Unless the wind dies down pretty soon I probably won’t be launching at all but I will hang out for a little bit in case anyone shows up
60 Acres Park, Redmond, WA (Seattle area)
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I’m standing in the middle of the south field witha wind up toy. Look for the orange and yellow rocket on top of my silver Nissan leaf
I’m walking around with an orange and yellow rocket in my hand keep an eye out
Nick showed up, the weather cooperated and we had a great bunch of lunches and sooner or later I will post videos somewhere.
It was a great morning. The wind was consistent enough to make for very predictable flights.
Here's the first video from today's launch. New Way Sky Spike. Includes onboard video and various slo mo, etc. Too large to embed here, so here's the link to YouTube: .
Maiden flight of an Estes Star Orbiter on an Estes E16-6. Doesn't get much better than this.
The Star Orbiter is a favorite of mine. Glad you got yours in the air.
I plan to be flying one quite a bit at Sod Blaster.
I plan to be flying one quite a bit at Sod Blaster.
Your post about using it for evaluating altimeters is what got be interested in it. I plan to stick the largest engine in it that I can for Sod Busters!
rharshberger
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Just make sure you have a way of tracking it.....the prevailing winds tend to blow in the general direction of the corn field...which may or may not be harvested yet..
Yeah, that's the plan. Two flights each on an E16, F15 and then F52C. Based on what Rich just posted, I will probably want to run a 'Chute Release, at least for the F52C flights.
With that many altimeters aboard, I'm not going to push it too hard. I expect near 2000 feet on the F52C.
Some day I think it would be cool to fly one on something like the CTI G33 Mellow, but not this time. That flight would require tracking for sure and there'll be no room for that on these flights.
I'm glad you guys had some fun today up at Sixty Acres....and sorry for the jerking around on the on then off BEMRC launch tomorrow.
Sounds like fun. i retried from Navy in Bangor WA in 99 and been to Kent a few times. been away from rocketry for a long time
Must admit wjen it’s not raining and sunny in summer it’s the bluest skies.
y’all enjoy the launches. i need to look for a club here in South Carolina.
I don't have a tracker, so I'll probably skip the F52. I do plan to try using an Apple airtag, but that has limited range and counts on people with iphones being sorta nearby.
Yeah, when it's not raining....
I'm going to try again tomorrow, Monday the 22nd in the early afternoon (say around 1). I still have several clusters I want to launch, a Trident 18, my trusty Deuces Wild and my un-tested Tres 24.
I'll be at sixty acres on Friday 8/26 10-10:30am with some friends from out of town.
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Darn, we're heading out of town that day. We're supposed to leave in the morning, but if we get delayed I might show up.
You'll probably encounter fields full of soccer players: https://crossfire.teamsportsadmin.com/events/details/camp/6385 There is also a morning half-day camp scheduled at the same times.
Sixty Acres was wide open and empty yesterday afternoon.....
It's freakin' hard to predict! But we launched a few days ago with soccer in the north field and us in the south field.
I'm heading there shortly, should be there by about 1:30 and we will see.
I'm heading there shortly, should be there by about 1:30 and we will see.
Good luck. Both soccer day camps are scheduled all week.
I talked to someone from Cross Fire while I was there today. He checked the schedule for me and acknowledged that it's hard to tell what's happening. According to him (and my memory, which is less than reliable), there will be camp at the North Field Friday morning, but no one in the south field. Then they will have both fields after 4 PM (I think, my memory is fuzzy on this).
This was the case for me this afternoon. They were setting up the 4PM event as I was winding down at 3:30.
Then Cross Fire is done for the season. However, I have no idea what Soccer One has plans for.
Meanwhile I had probably the worst day of launches ever. 2 rockets lost over the south fence. my new Ion Altimeter on one of them and my Estes AstroCam on the other. The first was my fault as the engine ejected instead of the parachute, so the wind did not carry it back to me. The second, a Multiroc, just decided to head south for some reason.
I had 3 cluster fails. Two where one engine failed to ignite. One where a 24 mm engine in 29 mm adapter apparently was loose enough that the ejection charge came out there instead of pushing out the parachute. Let that be a lesson to me. Both are repairable.
It really pains me to lose the Ion. Especially since I could hear it beeping. It did not occur to me that I could have at least downloaded the data via wifi before the battery died.
Both rockets are labeled with my name and phone number and who knows, maybe I'll get lucky.
The only perfect flight I had was my trusty Vortico.
This was the case for me this afternoon. They were setting up the 4PM event as I was winding down at 3:30.
Then Cross Fire is done for the season. However, I have no idea what Soccer One has plans for.
Meanwhile I had probably the worst day of launches ever. 2 rockets lost over the south fence. my new Ion Altimeter on one of them and my Estes AstroCam on the other. The first was my fault as the engine ejected instead of the parachute, so the wind did not carry it back to me. The second, a Multiroc, just decided to head south for some reason.
I had 3 cluster fails. Two where one engine failed to ignite. One where a 24 mm engine in 29 mm adapter apparently was loose enough that the ejection charge came out there instead of pushing out the parachute. Let that be a lesson to me. Both are repairable.
It really pains me to lose the Ion. Especially since I could hear it beeping. It did not occur to me that I could have at least downloaded the data via wifi before the battery died.
Both rockets are labeled with my name and phone number and who knows, maybe I'll get lucky.
The only perfect flight I had was my trusty Vortico.
Nic, I'm not going to be able to make it Friday morning, nuts. Looking at next week, Tuesday afternoon is the only possibility. Then I take off for Sod Busters Friday. I'd like to get one more launch in before Sod Busters so that I can test some rockets without embarrassing myself to widely. Have fun tomorrow! Send pics!
My middle daughter (turning 8) has a birthday that weekend so I'm unlikely to make Sod Busters for a few more years.
rharshberger
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Its actually Sod Blaster not sure where people get Sod Buster at....but we still have fun either way.
I know this perfectly well. But do I remember it. No... Well, you know, ghost busters ruined us all.
Well, I've lived in the Seattle area on and off for over 40 years and this is the first time I'll make it, so be patient!
rharshberger
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The good news is we have no plans to stop doing Sod Blaster's, so there will be a next year....unless we have a natural disaster or pandemic...that why this is SodBlaster IV and not V...
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You're pretty short on natural disasters on that side of the mountains, at least as long as Rainier and St. Helens continue to behave themselves.
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