Level 3 Finally at Red Glare

[Dave A]

On Sunday, April 14th, at Red Glare 14 at Price, MD, I completed my Level 3 with my 1/2 Scale IRIS. It went 4400 feet (wind-coked due to the large fins and long tube length).
I did not have the time to fly the Contrail M1491 hybrid this time but my vehicle was powered by the Aerotech M-1297 White Lightning. The flame was almost as long as the rocket!
Successful recovery with 2- Perfectflite Altimeters & a MissleWorks WRC2 (backup) plus B2 Slyangle Cert -3 chute and drogue.

Special thanks to Ken at Performance Hobbies supllying all the parts over all these years, W. Fred Wallace(TAP) for being there for review, silly questions, riding to the pad and signing my paperwork and my wife for supporting me all these years and lending a helping hand.
Also thanks to Robert Dehate(AMW), Jim Amos(MIssleWorks) for technical advice plus Ben Russell(Battlepark) and Team MDRA for putting up with me since I invaded Northern Virginia 13 years ago....too many others to list.

I was honored to have dinner that night with my wife, Ken Allen, Karl and Gary of Aerotech.
It brought a smile to Gary's face when I recalled all of my three levels achieved with Aerotech products:
H220, J-350, M-1297

 

[dixontj93060]

Superb!

 

[Green Jello]

Awesome and congrats!

Isn't that guy taking pics a little close?

 

[patelldp]

Congrats! Happy the motor worked, I was on the hook for it. I was hoping I gave you the proper advice during my trip home!

Welcome to the ranks!

 

[troj]

Congrats!

 

[Rocketman248]

Congrats on the L3. It was a gorgeous flight.

And that was me in the above picture. I was close, but not as close as the picture makes it look.

Here's the shot I took.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/78604807@N00/8657585927/in/photostream
https://www.flickr.com/photos/78604807@N00/8657584125/in/photostream/

 

[Dave A]

Awesome photos...I was 1 of the last pair that launched on Sunday, 4" rocket, gray w/ red nose cone. Is it in that same roll?

Congrats on the L3. It was a gorgeous flight.

And that was me in the above picture. I was close, but not as close as the picture makes it look.

Here's the shot I took.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/78604807@N00/8657585927/in/photostream
https://www.flickr.com/photos/78604807@N00/8657584125/in/photostream/

 

[berlinetta]

Congrats on your L3!

 

[Salvage-1]

Congratz

 

[Coop]

Woohoo! Congratulations!


Later!

--Coop

 

[rocketsaway]

Dave, need to change your sig to 3 as your choice vendor said- Its about freakin time. Congrats.

13yrs, must of came in right after you, guess Im up next. Iknow Iknow, working on it...for the past 5yrs.

Give a headsup when your ready for the track. Well all ride down to watch.