Sunday February 16th Launch Report.
Friday, February 21, 2020 at 3:27PM Launch Report for Sunday, 16, February, 2020.
It probably made the difference using Saturday to continue drying the fields for our Sunday launch. Sunday was definitely overcast as forecasted with high clouds. It seemed warmish in the morning but seemed to get cooler as the day progressed. What breeze we had started off drifting to the north to northeast and then moved more to the east down the runway. As the day progressed the upper air seemed pretty calm at over a hundred feet or more. Ground winds were stronger for the most part. The runway itself was firm and the upper north fields were pretty firm also, but if you had to walk down onto the field on the south/left side you did get some mud on your shoes. About 3:30 we got some mist and sprinkles that the weather apps showed was on the way out so we kept going. Just before 5 it definitely started a heavy sprinkle that the weather app said was only going to get worse. Soo we finished up with the Lenor-Rhyne Rocket Team launch and packed up.
Barb Tobin continued to sponsor a Low Power rocket giveaway that I and others donated to. We gave away a number of really nice and collectable rockets for Donations to the ROCC Treasury. We will have the rest at the next launch.
Ken Allen of Performance Hobbies,
Ken was there and as always, providing some essential, desperately needed item, part, tube, epoxy, nose cone, motor or brick-a-brack.
LOST AND FOUND. Roy has Terry Baucom’s 29/240 motor caseing.
Check the box for a few nose cones, and a few other odd items.
As a note, when you are walking across the fields on the trek to locate your latest launch, keep your eyes open on the ground for anything. Not all motor casings look alike. Also there are mini altimeters, nose cones, motor retainers, ect.
Pictures. Check the Gallery for launch photo’s. Come on, We see everyone is taking photo’s. Lets Get them onto the ROCC Club WEB Site Gallery.
Just contact Doc Russell at rocketrycarolina@gmail.com, “or” as some have done, pass it on a disk, memory card or flash drive
ROCC Club Membership (along with the Raffle sales) covers the cost of maintaining the launch equipment, supplies and our association fees with the “National Association of Rocketry” and the “Tripoli Rocketry Association” plus covers our insurance.
For memberships, check with Brenda Marshall, our new Membership Officer, out at the launch site. ( Or check the Club web site on line for any new updated information At= WWW. Rocketry Carolina.org). At this time, Ask Brenda first about checks.
ROCC Club “T” Shirt’s, can also be purchased as the supplies last, until a new source is obtained. Check on styles and colors available at the launch.
Sunday, 16 Feberuary, 2020.
We had a pretty good turnout.
We had 22 fliers , put up 69 flights burning 85 engines.
That includes all clusters and multi-stage flights
A= 23, B= 3, C= 9, D= 18, E= 13, F= 4, G= 8, H= 2, I= 3, J= 1, K= O.
(Remember, what I write is influenced by your penmanship and spelling.
John Scholven flew a “Green flying Hexagon” air drag rocket on a D12-0 then a D12-5 which barely overcame the air drag, then a longer burning E9-P that got it some altitude.
Eric Noguchi brought out the gliders he has been testing. The “Edmonds Aerospace E-Cee” glider flew on a A10-3t, the “SemRoc Hawk” flew on a A10-3t and the big “Edmonds Aerospace E-Cee Thunder” flew on a E15-4. Being that these were Test and Maiden flights, this dictated that there was a range of flight results.
Hollis Hurd flew a two-stage “Savage” twice on a D12-0 to a C6-7 and the upper stage once on a C6-7. I always love it when the staging works so well.
Billy Bringman flew his “Spirit” on a B4-4, a C6-5 and then on a D16-6? His “Eliminator” flew on a C11-3 and a D12-7.
David Robinson flew a LOC “Mini-Magg” for a successful NAR L-1 cert flight on a H238-mt.
Greg Hanson, after 5 igniters, flew his “Please Come Back” on a I100 with a dual deployment at 700ft. That was a Looong burning “I” motor. It just kept going up.
Doug Knight (who wants one of those I100’s) flew his old trusty “Tubular Trash” on a G40-4 then his old faithful “Yard Sale” on a I300 with a jolly logic deployment at 700ft.
Lenor-Rhyne School Rocket Team under Prof Doug Knight, flew the “Trash Bear” on a J394 cessaroni on a systems test flight. It had a “Breach deployed” payload with two deployment systems with a backup each. But the main body separated, braking the anchors free interrupting everything. But they learned more about sturdy construction techniques.
Dexter Stevens flew a “Interceptor” on a E20 and the “Texas Twister” on a A10-3. The fins were to pop into a helo-like decent but poped at lift so it was a pretty squirrely lift and then tumbled back down.
Julius Burris flew a ”Der V-3” twice on a C11-3 then a long burn E6-2. His LOC “Lil Nuke” flew on a F25-6. All good flights.
Carl Robbs and grandfather flew a Estes “Interceptor”, and on the 3rd try, it lifted up using a E20-4 for a great flight.
Carl with Dexter Stevens flew the “Shatteled” on a C6-7.
Bill Jetton flew a Estes “Astron Explorer” on a D12-3 then a D12-4. Good flights.
Paul Kraemer flew his LOC “Ultimate” with a SEVEN motor cluster. One center G80-7 with Six outside D12’s for a successful launch, flight and jolly logic deployment at 700ft. Admittedly, the 6 D12’s just made it look cooler and adding a little kick to the liftoff. But seeing the seven burning exhausts as it went up was impressive. Since it worked so well and no damage on landing he went and reloaded it with Three G80-10’s for a second flight with another jolly logic recovery at 400ft. He also flew a successful NAR L-1 Cert flight with the “Vertical Assault” on a I161-mw with another jolly logic deployment at 400ft.
Mark Bartkowiak flew his “Shrox Navaho” missile with a three A10-3t motor cluster and a “Shrox Scram Cat” on a E28-4t, both good flights I believe.
Paul Phillips flew the “T’Org” on a F12-5 and a carbon fiber framed “WISH-B” on a E11-3j then a F12-3j, both successful flights.
Tyler Dickerson flew a Estes “Alpha” on a A8-3 and a B6-4. His “Cinco Art Apple White” air drag saucer flew on a 1/2A3-2t then a A10-3t with a tumble recovery.
Malcolm Smith flew a larger “Cinco Apple White” air drag on a D11-p and a E9-p and then a Unk “Sem-Roc” on a 1/2A6-2.
Doc Russell flew a “Shrox Snarky” on a C6-5 and his big “Mega Mosquito” on a E9-6.
Barb Tobin accounted for the majority of the “A” motors burnt today. When not giving away rockets at the ROCC giveaway, she was testing and timing NAR competition rockets. Her Two-Stage “Payload Altitude” flights went up on A10’s to A10’s, her “Chute Duration” flights on 1/2A-2t’s, the “Helo Duration” on 1/2A-2t’s and her “Glider Duration” also on 1/2A-2t’s.
Roy Potter, I got a few flights. “Bob” flew on a D12-3, “Orange-4” on a G74-6, “Red-5” also on a G74-6 and “Yellow-6” on a G77-4r. All were rear ejection with large donut chutes, just because it looks cool.
Scott Pennington got in eight flights. His LOC “Lil Stella” flew on a F67-6w, the upper stage of his two stage “Sasha” Russian missile on a D12-5. His big “Red Raptor” took off on a H219-8 for a great flight and jolly logic deployment at 400ft. The “Nike Smoke X-L” flew on a D12-5, the “Red Arrow” on a E12-4 and the silver “T-1000 Liquid Metal” flew on a D12-5. The futuristic “Cosmo-2” space liner flew on a E12-4 and a “V-2” on a E12-4.
OK. Overall it was a good Sunday afternoon launch and we’re glad you all came out and had some fun.
Watch the Facebook postings and web site for future launch’s.
Remember, keep the pointy end up and your exhaust nozzle clear.