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Open Letter to all at ROCC from Mark Canapa
Saturday, February 14, 2009 at 1:45AM
To My Rocketry Friends in Charlotte and Orangeburg:
As you may know by now, I have relocated back to California for work reasons, and started at my new position in Fresno on Janaury 5.
The decision to leave my home in Charlotte was a difficult one, and I have struggled with this choice for the last two years. The move was particularly hard because of the many memories and great times that I have had with all of you over the past six years. In fact, I cannot think of a better place in the world to live and fly high-power rockets.
When I first moved to the Carolinas in 2003, I had a tough time adjusting to my new surroundings. But lucky for me, high-power was alive and well there, and with my first launch--the Freedom Launch in 2003--I soon felt welcomed by each and every one of you. You taught me that there are no strangers in high-power rocketry. And since that time we have together survived countless flights and launches--both good and bad--and along the way we also helped run one of the best NSL events ever. All of the Freedom Launch events, the one and only Sci-Power, the winter and spring flying under sunny skies in both Orangeburg and Charlotte--all of these great times will remain with me forever.
My last flight in the Carolinas was in the rain, and it was almost dark, at Charlotte in December. But it was as much fun a launch for me as my first high-power rocketry launch more than thirteen years ago.
I am sorry I did not get a chance to say goodbye to each and evey one of you. I think I was always hoping that I wouldn't actually leave. But now that I am here, I wanted to send you this message and let you know that I hope to be flying with you again some day down the road. In fact, you can count on it.
In January I launched a rocket on an M1315 here at my old home club of Tripoli Central California. It was fun, and fortunately it was a good flight. But it wasn't Charlotte or Orangeburg. In fact, they have a lot to learn out here--I guess I will have to teach them how we do things out in the Carolinas!
If there is anything any of you ever need out this way, please let me know.
Your friend,
Mark Canepa
A return Thank You from Ralph Roberts - Tripoli Charlotte Prefect
Mark:
I am sure I speak for most if not all, that your influence on both clubs was tremendous. The many articles you wrote in the national rocketry magazines showed the rest of the rocketry world how well we did things in the Carolinas, even tough you took way too many pictures of Todd. Your good nature made everyone feel welcomed and when you were at launches you were always lending a hand and I thank you personally for that. You will be missed but your mark on Carolina rocketry will live on and you are welcome back at anytime. Good luck back in California.
Sincerely,
Ralph
As you may know by now, I have relocated back to California for work reasons, and started at my new position in Fresno on Janaury 5.
The decision to leave my home in Charlotte was a difficult one, and I have struggled with this choice for the last two years. The move was particularly hard because of the many memories and great times that I have had with all of you over the past six years. In fact, I cannot think of a better place in the world to live and fly high-power rockets.
When I first moved to the Carolinas in 2003, I had a tough time adjusting to my new surroundings. But lucky for me, high-power was alive and well there, and with my first launch--the Freedom Launch in 2003--I soon felt welcomed by each and every one of you. You taught me that there are no strangers in high-power rocketry. And since that time we have together survived countless flights and launches--both good and bad--and along the way we also helped run one of the best NSL events ever. All of the Freedom Launch events, the one and only Sci-Power, the winter and spring flying under sunny skies in both Orangeburg and Charlotte--all of these great times will remain with me forever.
My last flight in the Carolinas was in the rain, and it was almost dark, at Charlotte in December. But it was as much fun a launch for me as my first high-power rocketry launch more than thirteen years ago.
I am sorry I did not get a chance to say goodbye to each and evey one of you. I think I was always hoping that I wouldn't actually leave. But now that I am here, I wanted to send you this message and let you know that I hope to be flying with you again some day down the road. In fact, you can count on it.
In January I launched a rocket on an M1315 here at my old home club of Tripoli Central California. It was fun, and fortunately it was a good flight. But it wasn't Charlotte or Orangeburg. In fact, they have a lot to learn out here--I guess I will have to teach them how we do things out in the Carolinas!
If there is anything any of you ever need out this way, please let me know.
Your friend,
Mark Canepa
A return Thank You from Ralph Roberts - Tripoli Charlotte Prefect
Mark:
I am sure I speak for most if not all, that your influence on both clubs was tremendous. The many articles you wrote in the national rocketry magazines showed the rest of the rocketry world how well we did things in the Carolinas, even tough you took way too many pictures of Todd. Your good nature made everyone feel welcomed and when you were at launches you were always lending a hand and I thank you personally for that. You will be missed but your mark on Carolina rocketry will live on and you are welcome back at anytime. Good luck back in California.
Sincerely,
Ralph
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