EVENT QCRC Club launch November 20th

[jd2cylman]

Howdy all! This Saturday, November 20th, is a QCRC club launch. 15K waiver, good company, engaging conversation...
What more could you ask for? Oh, how about wide open fields to launch rockets? Yeah, we got that too...
Who knows, I might even fly a rocket or two...

 

[StreuB1]

If all goes to plan and the weather is decent, I should be there.

Hope to fly my Wildman Demon 5" for the first time on an L1520T.

 

[SDramstad]

Just saturday or are you flying sunday also?

 

[jd2cylman]

Just saturday or are you flying sunday also?

Well, if enough people show interest. We might be persuaded. But most of the season has shown so far that Sunday is usually a bust.
So let's do an informal poll...
Sunday also? Yeah or na?

 

[rfjustin]

Preston and I are planning on Saturday only. Weather could sway the decision of course....

 

[StreuB1]

It's getting close to the end of the semester for me and it depends on my last assignment for my C++ class. If I get it all done early and the weather is nice, I might be persuaded to come Sunday as well. More than likely only Saturday though. If it was earlier in the year and the weather wasn't as cold, then it would be a much easier decision for me but.....I hate the cold! lol

 

[Super]

It's getting close to the end of the semester for me and it depends on my last assignment for my C++ class. If I get it all done early and the weather is nice, I might be persuaded to come Sunday as well. More than likely only Saturday though. If it was earlier in the year and the weather wasn't as cold, then it would be a much easier decision for me but.....I hate the cold! lol

Keep focused on the class. A "B-" is a mere single point from a "C++."

 

[ChicagoDave]

I have to pick one day or the other. Saturday is usually the better option for me, personally.

 

[rfjustin]

Keep focused on the class. A "B-" is a mere single point from a "C++."

C's get degrees, just sayin'... Never once in my career.... and I mean never have been asked for GPA info. My 3.something GPA is good enough to put bogger hooks to a keyboard and answer a phone I guess.

 

[StreuB1]

Does anyone that is going, have a WM tracker that I can borrow on Saturday? I have the transmitter, I just need to borrow the receiver.

 

[rfjustin]

Does anyone that is going, have a WM tracker that I can borrow on Saturday? I have the transmitter, I just need to borrow the receiver.

Preston has a receiver, as do I. Sharing is caring.

 

[StreuB1]

Preston has a receiver, as do I. Sharing is caring.

I do appreciate it!

Flying my 5" WM Demon and shouldn't go more that 6kish and its big enough to stay in sight the whole time but.....Murphy and his law and all that.

 

[jd2cylman]

I’ll have mine as well.

 

[ChicagoDave]

Does anyone that is going, have a WM tracker that I can borrow on Saturday? I have the transmitter, I just need to borrow the receiver.

I'll bring mine as well as the Featherweight GPS. You're always welcome to use either or both.

Dave

 

[rfjustin]

Got 2 prepped and ready...

 

[StreuB1]

Praying for clear skies. According to Windy....it looks like we're going to be clear to 20k+ from around 9-3pm so we should be clear to the waiver for nearly the entire launch.

Took the day off work tomorrow and gluing grains and ejection tests in the morning.

 

[rfjustin]

 

[rfjustin]

 

[ThePlmbr]

I'm sorry to see that the motor torched the bottom of the BullPup! What happened? Did it fly? Happy Thanksgiving to everyone. Greg Olson

 

[rfjustin]

I'm sorry to see that the motor torched the bottom of the BullPup! What happened? Did it fly? Happy Thanksgiving to everyone. Greg Olson

Took off with authority, couple hundred feet off the rail, burned through quickly, motor case went flying through booster and across the field which was entertaining. Altimeters are avionics bay are fine, booster is not repairable and there is heat damage and compromised.

 

[ChicagoDave]

It's just so sad that it was the first flight of the rocket and it died from no fault of it's own. snif snif. It was so young!

 

[John Cummings]

Here’s my PML Thunder and Lightning from Saturday. AT J575 to CTI J354. Apogee at 9235’

 

[crossfire]

Here’s my PML Thunder and Lightning from Saturday. AT J575 to CTI J354. Apogee at 9235’



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Nice flight. Dose LOC offer this kit?

 

[StreuB1]

Here’s my PML Thunder and Lightning from Saturday. AT J575 to CTI J354. Apogee at 9235’



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That was a picture perfect flight!! So well done!

Makes me wanted to get into staging.....

 

[John Cummings]

Thanks for the comments. Unfortunately the brittle phenolic tubing didn’t withstand the decent and broke in several places even though deployment was normal. Sustainer fin can is undamaged and will be used in a rebuild. Booster just needs zipper repaired.
Many thanks to Preston for picking up the sustainer for me btw. Landed just off the road a mile east.

 

[StreuB1]

Thanks for the comments. Unfortunately the brittle phenolic tubing didn’t withstand the decent and broke in several places even though deployment was normal. Sustainer fin can is undamaged and will be used in a rebuild. Booster just needs zipper repaired.
Many thanks to Preston for picking up the sustainer for me btw. Landed just off the road a mile east.

Unfortunate about the cracked airframe! Phenolic airframe is a blessing and a curse!

Looks like more than just my recoveries were some distance away. My WM Demon 5 was really far. Took me an hour to find WITH a tracker!

 

[rfjustin]

Unfortunate about the cracked airframe! Phenolic airframe is a blessing and a curse!

Looks like more than just my recoveries were some distance away. My WM Demon 5 was really far. Took me an hour to find WITH a tracker!

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Upper level winds must have been bookin east...

 

[mrwalsh85]

That TnL was bookin' it! Nice video.

Sorry to hear about your new rocket, Justin!

 

[RocketRev]

Speaking of flying at this event....
I too got into the action. Its been a while since I've flown and the guys razzed me more than just a little bit. But hey, most of my free rocket time is spent building and assembling launch sysetms for other people to fly rockets. But every now and then I do fly a rocket of my own. It reminds me why Igot into this hobby: it's fun!

This is the I-Roc I built at LDRS this summer on the Bonneville Salt Flats. As is normal with a "built at the launch" assembly, it flew Naked. Well it flew well at the Flats, so it earned its paint. And yes that my own design for the paint scheme. It's sort of an anti-camouflage paint style. Never boring!

Flew this day on a Cessaroni H153-6 dated from 2005. I pulled out the igniter and Tim said, "Where'd you find the ancient igniter?" I said, "On the side of the motor." At any rate, it lit and flew perfectly. Lots of fun.

Brad, the "Rocket Rev.," Wilson

 

[ThePlmbr]

Very nice looking rocket Brad. I'm glad you were able to fly one. Greg Olson