NAR QUARK Club First HPR Launch!

[Austin]

Well, it was a GREAT day today; our NAR Cincinnati Section had their first HPR launch ever, and it was FANTASTIC!!! We had a smaller turnout, which was ok and we saw many cool ships take to the air and only a couple dug trenches. It was a very safe event, ran professionally and everyone there had a great time!

My Small Endeavour had me on pins an needles when the chute ejected, but got tangled and freefell in. It landed in the high grass, exactly 2" from a three foot round Concrete block!!! Not a scratch, so it was a good day for me. The Amraam 4 was awesome as ever and we had some really cool ships, including a Pyramid on a J350, A 1/2 Scale Sidewinder on a H97 Blackjack, a extremely long and awsome flying bird by Dave Russell and our very own Prez, Marck Fisher, started it all with the first launch of the day. Shane had some bad luck when a motor problem lost his bird to the rocket godz. Sorry if I missed some people, I was a bit busy; I spent most of the time mentoring the RSO and CSO for their sign offs, but got some flying in too. We are going back tomorrow to do it again, since the waiver is still good!

Thanks go to Zack Green for sharing some of his pics of launches I didn't get.

where are the pics, you say???

Here:

<a href="reviews/quark/1.jpg">Dave setting up pads<br></a>
<a href="reviews/quark/2.jpg">The "Field"<br></a>
<a href="reviews/quark/3.jpg">President Mark<br></a>
<a href="reviews/quark/4.jpg">Parking<br></a>
<a href="reviews/quark/5.jpg">Check-in<br></a>
<a href="reviews/quark/6.jpg">Check-in 2<br></a>
<a href="reviews/quark/7.jpg">LCO Table<br></a>
<a href="reviews/quark/8.jpg">First LCO up<br></a>
<a href="reviews/quark/9.jpg">First Rocket...Mark's<br></a>
<a href="reviews/quark/10.jpg">A nice recovery<br></a>
<a href="reviews/quark/11.jpg">Jim with "J350" Powered Pyramid<br></a>
<a href="reviews/quark/12.jpg">Dave with a "Bigg'un"<br></a>
<a href="reviews/quark/13.jpg">Dave Setting it on the rod<br></a>
<a href="reviews/quark/14.jpg">Dave Wiring it up<br></a>
<a href="reviews/quark/15.jpg">Dave's "Hi Force" takes to the air<br></a>
<a href="reviews/quark/16.jpg">Recovery<br></a>
<a href="reviews/quark/17.jpg">Setting up the Pyramid<br></a>
<a href="reviews/quark/18.jpg">Jim wiring it up<br></a>
<a href="reviews/quark/19.jpg">Wondering how it will perform<br></a>
<a href="reviews/quark/20.jpg">LCO is busy<br></a>
<a href="reviews/quark/21.jpg">Getting ready<br></a>
<a href="reviews/quark/22.jpg">Pyramid on a J350...AWSOME!<br></a>
<a href="reviews/quark/23.jpg">Pyramid Close Up<br></a>
<a href="reviews/quark/24.jpg">Pyramid, still going<br></a>
<a href="reviews/quark/25.jpg">Pyramid Recovery<br></a>
<a href="reviews/quark/26.jpg">Pyramid Recovery2<br></a>
<a href="reviews/quark/27.jpg">LCO View<br></a>
<a href="reviews/quark/28.jpg">Shane prepping his bird<br></a>
<a href="reviews/quark/29.jpg">Dave and Mark...what to do next?<br></a>
<a href="reviews/quark/30.jpg">Shanes Flight<br></a>
<a href="reviews/quark/31.jpg">Motor problem...NOT the operator<br></a>
<a href="reviews/quark/32.jpg">Shane's Bad luck<br></a>
<a href="reviews/quark/33.jpg">Why me???<br></a>
<a href="reviews/quark/34.jpg">Archer Launch on a Blackjack<br></a>
<a href="reviews/quark/35.jpg">Archer Launch Close-up<br></a>
<a href="reviews/quark/35a.jpg">A moment of silence<br></a>
<a href="reviews/quark/36.jpg">My Amraam 4, Ready for a ride<br></a>
<a href="reviews/quark/37.jpg">My A4, Armed and Ready<br></a>
<a href="reviews/quark/38.jpg">Amraam 4 on a J180T<br></a>
<a href="reviews/quark/39.jpg">Amraam 4 Still going!<br></a>
<a href="reviews/quark/40.jpg">Amraam 4 Deployed<br></a>
<a href="reviews/quark/41.jpg">Amraam 4 Deployed 2<br></a>
<a href="reviews/quark/42.jpg">Amraam 4 Deployed 3<br></a>
<a href="reviews/quark/43.jpg">1/2 Scale Sidewinder AIM-9<br></a>
<a href="reviews/quark/44.jpg">LCO is ready<br></a>
<a href="reviews/quark/45.jpg">Sidewinder on a Blackjack "H"<br></a>
<a href="reviews/quark/46.jpg">Sidewinder is sidewind'in<br></a>
<a href="reviews/quark/47.jpg">Sidewinder recovery<br></a>
<a href="reviews/quark/48.jpg">The "Crew"<br></a>
<a href="reviews/quark/49.jpg">Coffee break time<br></a>
<a href="reviews/quark/50.jpg">My Virgin PML Small Endeavour<br></a>
<a href="reviews/quark/51.jpg">My "Full Metal Jacket" Endeavour on an H210 Redline<br></a>
<a href="reviews/quark/52.jpg">Time to clean up<br></a>
<a href="reviews/quark/53.jpg">Hating to go home<br></a>

 

[KenParker]

Absolutely AWSUM !!!!!

I didn't remember the field being that big.

 

[PGerringer]

That IS one hell of a field!!!!

Beautiful pics dude. Definitely a day to remember.

Question: How many of those people in the pics have computers and how many are members of the forum???

 

[MarkABrown]

Very nice pics! Wish I were there

 

[rstaff3]

I have to echo the previous remarks...nice site, cool rockets, great pics! I'm jealous tho...was cold and rainy here today

You mind digging up some facts on the Pyramid's construction?