November PoLaRep

It was the November Turkey Launch.

This was the “Back-up” weekend. The regular third weekend was way too windy.

This was an improvement but we still had to tend with some mild winds with gusts.

If it wasn’t for the wind, it would have been really toasty out there.

We did have a number of successful HP flights. Even “J’s”.

Didn’t any body get photos of Corky Story’s outstanding rockets? The Flight of the Buzz Bomb?

Come on, let’s hope all those camera owners we saw at the launch contacted Doc.

For our embarrassment and your entertainment, any pictures you have from a recent launch that you would like to get posted on the web site for everyone to see, just contact Doc Russell at rocketrycarolina at gmail dot com, or as some have done, pass it on a disk or flash drive. We can always get it back to you.

I see we already have some pictures from the Launch, so check it out in the Photo Gallery.

We have started the ROCC club membership drive for the 2013 flying season.

Membership funds go to the NAR and Tripoli association fees and insurance and cover the costs of maintaining the launch equipment.

We have a new ROCC “T” shirts. We went through the gray shirts, then the tie-dye shirts and now by request we will be offering a gray polo shirt with collar and then some assorted solid colored shirts. All with the colored ROCC logo.

See the Web site for the monthly “Launch themes”

November, this weekend was “13 MM” Estes mini engine powered rockets.

December Theme is “V-2”. So bring out and dust off all those old V-2’s to fly.

JANUARY LAUNCH. “C” Motor Altitude GOLF BALL Launch Contest

Gold, Silver and Bronze “Mega Mosquito’s” Awarded. (ready to fly)

Any ESTES “C” Motor, C5, C6, C11 (recommended to keep the playing field even) or an equivalent, example, two “B’s”, four “A’s” or a mixture.

Rocket Must Pass Regular RSO Pre-launch Inspection.

Rocket may utilize any design concept that pass’s the RSO Inspection.

Rocket must have a acceptable recovery system for safety.

Jolly Roger Altimeter Ones will be provided. You can use your own if you have one.

Jolly Rogers are small enough to fit in a BT-20 body tube.

Jolly Rogers require air holes in the body to register air pressure change.

Jolly Rogers can be carried outside rocket body piggy-back.

Fliers can make multiple flights with highest flight scored.

Fliers can make different rockets but only the highest flight will be scored.

Only One Award per flier.

Highest scored flier gets First, Next flier gets Second, Next flier gets Third.

We continue with our Range Safety standards by making specific assignments of a RSO=, Range Safety Officer to pre-inspect rockets before flights and the LCO=, Launch Control Officer to check range conditions and control the launch’s in a timely and efficient manner. So far this has worked fine with little to no effect on launch flow.

Check both the WEB site and at the launch’s for info on volunteering for RSO (Cert Lv-2 required) and LCO (Cert Lv-1 preferred, but any responsible and experienced adult can apply).

It’s great for anybody who isn’t flying that day but wants to take part anyway.

And it’s fun to push the red button.

New Insurance Procedures: In order to comply with the Tripoli Rocketry Association and the National Association of Rocketry insurance requirements, our Club, “R.O.C.C.” has chosen to register our scheduled launches under the NAR flight regulations and for the insurance coverage that best meets our needs.

(NAR recognizes TRA membership and covers them under their blanket of coverage)

R.O.C.C. will still be registered as a joint TRA and NAR associated club and Tripoli flights and certifications will continue as normal.

Joining the National Association of Rocketry is quite easy.

You will find a application form in every Estes rocket kit you buy, or you can even join on-line at WWW.NAR.ORG. There are 4 yearly annual memberships.

Junior, 15 and under =$25,   Leader, 16 –20 =$25,   Senior, 21 and up = $62.

Family = with one regular Senior and $12 for each additional family member.

This membership completely covers you for liability, damage and injuries at our launches.

Saturday 24 November 2012.

We had 25 fliers who put up 64 flights burning 64 engines. That includes multiple flights, multi-stage and any cluster flight.

A= 10,   B= 1,   C= 10,   D= 5,    E= 10,   F= 10,   G= 7,   H= 6,   I= 3,   J=2.

Who flew what? Remember your penmanship of what I can read influences my spelling. 

Michael Hollowell flew the Aerotech “Mirage” on a G76, the “Half Naked Lighting” (half painted) on a H123 on a dual deployment flight. The “Mini Bruiser” flew on a C6.

Steve Brown was busy with a LOC “Big Nuke” on a I305-FJ, with a payload of water for a test flight. A LOC “Fantom” on a I218-R on dual deployment with main at 500 ft again. The “Runt” flew on a E18 for its first flight. A LOC “Caliber” flew on a G61-W and a LOC “Mini Caliber” o a C6. His Madcow “Squat” flew on a H2242-T.

Robbie Kirk flew a “Silver Streak” on a D12, the “New-Roc 1” on a C6, a “Alpha” on a A8, a “Phoenix” on a E30 and the “Spike” on a F40.

J.P. Appenzeller flew a LOC “Rim 161” on a H170 then a H180 and a LOC “Arcas” on a H225 with dual deployment with main at 500 feet.

Doug Knight flew a “Black Hawk 29” on a E30, the “Wild Child” on a cessoroni F120 that flew like a bullet, a “Formula 54” flew on a G125, another bullet, and a neat looking tubular rocket made from non-standard tubing (just because it was laying around) and named it “Tubular Trash” on a J350 for a perfect flight.

Brandon Jackson flew a “Super Big Bertha” on a D12 and the “Aldebaran” on a Vmax G250, another bullet rocket.

Roy Potter, when not working LCO, I got a couple of flights of my Aerotech “Arcas” on F42’s. I like to showoff my Donut chutes.

John Metcalf flew a LOC “LiL Nuke” on a CTI E22-T and a LOC “Tomahawk” on a F40-W.

Joe Pettler flew a Estes convertible “Converter” on C6’s, the “Gold Strike” also on C6’s. The “U.S.A.” on a D12 and a “Mini Max” on a mini A10.

Jason Pettler flew the LOC “Aura” on a E18.

Connor Sides flew a “Hi-Tech” on a F23.

Lisa Chad/Sides flew a LOC ? blue streak colored “V-2” on a G78.

Chuck Bracey flew a Mad Cow “Rocket” on a CTI F79-SS and a old school NCR scale missile “Beta Lancer” on a G38-FJ.

Doc Russell when he wasn’t acting RSO, got up his cool looking “Sword” on a D12, a 1.5 upscaled “Sprint” on a C6, a “Nike Smoke” on a B6, a “Blue Ninja” on a D12 and a small “Pyramid” on a 1/2A3 mini engine.

Emily Nelson flew her new airbrushed artwork, the “Shadow Man” on a E15 then E20. Artwork is based on the Disney film, The Princess and the Frog.

Corky Story, he came out with some fantastic rockets. A couple of hundred times upscaled of some interesting non-standard designs. He did fly one of them, the “Buzz Bomb” on a J800, altimeter deployed at apogee for a great flight.

Charles Ogino flew a “CCR 38” on a F120 with a streamer recovery that came back a short recovery walking distance.

Dan Fritsch flew a “Big Daddy” on a E9 the “Kings Tut’s Pyramid” on a F20 w and a Estes “Flash” on a C6.

Ralph Roberts, when he wasn’t cooking and serving flew his new and PAINTED “Thug” on a G115.

Todd Haring flew the “Risky Business” on a I357 dual deployed with main at 500 feet.

Keith Biddinger flew a LOC “Aura” on a CTI E75 for a first flight.

Brad Shea flew what looked like a mean machine with a human skull on top called the “Skelator” on a F59-W for a fair flight. A Estes “Eliminator” flew on a E9, a tiny “Quark” on a 1/2A3 mini engine, a flying rotor wing “Whirly Gig” on a A11P, the “Q Bit” pyramid on a A11P and “2H Half Bit” pyramid on a mini A10.

John Bergsmith flew a mini “Honest John” on a mini A10.

John W Thomas Aerotech “G-Force” on a H165 for a good L1 cert flight.

Wacob Gilley flew a Estes “Amazon” on a C6.

Sunday 25 November 2012.

We had 21 fliers who put up 47 flights burning 56 engines. That includes multiple flights, multi-stage and any cluster flight.

A= 2,   B= 3,   C= 8,   D= 8,    E= 15,   F= 13,   G= 8,   H= 4,   I= 2,   J=3.

Who flew what? Remember your penmanship of what I can read influences my spelling. 

Keith Biddinger flew a “X-Calibur” on a G67 and a ping-pong ball on four sticks called the “Spongnic” on a mini A10. Both flew quite well.

Ralph Roberts flew his family heirloom, the “Cosmic Staff of Azal” on a G64.

Jason Pettler flew the “Jay Hawk” on a G67 for its first flight. Was that the orange scale target missile? He also flew a LOC “Viper 3” with a cluster of three E9’s. A rocket named “Purple and Black” flew on a F79.

Kaitlin Pettler flew a Estes mini “Honest John” on a mini A10 and a “Baby Bertha” on a D12.

Joe Pettler flew a Big Bertha on a C6, a “Tomahawk” on a E9, a “USA” on a D12 and a Estes “Heli-Cat” on a C6 that has a helicopter return nose cone.

GDS TARC team did some test flying of the “Dale” carrying an egg payload with a P-Nut altimeter to register the altitude reached on E20’s and E30’s.

J.P. Appenzeller returned (he will be staying in the charlotte area setting up a LOC distribution site.) JP flew his LOC “SA14 Archer” on a I247 on dual deployment with main at 500 feet. A “ARCAS” flew on a H225 again on dual deployment with main at 500 feet. The really big LOC “Cruise Missile” went up fast on a Vmax J1520 again on dual deployment with main at 500 feet.

Laura Owens Bailey flew her big “36D2” on a cluster of two D12’s and a custom colored LOC “Weasel” on a E23.

Issac Brady and his group flew the rocket “Blue and Yellow” on a B6 then the “Flying Stick” two stage from a D12 to a E9 that didn’t get enough boost from the D and was laying over when the sustainer ignited taking it well past the left tree line before ejection.

Sandy Houston flew a “Cherokee E” on a E23, the “Lil Scrappy” on a F40, a “Formula 54” on a G64 and a two stager named “Cluster F” with a cluster of three C11’s in the booster and a E9 in the sustainer that did not ignite, with minor damage.

Mark Ferrell flew his Quest 4.5 upscaled “Big Green Betty” on a J420-R  on dual deployment with main at 400 feet.

Stephen Rhudy flew the “P-Chutter X-Treme” on a E11, I would like to remember what that one looked like. His LOC? “Blue Phoenix”  flew on a H120-R for a L1 cert flight.

David Tomkinson flew a Flis-Kit “Deuces Wild” on a cluster of two C6’s, which always looks good. A Estes “Vagabond” flew on a D12, a “Super Alpha” on a B6 and the “Patriot” on a B6.

Michael Strunk flew a modified Estes “Big Bertha” on a E9 then a E79 that survived to return whole.

John Bergsmith flew his big “Honest John” on a G76 a Aerotech “Mustang” on a G40 and the new Estes Pro-series “Leviathan” on a G40.

Mike Ohara flew a “V-2” for its first flight on a F32 and a LOC “V-2” (same one?) on a G80 for its first flight.

Michael Hollowell flew a big LOC “Bruiser” on a EXP3 J800 on dual deployment with main at 600 feet with a backup at 400. Flight was to test the Air-Start ignition system for a future flight.

Doc Russell took time off RSO to fly his Public Missile “Ariel” on a H128 and the “Tigger” on a H180. Both good flights.

Todd Haring flew a beautifully giant and impressive upscaled Estes “Sprite” up on a I284 for a really great flight, the photos are on the Gallery site.

Brad Shea test flew his “Golf Ball” rocket using a simple BT-20 tube rocket with plastic fins with a coupler attached to the ball using a large streamer recovery. Using a C6-3 he got 595 feet.

Thanks to everyone who helped out.

Many times some asks “Who makes that rocket?” so I’m trying to identify the kit maker in the reports so interested fliers know what kit to look for.

Hope to see you on the pads and remember to keep those exhaust nozzles clear.

Roy, ROCC Sec.

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[Marcus Harmon]

I have a few videos from yesterday's launch on my YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/MarcusGoodwyn