Launch Report for Saturday January 21st

Happy New Year!!!!!
We had our first new years launch this last 21st of January on Saturday. It was not the kind of weather that we would have wished for to launch rockets in.
Saturday was wet, drizzly, and with some rain earlier in the morning, so setup was delayed until we were pretty sure that the last rain-cell had passed through the area. Then we did have some drizzle into the early afternoon but we were able to launch when anybody was ready. Late afternoon till closing it was cloudy and damp, but it was about 58 to 60 degrees, so the saving factor was that it wasn�t damp and cold but damp and kind of warm. So it was workable conditions.
Sunday, as you know was canceled at the end of that day based on the information that we had at the time that was forecasted as pretty much cold, damp and a high risk of drizzle, wind and some rain after 12 noon on Sunday.
So that�s why we are flying again this Saturday the 28th, same launch time, same launch location, so if you were one of those who missed out last week due to the weather, this is a spur-of-the-moment make-up launch day. (Ken Allen will not be there.)
Saturday the 21st.
Roy Potter, myself, besides keeping the fire pit going and making coffee, tea and coca, I did get a few flights up. I built a replacement to the Mars Probe that did a Crash-and-Burn last month. �Mars Probe II� now designed to fly on E9�s flew on a 4 second then 6 second delays to determine that the 6 second delay was best in order to hear the whistles in flight.
Ralph Roberts, besides running the launch table, flew the �Mr. Pringles� on a F20-4 for some visitors and a �Big Bertha� on a C6-3.
Emily Nelson, had a new rocket to fly for the first time, a commemorative rocket named after her favorite Renaissance comedy team, the �Tourtoga Twins�. (Seen every weekend at the North Carolina Renaissance Festival every fall.) The �Tourtoga Twins� flew a test flight on a F20-4, which was a success and now indicates that a �G� engine will be a good choice to go with.
Todd Haring, who braved the elements by getting there early, flew a �V-2� on a E23T-5, the �Little-O III� on a F40-m, and a 3inch up-scaled �Der Red Max� on a F24-7w, all were good flights. That Der Red Max is a cool looking rocket design.
Carl McCormick, who came from the Orangeburg area, flew a �Hell Fire� scale missile on a D12-5, a �Hawk� on a F39-6 (which I am thinking was the one that acted like it got a Lock-On to a unseen target) and a �Falcon� on a F24-6.
Carlton McCormick, (son of Carl) was one of the first fliers with a �U.F.O.� saucer on a C6-5, the �Stomerator� on a E9-6, a �Golden Bullet� on a A8-3 and the �TriSkelion� on a B6-4. (I spell�en the way I read�em.)
Brent Johnson, from the Hobby Town USA store in Mooresvile, came out, glad to see him and hope he makes it a habit. He had a �Initiator� that he is teaching himself with, and he flew it twice on a F20-7w for good flights. In fact we had no lost rockets that day.
Steve Bumgarner had the most flights for the day. His �36-D Square� flew on a cluster of 2 D12-5�s, a �Cherokee-E� on a C11-5, the �Red Hot Poker� on a F52-8, the �Bright Hawk� on a D12-7, a extended Estes �Harpoon� missile on a F20-7 and the �Fire Hawk� on a H148-m that was suppose to separate and free fall to 500 for main chute deployment, but the main got pulled out at apogee, and we saw the 500ft ejection charge go off as it came down. Many of the flights were lost in the clouds and then seen �materializing� as they came back down clearing the clouds.
Doc Russell kept it simple and flew a �Fat Boy� on a C6-3 and old �Star Explorer�, very cool looking with the external cargo pods and all, it flew on a D12-5.
Joe Grosjean flew the �Oldie� ? On a F20 and an unknown (same?) on also on a F20-7.
Justin Grosjean flew a �Black Banshee� also on a F20-7.
Even Bishop flew a �Silver Comet� on a D15 blue thunder, a reload I think.
OK, that was Saturday, and even with the conditions as they were, we had a good time.
That�s it for now hope to see a lot of you out there tomorrow for a make-up launch day. We don�t do this all the time, but the conditions came together so it will work.
Remember, keep those exhaust nozzles clear and fly high.
Roy