Jarhead
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After typing the title I realized this sounds like a build thread, actually I am giving credit where it is most certainly due. It's a long story but one worth telling.
My daughter built this beauty for her L1 certification;
Madcow Tembo with a bovine theme and a certain "French" sounding name. Her cert flight was successful but the airframe has since zippered twice and she doesn't want to repair it again.
A week or so before MWP 12 I see a TRF member thinning his fleet and couldn't help but notice a "GIZMOOO" on the block. We struck a deal and he agreed to deliver to MWP for my daughter. We built a motor and set her new cow-craft aloft.
It was a GREAT launch. The recovery was another story as it came in hot. The original owner and builder, Eric C saw it land and pointed us in the right direction. We were heading back for reinforcements and Eric showed up to help retrieve. He had a long drive but insisted he would help for a bit and get us better direction. When we eventually found the GIZMOO it was entirely underground and we needed a Trojanowski retrieval tool to extract it.
Eric and I have stayed in touch over the past months and he has said repeatedly how badly he feels for Chelsea's loss. Of course he had no impact (pun intended) on the success or failure of that flight but he felt the loss as well.
On New Years Eve I came home from work to a box that looked like it contained rocket components. I searched my internal database and couldn't recall any Black sale items I hadn't already received.
Inside were all the required components for a 5-inch Jart and personalized instructions from Eric to Chelsea.
This TRF member and all-around good guy certainly did not need to, but he took the time to help Chelsea and made her a VERY happy young lady.
Eric, I really appreciate what you've done. I wanted to tell you that publicly.
I am certain I am not the first to receive this kind of unbridled generosity. I know I won't be the last as I will pay this forward to another new BAR when the opportunity arises.
I wanted to thank the entire rocketry community for all of the encouragement and help I have received in the past 18 months since rediscovering model rocketry and discovering HPR. You are all phenomenally patient with new guys like me.
One final note. Eric, you're the best. Hope to see you soon.
Tom "jarhead" Maulsby
My daughter built this beauty for her L1 certification;
Madcow Tembo with a bovine theme and a certain "French" sounding name. Her cert flight was successful but the airframe has since zippered twice and she doesn't want to repair it again.
A week or so before MWP 12 I see a TRF member thinning his fleet and couldn't help but notice a "GIZMOOO" on the block. We struck a deal and he agreed to deliver to MWP for my daughter. We built a motor and set her new cow-craft aloft.
It was a GREAT launch. The recovery was another story as it came in hot. The original owner and builder, Eric C saw it land and pointed us in the right direction. We were heading back for reinforcements and Eric showed up to help retrieve. He had a long drive but insisted he would help for a bit and get us better direction. When we eventually found the GIZMOO it was entirely underground and we needed a Trojanowski retrieval tool to extract it.
Eric and I have stayed in touch over the past months and he has said repeatedly how badly he feels for Chelsea's loss. Of course he had no impact (pun intended) on the success or failure of that flight but he felt the loss as well.
On New Years Eve I came home from work to a box that looked like it contained rocket components. I searched my internal database and couldn't recall any Black sale items I hadn't already received.
Inside were all the required components for a 5-inch Jart and personalized instructions from Eric to Chelsea.
This TRF member and all-around good guy certainly did not need to, but he took the time to help Chelsea and made her a VERY happy young lady.
Eric, I really appreciate what you've done. I wanted to tell you that publicly.
I am certain I am not the first to receive this kind of unbridled generosity. I know I won't be the last as I will pay this forward to another new BAR when the opportunity arises.
I wanted to thank the entire rocketry community for all of the encouragement and help I have received in the past 18 months since rediscovering model rocketry and discovering HPR. You are all phenomenally patient with new guys like me.
One final note. Eric, you're the best. Hope to see you soon.
Tom "jarhead" Maulsby
