Tour de Deuce - Revamped!

**Peartree** · 24th August 2011, 05:53 PM

Sent the box on its way yesterday to California for a flight in Nevada. Hopefully Oklahoma after that. We still need to figure out how to fly it in WV. I thought that it would be neat to fly it in Coalwood for the October Sky festival, but I have a wedding scheduled for that day.

**BigRiJoe** · 31st August 2011, 10:58 PM

Originally Posted by cbrarick

There should be a special prize for doing two states (RI & DE) neither of which are your home state (CT)!

I'm NAR 11344 from RI...I'll
do it ....I just luv special prizes

**Oldschool77** · 13th November 2011, 04:38 PM

Any flight updates? My time frame for launching has come and gone. I'm now looking at March or later before I'll start flying again. If anyone can get it done before then, ship the Dueces to them next.

**Peartree** · 28th November 2011, 06:30 PM

I have confirmation that Nevada has been completed. A flight report should be appearing soon and then we'll figure out who can fly it next.

**cbrarick** · 11th February 2012, 07:34 PM

I'll need them for Red Glare, gonna knock out DE then....hopefully Jim will push the button for me

after all, we stay at the same DE motel and there's an empty lot next to it that screams "duce."

**jflis** · 12th February 2012, 02:59 PM

Originally Posted by cbrarick

I'll need them for Red Glare, gonna knock out DE then....hopefully Jim will push the button for me

after all, we stay at the same DE motel and there's an empty lot next to it that screams "duce."

oh! What are the dates?

**Rocketman248** · 12th February 2012, 04:42 PM

They haven't been announced yet, but it's usually around the 3rd weekend of April. I'd love to join you guys in the launch!

**jflis** · 14th February 2012, 06:13 PM

Originally Posted by Rocketman248

They haven't been announced yet, but it's usually around the 3rd weekend of April. I'd love to join you guys in the launch!

I will check my calendar and keep it in mind

**Rocketman248** · 14th February 2012, 06:47 PM

It was just announced the other day. April 13-15th.

**a9a1c1** · 5th June 2012, 02:07 PM

Was delaware done during RG? If not I live in DE and have a few great sites to launch in North Wilmington. Let me know Thanks Andrew

**Space Ranger** · 11th October 2012, 06:00 AM

Hi,

Sorry it took so long to reply to this, I don’t think DE was ever done, I have had the two Deuces since doing Nevada last year and just shipped them back to John Partridge to coordinate with the rest of the launches.

So, looking back at the list in post #94 , 42 states have been completed and there are now just 8 states left to finish the Tour de Deuce national tour of the 50 states.
I think this would be the updated list of remaining states:

Delaware
Idaho
Louisiana
Massachusetts 2nd to last state - Doug Gardei
Nevada Done Sept, 2011 Craig Cline
New Hampshire Last state - Jim Flis
Oklahoma
West Virginia
Wyoming

Originally Posted by a9a1c1

Was delaware done during RG? If not I live in DE and have a few great sites to launch in North Wilmington. Let me know Thanks Andrew

**Space Ranger** · 11th October 2012, 06:13 AM

Here is a pic from the Nevada launch, Sept. 2011. The site was Jean dry lake bed, just out of Las Vegas. I would like to say it was extremely hot, but I would be understating it. We flew each Deuce one time on C6-3's and they were great flights.

**Space Ranger** · 11th October 2012, 06:30 AM

More pics from the Nevada launch:

Here is one recovery site:

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Here is the custom shipping box for the Deuces:

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Here are some of the past state mementos in the box:

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Here is the Nevada memento added to the box:

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**Peartree** · 17th October 2012, 03:53 PM

I now have the box with the Tour de Deuce Rockets in my possession. If you want to arrange to launch them in one (or more) of the remaining eight (actually six, so that Jim and Doug get the last two) states, please let me know and we'll figure out the logistics.

**loopy** · 17th October 2012, 08:30 PM

Originally Posted by Peartree

Both launches were separate but both were beautiful and when they landed they were exactly as far apart as they were on the pad.

Attachment 54428 Attachment 54429

Wow...I haven't seen Carl in YEARS...thanks for posting this! Miss the QUARK guys...

**cbrarick** · 18th October 2012, 11:13 AM

send them to me. I had volunteered to do them at red glare with Jim at the hotel...there's a field next to it....

rick

**jflis** · 18th October 2012, 01:17 PM

Originally Posted by Peartree

I now have the box with the Tour de Deuce Rockets in my possession. If you want to arrange to launch them in one (or more) of the remaining eight (actually six, so that Jim and Doug get the last two) states, please let me know and we'll figure out the logistics.

Thank you ever so much for running with this! I just haven't had the cycles in my day/week/months to do anything with this!

Very much appreciated,
Jim

**Peartree** · 18th October 2012, 05:53 PM

Originally Posted by cbrarick

send them to me. I had volunteered to do them at red glare with Jim at the hotel...there's a field next to it....

rick

Forgive me, I'm not as familiar with the East Coast as I ought to be.

So Red Glare would put you in... Delaware?

And WHEN is that?

**cbrarick** · 24th October 2012, 10:17 AM

it's in MD but we'll do Deleware because that's where I stay (and so does Jim, if I'm lucky he'll push the button)

Nov 15-19 I'll be in deleware, the launch is nov 16-18

rick

**Peartree** · 24th October 2012, 12:20 PM

PM sent

**Zeus-cat** · 27th October 2012, 04:54 AM

I'm in Ohio, but I will be in West Virginia over Christmas if you still need that state at that time. The only place I know of to launch is not very big, but with light winds I could do it.

**Peartree** · 7th November 2012, 02:47 PM

Dropped the box off at the Post Office this morning. The Tour de Deuce is on its way to CT and to Red Glare!

Stay tuned. Only eight states left!

**Peartree** · 15th November 2012, 07:50 PM

USPS predicts delivery TODAY!

**jflis** · 16th November 2012, 01:37 PM

Originally Posted by Peartree

Dropped the box off at the Post Office this morning. The Tour de Deuce is on its way to CT and to Red Glare!

Stay tuned. Only eight states left!

Contact me offline as I hope to do some work to update the tour pages over the upcoming holiday weekend

Thanks for all your help!

**Larry** · 24th December 2012, 04:39 AM

How many states are left?

**Peartree** · 24th December 2012, 03:53 PM

Originally Posted by Larry

How many states are left?

Presently there are eight (8) states left.

Delaware
Idaho
Louisiana
Massachusetts 2nd to last state - Doug Gardei
Nevada Done Sept, 2011 Craig Cline
New Hampshire Last state - Jim Flis
Oklahoma
West Virginia
Wyoming

Jim Flis, I sent you an email offline a while back but somehow you must've missed it. Can you find it or should I try again?

**jflis** · 25th December 2012, 02:11 PM

Originally Posted by Peartree

Presently there are eight (8) states left.

Jim Flis, I sent you an email offline a while back but somehow you must've missed it. Can you find it or should I try again?

Dang! I had it saved away so I wouldn't forget to respond, and guess what... LOL

I will be in touch!

**cbrarick** · 30th December 2012, 03:41 PM

gonna try to sneak down for the Christmas tree launch. If so, I'll do Delaware then....

**Peartree** · 7th January 2013, 03:23 PM

Did you make it down?

**cbrarick** · 9th January 2013, 03:13 AM

trying to convince the wife now 60 degrees, 3 mph winds...and a need to burn AP

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