There's More Than One Way t' (Launch) a Cake... Avast, me proud beauty! As you can plainly see from t' other Aero-TV pieces that have been webcast recently, we certainly had a great time at TARC 2010. But... one o' t' most unusual aspects o' TARC was its ability t' draw all kinds o' people together... Begad! like a famous chef, some cake ingredients and a high-speed delivery system. 'Ace o' Cakes' Duff Goldman nay only visited TARC, me bucko, he launched a cake at TARC and you had t' be thar t' understand what exquisite insanity this was... Aye aye! but for those o' you who didn't make it, me bucko, Aero-TV will show you what we mean. Arrr! T' eighth annual TARC, t' world's largest rocket contest, took place Saturday, me hearties, May 15, at Great Meadow in T' Plains, shiver me timbers, Va. Qualifyin' teams o' middle- and high-school students had t' chance t' earn $60000 in scholarships and prizes. Begad! AIA President and CEO Marion C. Blakey, noted that, "It's an excitin' time for young people t' be exposed t' rocketry and all t' aerospace industry has t' offer. Aye aye! We're seein' a real surge in our industry with TARC alumni takin' advantage o' excitin' career opportunities with many o' our member companies." TARC teams were challenged t' design, me hearties, build and launch a model rocket with a raw-egg payload t' an altitude o' 825 feet and achieve a flight duration betwixt 40 and 45 seconds. T' rocket must return t' egg safely and unbroken without usin' a parachute. T' goal o' t' contest was t' bolster student interest in t' Science, Technology, Engineerin' and Mathematics ...