December 21-22 Launch Report

Because it was an expected timing with the upcoming holidays, I’ve combined Saturday, 21st and Sunday 22nd, 2024,  Post- Launch Report.

“ Anybody who gets the “NAR Sport Rocketry Magazine”. You also get the periodic issue of the “NAR MEMBER GUIDEBOOK”.

Pull the GuideBooks out of your Rocket Closet and bring them, old or new, to the launch. They are great to pass out to a new flier. “

Ken Allen of Performance Hobbies,

Ken braved the chill here both days, helping out and provided all the essentials a lot of us take for granted until you can’t find it in your rocket field box.   “Specially Motors.”

YES, take a couple of blank Launch Slips home to make your own copies so you can pre-fill out your slips in advance. Use colored copy paper for custom slips.

LOST AND FOUND         and some Donated Items that need a home.

Keep your eyes open on the ground for anything. Not all motor casings look alike. Also there are mini altimeters, nosecones, motor retainers, ect.

Pictures.  We see everyone is taking photo’s.   Lets Get them onto the ROCC Club WEB Site Gallery at   Rocketrycarolina.org,  or the,   Rocketry of Central  Carolina ROCC, Facebook site.

ROCC Club Membership 

Membership covers the costs of maintaining the launch equipment, supplies and the expensive Porta-Pot. Membership also pays our association fees with the “National Association of Rocketry” and the “Tripoli Rocketry Association” which provides our insurance.

Memberships run January to January. Membership drive starts in October.

Adult - $20.      Family - $25.

ROCC Club “T” Shirt’s, are limited right now but can be purchased as the supplies last until a new source is obtained. Check on styles and colors available at the launch.

Flight Fee Donation Box.

Remember, the Flight Fee, Donation Box goes to the Land Owner.   Please Donate.

We have been running short on the “Rent” to the landowner occasionally.

Club Members = $10 per day  

Non Members = $15 per day

Parent with young child under 12yo = $5 per day.

Saturday, 21 Dec.   Yes it was cold and windy, but we had to admit, we’ve flown in worse. I don’t remember the actual temperature but with full sun and the open fields it didn’t feel that uncomfortable.

Sunday, 22 Dec.   I would have called that day a near perfect flight day.  If not for the Holidays being so close I think we would have had a crowd on hand. It was warmer and with only an occasional strong breeze.

We had a “total” of   18   fliers,  flying    42  flights   and burnt    42  motors.

That includes all   clusters and   multi-stage  flights

A-1,     B- 1,     C- 24,    D- 1,     E- 9,     F- 3,     G- 1,    H- 1,    I- 0,    J- 1.

 what I write is influenced by your  “Penmanship  and  Spelling.”

(I do not witness all flights, so if no notes were made on the flight slip by the launchers, or a Flight Slip is missing, some information may be in error.)

Roy Potter, flew my Rear Ejection rockets,  White-1 on a Q “D22-4”, the Yellow-2 flew twice successfully on 2 of 3 old AeroTech “E15-4’s”. Sunday the third motor “Chuffed” on the pad burning fuel so after finally clearing the launch rail turned horizontal and “Land Sharked” onto the north field with no damage.  Blue-3 flew twice on a A/T “F32-6”.

All good poop-chuters.

Quinten Kusterle, a junior flier made 9 impressive flights. His scale Little Joe flew twice well  on “C6-5’s”, the last was the last flight of the day at 3:30pm. His Estes Big Daddy flew on a “E12-6”, a up scaled Hi-Flier-XL also flew on a Estes E12-4 twice. His Estes Der Red Maxx, Taser and Spirit all flew on “C6-5’s”.

Mark Bartkowiak flew a really nice , all 3-D printed, Helo-2 on a “C6-5” then a “C6-3”. The C6-3 seems to be the right delay for the rotating helo blades to deploy and work. Sunday Mark flew another 3-D printed ring finned One Ring to Rule them all on a good “A8-3” test flight.

Nate Orlowski flew a nice 4inch LOC Forte on a “G74-6w” with a Altimeter payload to record the flight. A nice flight during one of the calm periods.

Ethan Jones, team leader of the UNCC, Rocket team flew the Baja Blast Off on a “J420” with apogee ejection and dual Jolly-Logic deployment at 500ft. Unluckily the main chute shook free at ejection and even with a lull period, drifted S.E. over the creek to a tree landing beside the gravel road that goes over the creek bridge. Only 30 more feet and it may have cleared the tree and landed on the gravel road. Bummer.  A great flight.

Phru Nemalikanti flew a Estes Big Bertha on a “B6-4” and a “C6-5”,  both good flights.

Rudham Wang, wanted to test fly a rocket design, the Motor Sarcophagus, on its first Tarc test flight on a Estes “E12-6” but instead had a impressive CATO motor malfunction. (A Picture may be posted). But Rudham considered it a learning experience. Good attitude.

Doc Russell flew his Tigger  Sunday on a “H238” with a good Jolly Logic dual deployment at 500ft. His 3inch upscale Goblin also flew Sunday on a “F52-“, also with a J/L deployment at 500ft.

David Strunk, was acting as Mentor to group of young Rocketry Explorers flying premade 3-D printed Rockets, Q-ROC’s, at Saturdays launch. Not sure they were all found, got one in the Lost and Found.

Michael Strunk flew a Q-Roc twice on a “C6-5’s”.

Shouri R, flew a Q-ROC on a “C6-5”.

Lakshmi R, also flew the Q-ROC on a “C6-5”.

Advic Chippada also flew a Q-Roc twice on “C6-5’s”.

Karthik Chippada also flew a Q-Roc twice on “C6-5’s”.

Sunjay Kanmurf also flew a Q-Roc twice on “C6-5’s”.

Sury A.  also flew a Q-Roc twice on “C6-5’s”.

Arjunk Anuonurl flew a Q-Roc three times on “C6-5’s”.

Shouri R flew a Q-Roc once on a “C6-5”.

Lakshmi also flew a Q-Roc once on a “C6-5”.

Happy Flying Everybody.

Remember to keep the pointy end up. Keep a check on the Webb site and FaceBook for launch notices.