Field should be fine. Sunday not looking great. Be sure and check the web site or Facebook for the latest.
Ben
Ben
We'll definitely be going to dinner. Probably Mexican ...
Ben
Besides, most of you won't bother showing up on Super Bowl Sunday! :wink:
Superbowl? I thought the rest of the season was cancelled after Aaron Rodgers got injured...
I will be there Saturday. I plan to fly the All american, and at least 1 mid power flight with the chute release. See ya all then.
Hope to get a couple of flights with my American with JLCR for recovery. Saturday looks great.
See you on Saturday.
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I really need to get one of those JL chute releases.
HmmmmLast month at MDRA I had a problem with a JLCR flight and it hit the ground before the chute opened. Not clear whether the JLCR released late or the chute just failed to open for some other reason. So tomorrow I'll be testing the JLCR by releasing a drogue at 1000 ft when I fly my DX3 on a I212.
Hmmmm
What did the post bounce investigation reveal?
Did the band release and if so when? ...did the chute even start to inflate?
Sounds good, but you might want to fly something a little higher. Winds are supposed to be 8 mph and out of the south. Toward the farm or slightly left of the farm. Might be time to follow up the MPR and JLCR with a HPR and JLCR.
It was a little chilly out there today but worth the trip.
We had several member of a college team get their L1 certs today.
The Boy Scouts made several TARC test flights and BTW, they lived up to their motto "Be Prepared". They showed up with an Easy Up with four sides and a propane heater. They kept it about 55 deg. in there. There was much talk by others about duplicating that set up at other winter launches....
The Piedmont SLI team did some testing today. Not so successful, but they learned a lot from the tests.
We did have one of the Classic CTI fails today when a 38mm motor was lit without the case. The rocket was totaled but there are new stories to tell.
For a 20 deg breezy day in Virginia, I thought the launch was well attended. I saw several folks I hadn't seen is quite a while, you know who you are! All in all, I believe a good time was had by all!
The food at Poncho Villa's was excellent as usual and a good time was had by all that stayed for dinner too. The Margaritas and Dos Equis weren't too bad either!
See all ya all next month!
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