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0011001100 said:
Forecast update:

Sunday now is no longer calling for rain and will have lower winds and higher temps than Saturday.
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I'm now planning to be there Sunday instead of Saturday. I don't mind cold but I hate wind. The field will have had longer to dry out too.
 
That's what I'm seeing, too. Forecasters can't make up their minds...
 
Hey, it's the Eastern Shore. They rarely get it just right. I remember one time I went in February. Forecast was 0% chance of precip. Yes, that's ZERO percent. When I got there it was snowing like a white-out. Couldn't see 20 feet in front of you. I went home.

Winds will be in a good direction. Going toward May Vue Farms, but that's a mile from the flight line. Like to avoid those trees!

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Whoever is going to be there: I will need help! See below:

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Best bet would be to get it up as early as possible. That means working quickly. I think 11:00 is a reasonable goal if I get there by 9ish.

The motor is in. Here's what needs to happen.
  1. Lay the booster out on stools.
  2. Slide in and screw on the booster extension (five #10 screws).
  3. Attach the booster harness and slide in the recovery bundle.
  4. Attach the booster harness to the AV bay.
  5. Slide in the AV bay to the booster and screw in shear pins (three #8 nylon screws).
  6. Slide on the payload tube and screw it on (five #10 screws).
  7. Attach the main harness to the AV bay.
  8. Slide in the main recovery bundle.
  9. Attach the main harness to the nose cone.
  10. Slide in the nose cone and screw in shear pins (three #8 nylon screws).
I could use help lifting, screwing in screws, sliding cold FG parts together, getting the finished rocket onto Tom's trailer and onto the pad.

If you know you are going to be there by 9:00 Saturday morning and are willing to help, please reply or PM me. Thanks.
 
My daughter (15) and I will almost certainly be there by 9:00. I'll confirm after work. Don't want to miss this launch, and happy to lend a hand (or 4)!
 
Bat-mite said:
Here's what needs to happen.
  1. Lay the booster out on stools.
  2. Slide in and screw on the booster extension (five #10 screws).
  3. Attach the booster harness and slide in the recovery bundle.
  4. Attach the booster harness to the AV bay.
  5. Slide in the AV bay to the booster and screw in shear pins (three #8 nylon screws).
  6. Slide on the payload tube and screw it on (five #10 screws).
  7. Attach the main harness to the AV bay.
  8. Slide in the main recovery bundle.
  9. Attach the main harness to the nose cone.
  10. Slide in the nose cone and screw in shear pins (three #8 nylon screws).
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These are the kind of things that make me happy to stay with low power.

1. Pull the pad out of the trunk, unfold the legs and put the rod/rail on
2. Pull the booster battery out of the trunk, attach the ignition system and run leads to pad
3. Pull the rocket out of the trunk, stick it on the pad and hook up the clips
4. Open the car back window enough so Lucy the rocket dog can hear the count down but NOT enough for her to jump out the window.
5. Check ground clear, skies clear, count down from three and press the button.
6. Find a kid to go get the rocket for me.

Best wishes for a great flight, short walk, and a soft landing

 
Update -- Tom is not coming, so if Scott can't drive the rocket out to the pad, we might need two or three guys to walk it out.
 
We'll try and get there as early as possible, but knowing my son and I on rocket Saturday mornings, we probably won't be out the door promptly. If I'm there, I can help carry, going to bring boots.
 
Success! It was picture perfect. I'll get GPS and RRC3 downloads when time permits. Pictures and video will start showing up.

15,754 feet. 94 feet shy of the three mile mark. No other data yet.

Here's a quick Google maps of the flight path.

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Congratulations! It was exciting to help, sorry we didn't make the recovery trip -- had to recover my daughter's rocket. Awesome work! Love that red flame, too!
 
Congrats! I look forward to flight pics and video.

Can I get a who's who in that group pictures? I see a couple of Beelses, but other than that I can't identify anyone.
 
neil_w said:
Can I get a who's who in that group pictures? I see a couple of Beelses, but other than that I can't identify anyone.
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I'm the one standing on the trailer. I just helped with lifting that beast. ;) And I have pics and might have video, when I have time to look!
 
Oh wow, that's like twice as far away as I thought it landed! The enormous scale of this rocket completely skews my sense of scale and distance. Also impressive to be able to watch it separate 3 miles up. What a monster. Photos and videos coming....

Congrats, that was indeed picture perfect!
 
Congratulations!
Do you plan another flight for Red Glare? I'm hoping to attend and would like to see it fly.
 

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