November 2010 Launch Report

I hope everyone had a great time at our ROCC  Thanksgiving monthly launch in November.  We had an incredible number of fliers on 11/20 and a smaller group on 11/21.  Conditions were excellent both days with the winds very calm on Sunday.  Temperatures both days were in the 60's with few clouds in the sky.  It was great to see everyone after such a long break from flying  in Cabarrus County.  Thanks for all the help setting and tearing down the launch.  Everyone’s efforts were greatly appreciated!  Ken Allen was present for both days and a number of fliers took advantage of the shopping opportunity.  Ken should be there for the December launch so bring cash and/or cards; remember it is Christmas time! 

We need to focus on memberships next month; we should have t shirts available which may help with sales.  Though not required to attend and fly at the farm, donations provide the funds to maintain the club equipment, TRA and NAR association fees and insurance. A reminder to all who come out to the field that donations are necessary in order to pay expenses.  The flight donation jar at the launch table goes to the land owner in appreciation for the use of his land and providing a storage shed for out equipment.  We have a lot of good photographers out at the launches and we would like to post your photos, the good, the bad and the ugly on our club web site so contact Doc Russell at rocketrycarolina@gmail.com  to see how to get your shots posted.

Keep a look at the ROCC web site for more information at WWW.rocketrycarolina.org.

The crowd on Saturday was one of the largest I've ever seen at Williams Farm.  It was great to see cars lined up and down each side of the runway.  Ralph Roberts was selling hot dogs, chips, sweets and drinks and sold out most of what he had thanks to the large hungry group which included a bunch of Cub Scouts from Pack 102 in Concord.  Dr. Doug Knight's group from Mitchell Community College (MCC) were in attendance.  They are a part of the NASA University Student Launch Initiative, or USLI, which is a competition that challenges university-level students to design, build and fly rockets with a variety of goals. The project engages students in scientific research and real-world engineering processes with NASA engineers.

On Saturday we had 64 documented fliers who put up a total of 112 recorded flights that I can account for.  You may notice that some of the flier names have a ? after their name.  Some of the names were difficult to read so if I butchered your name I am sorry.

Terry Baucom launched the 2-Up on 2 E9’s

John Bergsmith as usual had some great flights and flew the Little John on a F40, the G Force on a G64, the Big Bertha on a C6, the Grunt on a D12

Bob B had a bunch of cool flights and launched a D Region Tomahawk on an E28, the Big Brute on an F 40, the Mariac on a D12, The Mercury Redstone on a D24, the Juno I on a C6, The Quasar NG on a G6, the Matra Magic on an F35

Keith Biddinger had a beautiful/fast off the pad flight with the Endeavor on an I600R, cool!

Mitchell Bird launched the Shuttle Bird on a C6, the Renegade on an E9

Randy Bird launched the Renegade on a D12, the Tomohawk on an E20

Daniel Bolduc launched a Baby Bertha on a C6

David Bolduc launched the Baby Bertha on a C6

Mindy Bolduc flew a Pumpkin Needle on a C6 for 3 flights

Trevor Broadway launched his Weapon II on a G79 with an egg (assuming this was MCC project)

Josh Bung??? attempted a Level 2 flight certification with an Amramm on a J350.  There was a premature rocket separation believed to be caused by incorrectly wired electronics.  Fortunately there was no damage to the rocket.

Josh Cox flew the Joshinator on a B6

Allen Deal flew the Blue Ninja on a D12

Tyler Denro? flew the Astra III on an A8

Mark Ferrell launched the Aura on an F12

Terry Gouding launched his Red Baron on a G79 for MCC

Ian Hawks flew the Thunderbolt on a C6, a Shock Lite on a C6

Jermey Fink flew the Harley on a B6 twice

Ian Hawks flew the Thunder Bolt on a C6

Lane Heafner launched the AK Binder on a B6

Logan Heafner launched a Zoom on a B6

Michael Hollowell launched the Expediter On a H123W for his Level 1 Certification, Yeah!!!!!!

Ryan Howard launched the Excalibur Version 0.5 on a G79 with an egg for MCC

Don Huff flew a Go Or Blow an a I566, an Isis on a G126, a Z Bug on a G83

Scott Huff launched an Arura on an F120

Hunter Huneycutt launched the Christmas Special on a B6

Sandy Houston launched the Black Brant on and H120, the Loc Bullett on a G80, No name noted but an original rocket on a G64

Nathan Jordan flew the Flat Cat ‘Freedom” on a B6 for it’s first flight

Ayden Martin launched the Snitch on a C6

Sean Martin flew the F-15 Rocket on and A10 for it’s first flight

Riley Martin launched the Cheetah on an A10 for it’s first flight

John Metcalf  launched the Arreaux on an E30 for it’s first flight and the Lil Nuke on an E30 for it’s first flight

Clark Millikan flew the Laser- X on a F27 twice  

Andrew Miller flew the Rose on a B64 twice

Mitchell Community College MAE launched the Washigei on a G79, the Washigei II on a H128

Ian Morris flew the Aztec on a B6, the Firehaw on a D21

Will Morris launched the Condor, a glider, on a B4, the Baby Bertha on a C6, the Unknown on a B6 twice

Steve Morris flew the Stormcaster on a D12

Ethan Norris flew the Fireman on a B6

Thomas Murphy launched the Airshark on a B6 twice

Guy Ogino launched his L3 One Day on an I599, cool!

Jay Parkinson launched the ZX on a G79 which was an egg launch for MCC

Colon Parrott flew the Spider on a B6

Lucas Porter launched the Alien Chaser on a B6, the Athena on a C6, the Der Red Max on a C6

Aaron Prevette flew his Squirrel Seeker on a G79

William Reid flew the Thunderstorm on a B6

Jonathon Robinson launched the Crackin on a B6 twice

Taylor Robinson launched the Checkers on a B6, the Fast Fire on a B6

Doc Russell  spent considerable time serving as RSO and also flew the Gecko on a D12, the Crossfire on a A8, his cool Fed Ex Express on a F20

Savanna Samuels had some great flights and launched the Aim-45A on a C6, the Aim-45A on a C6

Stuart Samuels ,who I must say has very cool rockets, launched the Go Deep on a D12, the Maple Seed X2 on a B4 which had a problem, the Pop Glider on a ½ A3, the Maple Seed 400 on a E18, the Sunrise on a G64, the Mono Chopter on an A10 and the Scimitar on an E9

Dylan Sanford flew the Bomb (motor not named) twice

Nick Shea (the Prez’s son) launched the Night Shifer on a B6

Brad Shea launched the I Am on an H143,

Scott Schnegelberger launched the Mirage on a F4 for it's first flight, and the Amramm 2  twice on a F36; this was it’s first flight,

Ben Shue from the Cub Scouts flew the Storm on an A8 and then again on a B6

Nick Shue launced the Night Shifter on a C6

Evan Stallings flew the Big Bertha on a C6

Veronica Stark launched her Ronarocket on a G79 with an egg for MCC

Dave Strunk launched the Forte on an H12 for a great flight

Nick Thompson flew the Star Blaster on a B6

John Weber flew the Mount Dew on a G79

Eric Wetter launched the Shark on an A10 for it’s first flight

Zeek Wetter flew the Midnite Goodnite on a B64

Jacob Zopfi flew the Striker (motor unnamed) twice

Sunday’s launch was much quieter which is common for Sundays.  For those who arrived early we had the pleasure of watching Kip Williams fly his 1945 Piper Cub and land it at the field.  He spent some time talking to us about how he put the plane together and educated us about how to build and fly airplanes, very cool!  Once again Ralph Roberts was the food vendor and Ken Allen was the rocket vendor.  On Sunday we had 31 fliers and 80 flights.

Bob B flew the Mini Bomarc on an A10, the NCR Orbit on an F35, the Interceptor on an F24, the ASP WAC Corporal on an F40, the Replica, the  COS Vostok on and H242, the TLP Standard ARM on a D12 and the Replica 2650 on 3 E9 motors, very cool flight!

Terry Baucom flew his Afterthought on a G64

Ashley Bergsmith finally launched the Halloween on an E18, cool rocket!

John Bergsmith flew a Mozzie on an F40, the Big Bertha on a C6, the Cowabunga on an H123, nice rocket!

Ryan Bergsmith launched the Big Bertha on a C6

Keith Biddinger launched the X Calibur on G83 and again on a G77 and again on a G76 (2 times)

Randy Bird launched the Tomohawk on an E20, the Renegade on an E9

Mitchell Bird launched the Shuttle Express on a C6 three times, the Alpha III on an A8

Sandy Houston flew the Bulletton a G185

Louise Ferrell launched the Onyx on a D12 three times and on an E20

Mark Ferrell flew the Endeavor on an I435, very cool!

Todd Harring launched his Little O III on a G64 twice (I think it went twice)

Sandy Houston launched his Gwaiz on a G53, the Black Brant on an H17(sweet)

James flew the Metalizer on a B6, the Viper on a B6, the Golden Bolt on an A8

Alex Katz launched the Chrome Dome on a C6, the Yankee on a B6, the Tiger on a C6

Zach Katx flew a Chrome Dome on a C6

Jon Kavonaugh flew the Mercury Redstone on a C6 twice, the Nike on a C6 twice, the Astrocam on a C6, the Apollo on a C6

Christian M launched the Zippy on a C6  three times

Ian Morris flew a Glider on a B6, the Aztec on a B6

Steve Morris flew the Stormcaster on a D12 and then on a C11

Will Morris flew a Firehawk on a C6

Emily Nelson launched her very beautiful Avatar on a G80

Joe Pettler flew the Ricochet on a B6, the Screaming Eagle on a C6, the Blackbird on a B6 for it’s first flight, the Red Max on a C6, the Steelers on a D12, the Super Neon on a B6

Ralph Roberts flew the Rock-It on a D12

Doc Russell flew the Sprint 1.5 on a D12,  The Gecko on an E15, the Ariel on an H180, sweet!

Austin Selder? flew the Yankee on a C6 and then again on a B6

Brad Shea launched his the Miranda on an I566, the Sword o’ damocles on a G69, unfortunately a rocket was left in the trees

David Strunk launched the Mean Machine on an F35

Michael Strunk flew the Minute Man on a C6

Thomas flew the Zippy on a C6 and then again on a B6

James Tanzer Flew the Metallizer on a B6 and then again on an A8, the Viper on an A8

Zack Katz launched the Stormcaster on a C6, the Tiger on a B6

 



Comments

[DOC R.]

Great write-up Louise, and well done on your Sumo launches. DR