Yup, I've had that happen. But since I was on the trailer, I didn't achieve lift-off. It's hard to sink when there's a trailer underneath you. :) Alec ________________________________ From: owner-personal_submersibles@psubs.org on behalf of vbra676539@aol.com Sent: Sun 11/26/2006 12:41 PM To: personal_submersibles@psubs.org Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Convention video Alec, How about a broken aft mbt seal that you didn't notice because you were checking for leaks in the hull or fiddling with the electrics? Vance -----Original Message----- From: Alec.Smyth@compuware.com To: personal_submersibles@psubs.org Sent: Sat, 25 Nov 2006 7:36 PM Subject: RE: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Convention video Thanks for the compliment Emile, I appreciate it especially because it comes from someone who makes good videos! As far as I know the "real" research subs always launch with the hatch closed as a safety precaution. However, they are launching off a ship, not a trailer. In my case, since the sub is sitting on a trailer it isn't going anywhere until it floats free. The open hatch facilitates communication. Am I missing some other sort of launch accident I haven't thought of? thanks, Alec ________________________________ From: owner-personal_submersibles@psubs.org <mailto:owner-personal_submersibles%40psubs.org> on behalf of Emile Sent: Sat 11/25/2006 4:42 PM To: personal_submersibles@psubs.org <mailto:personal_submersibles%40psubs.org> Subject: RE: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Convention video Wow, great video Alec! Rain seems common for psub conventions.... Why launch the people at the convention the subs with open hatch? We use to close the hatch over here to prevent sinking when a launch accident occurs. The Alvin research sub was sunken (and retrieved) by a launch accident with open hatch. Regards, Emile ________________________________ Van: owner-personal_submersibles@psubs.org <mailto:owner-personal_submersibles%40psubs.org> [mailto:owner-personal_submersibles@psubs.org <mailto:owner-personal_submersibles%40psubs.org> ] Namens Smyth, Alec Verzonden: zaterdag 25 november 2006 2:07 Aan: personal_submersibles@psubs.org <mailto:personal_submersibles%40psubs.org> Onderwerp: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Convention video I had only fragments of usable video from the convention, mainly due to the rain and to have been in the sub a lot of the time rather than filming. But I was just able to put together 5 minutes of decent content. When you listen to this please be sure to use something better than the tinny speaker I have on my laptop, the sound is nice if you can actually hear, so reach for those headphones! As usual I had to seriously degrade the image quality to upload, but I tried to keep the sound intact. I'm about to send Ray a DVD with good quality files of this and a second movie that is too long to put on YouTube, and he intends to offer them on the website. I'd also like to extend an invitation to those of you who attended the convention. If you email me your postal address offline, I'll send you a DVD. It's the least I can do. You're all in the credits at the end of the video for the various jobs you did those two days, and if you're in the credits you're entitled to a copy. If I missed you or got you in the wrong job, please advise. The music I used is all royalty free, so this can be distributed freely without violating anyone's rights. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnJZodE1SRI Happy thanksgiving everyone... Alec The contents of this e-mail are intended for the named addressee only. It contains information that may be confidential. Unless you are the named addressee or an authorized designee, you may not copy or use it, or disclose it to anyone else. If you received it in error please notify us immediately and then destroy it. ________________________________ Check out the new AOL <http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/1615326657x4311227241x4298082137/aol?redir=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Eaol%2Ecom%2Fnewaol> . Most comprehensive set of free safety and security tools, free access to millions of high-quality videos from across the web, free AOL Mail and more. The contents of this e-mail are intended for the named addressee only. It contains information that may be confidential. Unless you are the named addressee or an authorized designee, you may not copy or use it, or disclose it to anyone else. If you received it in error please notify us immediately and then destroy it.
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