DanTyszka
Member
Hi All,
Unfortunately, my son and I lost our brandy new 3” Sirius Eradicator at LDRS34 on Friday afternoon, 6/26/2015 ~3:45PM. During recovery, rocket drifted into the stand of trees at the south end of the flight line, across the creek beyond the road. (Just off the Torry Farm property…On the property of landowner “B” on the map provided in the LDRS34 info pack.)
We did find the rocket stuck in a tree ~50’+ up, but were not able to retrieve it on Friday using URRG’s ~32’ fiberglass pole w/ extension…Rocket was still ~15-20’ out of reach. Tried to come back on Saturday, hoping the rocket had settled down a bit and dropped lower, but due to the muddy conditions we were not able to get back onto the farm before we had to leave for home.
Thought I’d put this out there in the event there were any local folks or URRG members who are on good terms with the land-owners and who might be up for a recovery mission. Rocket is predominantly white, with grey nosecone & ring fins, and black trim. Rocket is 45" long, 3" dia., with a 30" orange nylon chute.
Here’s a photo of the rocket:
Here’s a map of where it landed:
And here’s a photo of the tree it’s stuck-in, and the rocket and chute in the high branches.
Rocket has some sentimental value, as this was a father-son project. Would like to get it back if possible. Hopefully it will survive the recent rains.
Even though we had to leave our bird behind, my son and I had a great time, and left with smiles on our faces. Kudos to the organizers and the folks at URRG for putting-on a great launch, under some challenging weather conditions. Last Friday was still a SPECTACULAR day!
Thanks!
Dan Tyszka
Brookline, Massachusetts
CMASS Member / NAR # 95916
Unfortunately, my son and I lost our brandy new 3” Sirius Eradicator at LDRS34 on Friday afternoon, 6/26/2015 ~3:45PM. During recovery, rocket drifted into the stand of trees at the south end of the flight line, across the creek beyond the road. (Just off the Torry Farm property…On the property of landowner “B” on the map provided in the LDRS34 info pack.)
We did find the rocket stuck in a tree ~50’+ up, but were not able to retrieve it on Friday using URRG’s ~32’ fiberglass pole w/ extension…Rocket was still ~15-20’ out of reach. Tried to come back on Saturday, hoping the rocket had settled down a bit and dropped lower, but due to the muddy conditions we were not able to get back onto the farm before we had to leave for home.
Thought I’d put this out there in the event there were any local folks or URRG members who are on good terms with the land-owners and who might be up for a recovery mission. Rocket is predominantly white, with grey nosecone & ring fins, and black trim. Rocket is 45" long, 3" dia., with a 30" orange nylon chute.
Here’s a photo of the rocket:
Here’s a map of where it landed:
And here’s a photo of the tree it’s stuck-in, and the rocket and chute in the high branches.
Rocket has some sentimental value, as this was a father-son project. Would like to get it back if possible. Hopefully it will survive the recent rains.
Even though we had to leave our bird behind, my son and I had a great time, and left with smiles on our faces. Kudos to the organizers and the folks at URRG for putting-on a great launch, under some challenging weather conditions. Last Friday was still a SPECTACULAR day!
Thanks!
Dan Tyszka
Brookline, Massachusetts
CMASS Member / NAR # 95916
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