Camden SC, ICBM/ROSCO 2017 launches

Rocketry South Carolina host of Freedom Launch.

Picture taken from 2700+ feet:

Some great shots there Leo. And I agree, it was a most enjoyable Freedom Launch. I had big fun. LW and I had a bookoo of successful flights. Although I personally brought back a bunch of cracked fins. We did have our fair share of failed attempts. Unfortunately all of my video looks like the devil at first glance. I'll have to sift through and see if there was anything worth posting. YOUR on board camera took a great vid of my Astron Cobra upscale. Even though it ran out of storage space before the decent, it's still a good video. Thank you for the time you spent with us getting those together and the nice gift you gave us.

I want to thank everyone for making this event everything that it was.

[video=youtube;046NcOy6qMw]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=046NcOy6qMw[/video]

Here's an aerial shot from the vid. This was day 3 and the crowd had thinned out a lot by then.

Here is Tom Binford's video of my Scud Buster Patriot missile (pictured above). Motor was a CTI I212. It was my first time using a Chute Release (Love it, BTW), I think in the future, I will use something like a small chute or a streamer below the main so that I can tell all the laundry has ejected.

[video=youtube;gHXO88zBoac]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHXO88zBoac[/video]

Here is the flight of my Estes Ascender flown on Monday:
[video=youtube;D464D2mY3HY]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D464D2mY3HY"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D464D2mY3HY[/video]

Videos from the launch:
My Black Brant on a L1150
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Deuce on Rx J180s. Second one lit about 100' up
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Gary Byrum's big helicopter
[YOUTUBE]2ZFYPIHMbgM[/YOUTUBE]
Jim Scarpine's 4" Iris on 2 24-6G G107s
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Jim Scarpine's Star Leopard on a Rx M2000
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LW Bercini's upscale Starlight
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My Motoreater on a K2050 airstarting 2 H97s
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One of my Star Orbiter flights from this past weekend.
Two flights in total each on CTI F57 Classic and reaching an altitude of 2724 feet (837 meters) and 2718 feet (828 meters) respectively.
[video=youtube;yPEEPmfB_r4]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPEEPmfB_r4"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPEEPmfB_r4[/video]

Due to a scheduling conflict with the field, the October launch has been moved. The launch will now be October 14-15, 2017. Please pass this information along.

And YES! We attended. Extreme dew conditions in the mornings, made for some adequate surfing on the beautiful green sod which apparently hasn't suffered from all the rain our neck of the woods has gotten lately. A slight brisk of cool was in the air, but no jackets required. The weekend was eventful to say the least. There were a number of CATO's to be counted, and I was one of the victims. It would mark my 2nd CATO of all time. (I guess I've been lucky on that note) My BOC (Breakfast Of Champions) rocket billboard, (so to speak) took a blow through on an E30. Repairable I suppose. Might have to spruce up an Oatmeal can or 2. But my most interesting flight of the weekend was the missed target. I've already landed my Arapahoe F in the back of a PU truck in O'burg a few years back, and I thought my Custom Alpha, 50th Anniversary design was going to be the 2nd in that stack of accomplishments. Unfortunately, it was a close miss, having lodged itself in a manner to which I have never seen before.


Photo by Andrew Eulber(g) ;-)

And of course, it cracked the fin. I can barely get away from Camden without broken fins these days.

Tom Binford took some videos I hope he will post. They will surely look better than mine do. I'll prolly post them anyway, but they are mostly my rockets in the vid.
We all all are hoping Bobby is well. He took a spill when the mic cable reached out and pulled his foot out from under him. Nasty, vindictive mic cables!!! Anyway, we think he got away with a couple of sore spots. Probably feeling it this morning though. Johnny retired this weekend as President and made it clear that he has no intentions of just fading away. Now to become a "commoner" amongst the rest of the club. Now he has more time to play rockets like the big overgrown kid that he (we) all really are.

GOT PIC? Let's see-em!

Gary, that is a mighty impressive landing you pulled off there. SpaceX has got nothing on you.

DAMN!!! Look at the damage to the pickup!!

neil_w said:

Gary, that is a mighty impressive landing you pulled off there. SpaceX has got nothing on you.

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Leo said:

DAMN!!! Look at the damage to the pickup!!

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STOP IT!!! I'M CHOKING ALREADY!! :rofl::rofl::rofl:

Well, the video quality ain't hittin' on all cylinders, so hopefully Santa will get me a new one?

[video=youtube;bmWIKFiM8G0]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmWIKFiM8G0"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmWIKFiM8G0[/video]

LW Bercini said:

It was my first time using a Chute Release (Love it, BTW)

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Little known fact: the inventor of Chute Release was born in South Carolina, has a brother in Georgia, and went to Clemson.
I might need to check out one of these launches...

Just a heads up about the December launch: The Lights of Lugoff Christmas Parade is scheduled for 6:30 pm December 9. If you are staying in Lugoff, please plan accordingly.

With a 4 day weekend I am going to do some mixing

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I'm not going to be doing any mixing but I'll be taking part on Sunday with CTI motors I have left unless Ken can do some magic

December 9-10 Launch Weekend Update:
Due to field conditions, the launch is canceled for Satuday, December 9. The launch will proceed as scheduled for Sunday, December 10.

December 9-10 Launch Weekend Update: Canceled!
Due to field conditions, the launch is canceled for both Satuday, December 9 and Sunday, December 10. Please pass this information on.

Sorry to hear. Though, I had forgotten to ask for the weekend off anywho'. So, no skin off my back. Here's hoping next months weather cooperates.

2018 Launch Schedule:
All dates are subject to change or cancellation. Please check before coming to the field.
January 13-14 ROSCO
February 10-11 ICBM
March 10-11 ROSCO
April 7-8 ICBM
May 5-6 ROSCO
June 9-10 ROSCO
July 7-8 ICBM
August 11-12 ROSCO
September 1,2,3 ICBM
October 13-14 ROSCO
November 10-11 ICBM
December 8- 9 ICBM