Hal F8 01 Roles

Roles and Responsibilities

Each team member volunteers for a role on launch day. There are two catagories of roles, project level roles and team level roles. The project level goals include: Head Flight Planner, Launch Coordinator, Tracking Coordinator, Recovery Coordinator, and Communication Specialists. Team level roles include: Photographer, Head Note Taker and other specialized roles specific to the team.

Management Roles

Flight Planner Brandy Holmes
  • File NOTAM with FAA
  • FAA field contact
  • Manage launch inventory
Launch Coordinator Gabe DeRuwe
  • Coordinate launch efforts (located at launch site)
  • Launch countdown
  • Manage integration/launch checklist
Tracking Coordinator Jasper Nance
  • Coordinate tracking efforts
  • Ground Station Manager
  • Archive all flight data real time
Recovery Coordinator Name (Mobile Recovery Vehicle)
  • Run predicts/define launch location
  • Coordinate recovery efforts (located with mobile tracking vehicle)
  • Coordinate photograph/video the landing site
Communications Specialists name (loc.)
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  • One for each radio (1 at each location)
  • Know how to work radio/computers

Team Roles

Communications
  • Note Taker
  • Photographer
  • Radio
Controll &
Data Handling
  • Supervisor
  • Record Keeper / Log Reporter
  • Hardware Inspector
  • Power Engineer
  • Integration manager
Science/Instrumentation
  • Note Taker
  • Photographer
Ground Station
  • Driver
  • Radio Operator
  • Picture Taker
Structures
  • oversee filling of balloon
  • capsule assembly and attachment
  • capsule release/integrator