November Launch Report

Hello, Hello to all you Rocket Scientists, young and old, male and female, nerd and geek. It is good to be a Rocket Science Geek.

Its about time I got this Post-Launch report out for our last launch, the 17th and 18th of November.

We should have named it the �Great Turkey Launch�.

We can�t complain about the weather. The wind and temperature were really good so the conditions were really great for both days.

About the ROCC Club elections,

Still Looking for nominations for ROCC President, has been suggested that with Brad Shea interested in helping, he run for Vice President and be in training for future President. ANY Other Nominations.??

Club Secretary/Treasure, it is said that Louise Ferrel MAY be interested. ANY other nominations????

Tripoli Secretary, John Hood has still got it with offered assistance from Doug Knight. ANY thing else?

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Saturday the 17th we had 36 listed fliers, many were members of a scout group and Dr Knights collage science class working for their school physics grade. This is what I like to see. Making school fun again with practical hands on application.

The 36 fliers were able to put up a total of 106 flights. Nice and impressive.

(Please note that not everybody is signing-in NEATLY on the sign-in sheet and not taking the time to Print out their name on the flight card.)

Fliers were: (PS) LP = Low Power, MP = Mid Power, HP = High Power flights.

Roy Potter, I was able to take some time out from the launch table to get a few flights up. Maybe I should have stayed on the table. Four of my seven flights for the weekend were �crash-n-burns�. The �Sounder� went up on MP, and returned safely on a new orange and white paneled donut chute. The �Orange� and �Stars and Stripes� both flew on LP but were Crash-n-Burns. (Are now repaired and ready to fly this month).

Michael Stetzler ? (matched names from the flight card and sign-in sheet) flew a �Echo Star� two stage successfully on LP and then as a single stage.

Tony Stitt, flew the �Red Neck� (cultural statement?) on MP, then a small �Bull Pup� and �Optima� on LP.

Robert__ ? no Robert on either scout or student list, flew a �Patriot� on LP.

David Sewing, from Wingate, signed in as the leader for a number of scouts.

Luke Sewing flew a �Sky Writer�, a �Alpha� and a �High Flyer� on LP.

Rosy Sewing flew also flew, maybe the same �Alpha� on LP.

Karen Vitco flew a �Alpha� and the �Dart� on LP.

Amber Tarlton also flew a Estes �Alpha� on LP.

Jake Tarlton ? Also had a �Alpha� to fly on LP.

(Somebody must have got a bulk pack)

____ Scheppeqegrell ? (that�s the best I could do) flew a �White Lighting� on LP.

Zach and Nate Neitz both flew �Alpha�s� on LP.

Howard Wa ? (flight card) flew a �LoLa� on MP.

Mato Seth flew a Astron �OutLaw� on LP.

Steven Ayers flew a �Sky Hawker� and �Star Blazer� on LP.

Saphire ____? Flew a rocket named �Shadow� on LP.

Bob Bernatchez flew a fleet of rockets. The �Matra Magic R550�, and a �Big Brute� on MP, the �Pathfinder�, Estes �Patriot� a �V-2�, a �Mercury Redstone� and a �Dragonfly boost glider all on LP.

Eric Maggio? (Dr Knights student) flying a homebuilt �Blonco� on MP to test fly for time, altitude and not breaking the eggs.

Keath Biddinger (another student) flew the �X-Calibur� on MP for the same tests.

Crystal Raper and Taylor Parlier test flew the Pink Huracane�, MP with eggs.

Eugene Yang test flew the �Crush� on MP for altitude with eggs.

Josh Calnan test flew the �Green Meany� on MP for alt, time and eggs.

Caleb Presson test flew the �Red Neck� on MP for alt, time and eggs.

John or James McClamrock test flew the �Inexperianced� on MP for results.

Wayne Hill had a fleet to get up. The �Copter-X� helecopter recovery went up on LP but nosed in before deploying. They are so cool. �Sprint�, �TriSkeleon�, �Oso�, �April Dancer�, the �Alien Space Probe�, the �Mars Probe� a UFO �Saucer� and the �Saki� all went up on LP.

Doug Knight, our favorite Collage Professor, flew a collection, and not for any grades. After all, he�s the teacher. The �Initiator� flew on Mp and HP, the �Astro Bee D� on HP, a �Yellow Crayon� on MP, a Loc �Aura� on MP and the �Sprint-its Gone� on LP. (he got it back, can�t lose�m when you try).

Kelly and Brent Johnson (HobbyTown USA, Mooresville) flew the �Red Fury� on LP.

Brad Shea flew the spool rocket named, �Motor with an Attitude� on LP and the �Snowball� on LP.

Hope Shea, cute daughter of Brad, flew the �Fire Ball� on LP.

Adam Shea, son of Brad, flew a �Alpha� on LP.

Harrison Karr flew the �Bug Space� on LP.

Brian Helms flew the �Ugly Red Thing� and the �XLR-18� on LP.

Thomas Mathis flew a �V-2� a couple of times on LP.

Julian ____? Flew a �Fire Dragon� and the �Aprilish� on LP.

Ralph Roberts, our favorite club Prez, flew the Stone Age �Rock-It� on LP.

Conner Anderson? Flew the �Hornet� a bunch of times on LP.

Liam Anderson flew the �Jet Blew I� on LP.

That was a very impressive Saturday launch.

Sunday was smaller but just as much fun. 25 flyers and 76 flights.

Roy Potter, I got the �Sounder� up again on MP, �Orange� partially repaired, went up on LP and C+Bd again. My large Estes 4 inch �V-2� C+Bd on a underpowered MP and my really nice 3 inch �Old Classic Sci-Fi� space ship very realistically Crashed and Burned, totally unrepairable.

Bob Bernatchez again brought out his fleet of which only a small percentage made it up into the air. His original sized �Mars Lander� flew on LP, a �Sidewinder� on MP, a �Initiator� on MP, �Juno-1� on LP, a �V-2� on MP, a �Maniac� on LP, a old NCR �Orbit� on MP and a �Mini Marz Lander� on LP.

Rachel Casy Flew the �Mad Martian� again not making it back to Mars on LP on many attempts.

Tony Casy flew a big �Honest John� on MP, and a 4 inch �V-2� on MP, and a tall �Mean Machene� on MP.

Cris Casy also flew the �Mad Martian� on LP.

Kelly Casy flew a �Cosmic Cobra� with the helicopter recovery nosecone, a �Fat Boy� and �Sky Diver� on LP.

David Casey? Flew a �Out Law�, �X-16� and �Red Diamond� on LP.

Kyle Casey? Flew a Estes �Cluster Bomb� and a �Fat Boy� and a Storm Caster named �Buster� on LP.

Brad Shea flew a tubular fined �Doodle� named for the decoration Doodled by his daughter Hope on HP a couple of times.

Tony Stitt had his �Mean Machene� up on LP and �Good Time� on MP that C+Bd similar to mine.

Claudia Stitt flew a �Bull Pup� on LP.

Doug Knight came back out and flew the �Rascal C� on LP.

Caleb Knight flew the �Vangard� and �Starhawk� on LP.

Sandy Houston flew a PML �Callisto� on MP for its first flight.

Erica Owens flew the �Streak� on LP.

Weston Faulkner (Tim Durbins visiting cousin) flew a �Out Law� and �Black Diamond� on LP.

Tim Durbin flew his favorite rocket, the �Chester Cheatah� on MP to a estimated 1600 feet.

Brian Eagle flew a �Big Bertha� on LP, and the �Weasel� and the �Aura� on MP.

Liz Eagle flew a �Big Daddy� and a �Alpha III� on LP.

Todd Haring, who flys some really neat stuff, flew the �Dracula�s Revenge� an impressive bat winged rocket with the Counts head as a nose cone, soooo cooool, on HP. Todd also flew a up-scaled �Der Red Max� on Mp and the colorful �Gizmo� on HP.

Brian Helms flew the �Built this Morning� on LP, a �No Name� on LP, and a �Mini XLR-16� on LP.

Matthew Helms flew a rocket named �Cinco� on LP.

Terry Baucom came out and flew his �Mustang� on MP, the �2-UP� on a 2 cluster LP, and a Quest �Super Bird� and �Big Daddy� on LP.

Charlie Ogino, practicing for the TARC rocket competition with a �Mirage� on MP and the �IO� on MP for altitude and time, no eggs.

Ralph Roberts spent most of his time prepping the �Fear Factor� to fly on a new HP called MOJAVE GREEN for its unique green color. It separated at apogee and free fell to 300 ft for a successful main chute deployment. It is so coool when it all comes together.

OK, that was it. We do hope to see everyone out in December.

Remember to keep those exhaust nozzles clear, and see you on the flight line.

Roy, ROCC Sec.