60 Acres Park, Redmond, WA (Seattle area)

[DirkTheDaring]

What's a good place to look for a schedule of planned launches up there over the next couple of weeks?

I’ll be back at 60 Acres next Friday (the 25th).

 

[DirkTheDaring]

There was a big group of 6-10 year olds launching last weekend. Most of the rockets appeared to be streamer models. I’m sure someone with more LPR kit experience could ID them but that’s as much as I had.

Thanks. I’ll hold onto them just in case someone IDs the owner.

 

[DirkTheDaring]

Another great day at 60 Acres today. Many great flights. Lost yet another Condor glider ther (at least the third, they just fly for forever).
met people, made new friends, like @Evan555222 and his buds. Videos to come.
I’ll be there next Friday, weather and soccer permitting.

 

[Evan555222]

Another great day at 60 Acres today. Many great flights. Lost yet another Condor glider ther (at least the third, they just fly for forever).
met people, made new friends, like @Evan555222 and his buds. Videos to come.
I’ll be there next Friday, weather and soccer permitting.

Glad I could join!
Working on another stage to go on the bottom of my existing rocket. OpenRocket says it should work pretty well, so we shall see.

 

[boatgeek]

What's a good place to look for a schedule of planned launches up there over the next couple of weeks?

There won’t be any more organized launches at 60 Acres until late fall. I’m not sure if how soon soccer teams will interfere with casual launches.

 

[boatgeek]

Yes, all close together. I hope you had a good time at TARC. How’d our local teams do?

Ingraham took #44, just 0.76 points from making the second round fly offs. We had an inexplicably high flight that will want a look at the altimeter data. There were at least a few PNW teams that made the fly offs though I didn’t catch the exact placements.

@BEC Did you manage to the the repeated flat tires solved on the rental car?

 

[JoePfeiffer]

I’ll be back at 60 Acres next Friday (the 25th).

I was hoping for Saturday. Sounds like soccer will be a major issue...

 

[BEC]

@BEC Did you manage to the the repeated flat tires solved on the rental car?

Well we got a third car after the Friday meeting. It was the type we had originally reserved - a Kia Soul. No more issues.

Just boarded the plane for the IAD to DEN leg.

 

[DirkTheDaring]

Glad I could join!
Working on another stage to go on the bottom of my existing rocket. OpenRocket says it should work pretty well, so we shall see.

I wanna be there for that, we could barely see it at one stage! And you're thinking of a 29mm engine as well...

I'll be there Friday (during the work day, sorry), but won't be able to make it all weekend, it's Folklife!

 

[DirkTheDaring]

Well we got a third car after the Friday meeting. It was the type we had originally reserved - a Kia Soul. No more issues.

Just boarded the plane for the IAD to DEN leg.

Sounds like I missed something exciting about your trip.

 

[DirkTheDaring]

Ken, were all those in one spot? They’re Viking fins, but I almost think they may be from more than one model. Often Cub Scout groups use the Viking (and since it is a direct descendant of the Centuri Akela-1, which was done especially for Cub Scouts, it makes sense….

The weather here in Virginia held for the TARC finals yesterday. The rains came during the closing dinner. Fortunately we were all under a huge tent then.

Not sure I answered this, yes, they were all found close together.

 

[DirkTheDaring]

I was hoping for Saturday. Sounds like soccer will be a major issue...

I expect to be at Folklife all weekend, so Friday for me, but a tough choice...

 

[DirkTheDaring]

Here's a video of my Tres 24 launch on the 21st.

 

[BEC]

Sounds like I missed something exciting about your trip.

Yeah. Last year both the rental car business and the return flight were, shall we say, more interesting than we'd wanted. This year it was rental car(s) and our accommodations. No need to clutter up this this thread with way-off-topic discussions of the joys of travel to the TARC finals. I can share the stories next time we fly together.

 

[DirkTheDaring]

I found these 2 interesting engines at 60 Acres last weekend. Look international and not exactly recent.
Anyone recognize them or can decipher the date codes?

 

[DirkTheDaring]

A couple more videos from a few days ago. Perhaps see some you there tomorrow, Friday the 26th.

Firecat:
Der Big Red Max:

 

[BEC]

I found these 2 interesting engines at 60 Acres last weekend. Look international and not exactly recent.
Anyone recognize them or can decipher the date codes?

View attachment 582429

Sure. The C6-5 was made last year (22 03 22, so 22 March, 2022), The B6-4 is older. October 11th, 2004.

Those are both label styles that are consistent with those years.

 

[DirkTheDaring]

Sure. The C6-5 was made last year (22 03 22, so 22 March, 2022), The B6-4 is older. October 11th, 2004.

Those are both label styles that are consistent with those years.

They look like they were made for the international market as well. I wonder who flew them.

BTW will you be at 60 Acres at all this weekend? I'm planning Friday, leaving the weekend open for Folklife, but I could be persuaded...

 

[BEC]

The motor labeling has been trilingual for years. It’s normal. I did get some C11-3s from AC Supply once that were clearly intended for another market, but that’s been a little while (this was back during the great “C11s are being discontinued!!” panic).

We are unlikely to be up to Sixty Acres this weekend. I was thinking about some time next week, though. We’re still recovering from our trip to Virginia for TARC.

 

[DirkTheDaring]

The motor labeling has been trilingual for years. It’s normal. I did get some C11-3s from AC Supply once that were clearly intended for another market, but that’s been a little while (this was back during the great “C11s are being discontinued!!” panic).

We are unlikely to be up to Sixty Acres this weekend. I was thinking about some time next week, though. We’re still recovering from our trip to Virginia for TARC.

I look forward to hearing about it but I will be gone all next week. This is kind of my last chance for a week and a half or so.

 

[DirkTheDaring]

many great flights today. Videos to come as I have time. Here’s one, a spectacular flight of an Estes Sky Dart II.

video is lousy, it the flight was great.

 

[DirkTheDaring]

My next days for launching at 60 Acres are this coming Sunday, the 4th, which is a maybe, and then Friday the 9th, which is pretty likely, weather permitting. Hope to see you all there!

And the Boeing club should be launching down in Kent on the 10th, hopefully no burn ban!

 

[BEC]

Ken — Not 10th but the 17th.

(I was confused myself but the website says the 17th)

 

[DirkTheDaring]

Ken — Not 10th but the 17th.

(I was confused myself but the website says the 17th)

Hmm, website sez the 10th here:

Here’s hoping we have good weather for June 10th.

 

[BEC]

Oh dear. I was more confused than I thought. Will go fix that now!

added: I rechecked my email with the Raceway GM that set the dates. I told him the 17th. Website header fixed. Now I just need to keep things straight...

further added: thanks for letting me know I was confusing more folks than just me.

 

[DirkTheDaring]

Oh dear. I was more confused than I thought. Will go fix that now!

added: I rechecked my email with the Raceway GM that set the dates. I told him the 17th. Website header fixed. Now I just need to keep things straight...

further added: thanks for letting me know I was confusing more folks than just me.

Hey, I'm the one that didn't read down to the actual schedule...

 

[DirkTheDaring]

Hi All! I'm looking at 60 Acres this Friday. I'm not at all sure about the soccer schedule, but I think that school's still in, so it's likely to be free on a weekday. Although much of the area is dry, they keep 60 Acres green, so I don't think it'll be a fire hazard. Prolly arrive between 11 and 12, more or less. If I'm lucky I've my new Ion altimeter built which will make me want to launch some higher fliers!

 

[Curtis Enlow]

I'm thinking of breaking in my new pad & controller at 60 Acres on Father's Day with some LP & MP birds (I can do rod & rail). Shot there with a friend two years ago and there was no soccer.

Probably later in the afternoon/early evening. Only mad dogs and Englishmen launch in the mid-day sun If anyone is interested let me know and I'll keep it posted.

 

[DirkTheDaring]

I'm thinking of breaking in my new pad & controller at 60 Acres on Father's Day with some LP & MP birds (I can do rod & rail). Shot there with a friend two years ago and there was no soccer.

Probably later in the afternoon/early evening. Only mad dogs and Englishmen launch in the mid-day sun If anyone is interested let me know and I'll keep it posted.

I've made a note on my calendar, please keep me informed. Me? I've been saying "Only mad dogs and rocketeers go out in the noonday sun". Mostly because that's before the winds come up. I lived in Hawaii, I can deal with the sun.

 

[Curtis Enlow]

I lived in Hawaii, I can with the sun

Washingtonian, I have a 9° comfort zone

If anyone is familiar with the katabatic wind characteristics of 60 Acres do speak up.

I'll keep things posted in this thread as the date gets closer.