June 2018 Launch Report
WE had a couple great days for flying. There was a decent turn out for this weekend. More people than I was expecting. Saturday was high clouds and little or no wind, we were flying almost straight up and down all day. Sunday started out the same as Saturday,high clouds and little wind., but around 11 or 11:30 the sun came out and the wind picked up.
We had a few TARC teams show up to do some practice flights, they were Buffalo Science Academy, Southside, and International school 45.
The object for their flights was to use a F36 motor and send and return three eggs from an altitude of 856 feet. The eggs were to be under two chutes and stay in the air as long as possible, and remain intact.
We also had a Level 2 Cert. Flight by Chris Conley, he flew his “Dawn of Victory ” on a J350 w. It landed by the wind sock on tne other end of the field. Congrats to Chris on obtaining his L2 Cert.
There were two flights that were scrubbed, David Halloway with his “Python” on a D15-4, and the Buffalo Science Academy with their “Sacred Banana” on a F36. Both flights were pulled when their igniters failed to light the motors.
Evan Brown did not disappoint us with a spectacular CATO with his Estes “Solar Warrior” on a E30-4,. Such great workmanship he puts into his rockets. We feel your loss.
I’m going to try a different format that Bill suggested, we’ll see how that works out.
T impulse A impulse B impulse C impulse D impulse
1/2 A3-……..1 A8-3………….11 B4-2………….2 C6-3………….7 D12-0……….1
A3-4…………3 B4-4………….4 C6-4………….1 D12-3……….6
A10-3……….1 B6-4………….19 C6-5………….16 D12-5……….2
B6-6…………3 C6-7………….2 D15-4……….1
B6-0/B6-6…3 C11-3………..1
Unknown….3 C11-7………..1
Unknown….1
E impulse F impulse G impulse H impulse
E9-4……………4 F15-6………….1 G40-………….2 H135-…………2
E9-6……………4 F20-7 W………1 G53-………….1 H238T………..1
E12-4………….4 F22-7………….1 G64-………….2 H242T………..1
E30-7………….3 F36-……………7 G76-………….1 H255W……….1
F50-……………1 G77-………….1 H400VMAX…1
F59-……………1 G79-………….1
F15-0/F15-8..1 G83Blue……1
I impulse J impulse
I87-IMAX………1 J350W……….1 2 stagers……..5
I287SS…………1 J410RED……1 Helicopter…….1
I297SM…………1 J760W……….1 Glider……………1
I316PINK………1 3 engine cluster….1
I327DM………..1
I357BLUE…….1
I470WT………..1
I800VMAX……1