsel. This company has seriously failed and now looks like they are planning to fail again.

 

[ValidusCustodiae]

Does anybody not understand that the first primaries are less than 3 weeks away?

 

[Menthol Patch]

Honestly, if the company launches with one banner I thin we need new management. I also think anyone that paid money for 160 hours of flight time with TWO banners should seek legal counsel. This company has seriously failed and now looks like they are planning to fail again.

No, they have not failed.

They have done a GREAT JOB so far.

 

[ValidusCustodiae]

And I agree with menthol for once, they have not failed, and it would not be a failure to launch with only one banner.

 

[wisconsinite]

Please wait to get both sides of the blimp done right. The individuals who sponsored this blimp all paid for a blimp with two sides.

 

[wisconsinite]

And I agree with menthol for once, they have not failed, and it would not be a failure to launch with only one banner.

Not a failure, but it'd look cheap.

Also a rip-off for the sponsors.

If they are trying to rush it in the air to get more sponsorship, it begs the question who will drop money to knowingly sponsor a half-a$$ed blimp.

 

[ValidusCustodiae]

Let's just delay it until next summer when the weather is nice all over then we can dump all the tea we want into the harbor

 

[dmspilot00]

First, you don't launch any product that is not finished, PERIOD. Second, you are being very pessimistic about the wind. There is a 50% chance the wind will be calm enough to put the banner on and launch it. If not, and it's delayed a day or two, so what? The planned launch date has already been changed 5 times, why is there a sudden change of heart that we must launch as soon as possible no matter what? The "executive decision" is irrelevent, as we are launching a blimp, not a missile. It is not too late to change it.

 

[Delain]

we might as well act as we think best

You should always do that. Any other way and nothing would get done. That said, I myself would have waited until both banners were on the blimp.

 

[ValidusCustodiae]

Not a failure, but it'd look cheap.

Also a rip-off for the sponsors.

If they are trying to rush it in the air to get more sponsorship, it begs the question who will drop money to knowingly sponsor a half-a$$ed blimp.

There is nothing half ass about this project. There's positive ways the media could spin it too. "Despite having only one of its two banners, the blimp was launched so it could be airborne for their Tea Party. They plan on attaching the other banner when weather permits."

Some of you are acting like a one-banner blimp would be a huge disaster. I'm telling you, if winds pick up and do not allow the blimp to be brought out of the hangar later on (assuming you guys get all those working on the blimp to change their plans) you WILL wish you at least made sure the blimp was out of the hangar.

I'm just saying, it's possible winds could prohibit the blimp leaving the hangar for awhile if we do not get it out *now*. When I say awhile, more than one or two days. Try one or two weeks. Not saying it's 100% or even a 75% chance, but there is a chance worth considering. How would you feel if the blimp sat in the hangar for two more weeks because of wind and inaction?

 

[wisconsinite]

Some of us also like the "Revolution" side of the blimp better, and we'd rather see it with that in the air. If it ends up that it has to wait until Monday, I don't think it's the end of the world.

 

[ValidusCustodiae]

You don't seem to understand. What if there is still too much wind on Monday to bring it out of the hangar. And on Tuesday. And Wednesday.

Iowa Caucuses are now less than 3 weeks away.

Launch the blimp now, we don't have time to primp ourselves forever.

 

[Delain]

How would you feel if the blimp sat in the hangar for two more weeks because of wind and inaction?

If, if, if...

Nofi