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February 6, 2010, Launch - Weather Station
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Launch Recap - February 7th, 2009Today's launch was also blessed with beautiful rocket flying weather-
temperatures in the 70's and low winds. Our flyer turnout was a bit lower than
January. Still we had a great time.
The ROCK rocket contest yielded 5 entries of varying
complexity and size. Believe it or not, the ROCK Logo rocket is not that
easy to build. With the smaller fin size and larger diameter, achieving
stabile flight requires some doing. The smallest flyer turned in the
largest AND most complex ROCK "rocker"
and took the prize for this month's contest. Jason C, sent it up initially on 4
B's and one C11. The C did not fire so the underpowered flight literally bounced
as the chute came out just before impact. The second attempt on 4 C6 and one C11
gave it lots more boost and a 300" flight. Jason took the grand prize.
Ryan also flew his gap staged ROCK rocket on two tries to see if he could
stabilize the sustainer. Didn't work this time. Don't give up Ryan!
More Pics
from Kary at:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/coopersusa/sets/72157614362364676/
Tom D and
Brian C also submitted entries with the Orange Yellow Green paint scheme found
on the club stickers. Both flew with a small cork screw motion.
Brian's was a 3 cluster of B's. Tom's a single C11.
If we
would have been handing out awards for the most creative entry, Chris M with his
<---R-O-C-K---<<< arrow shaped "Styrofoam Rock-it" rocket would have taken
the cake! His foam R-O-C-K letters on a BT-5 shaft really caught the
spirit of thinking outside of the "logo" box.
Other than
the ROCK contest, we had some specialty modeling with Chris M's Mini Orbital
Transport flying on A10's. First flight the glider tangled in the booster
chute, but the second flight made lazy circles in the sky on it's maiden glide.
Chris also did 3 flights for an EMRR test of his Hawk powered glider.
It flew well the first flight but broke the boom at the ejection on the
second. Anyone want to do a write up for Chris? He's seeking help.
Marc D's
Mercuri Atomizer on a D12 took the altitude record for the day. It even
momentarily disappeared in some low passing clouds. Bob and Marc spent
some time in the horse pasture next door, and finally came back with the goods.
Speaking of
creativity, Andrew P built a "Trimotor" rocket at the field, worked through the
stability issues with club involvement and successfully flew up. A design
flaw in the central engine allowed ejection gases to escape without parachute
ejection. It did a parabola, and pranged in the corner of the adjoining
field. Upon recovery, forensics yielded good data for learning how to
improve the design.
Another of
Andrew's projects came from a nerf football dart. It made two successful
flights with specialized "boing" recovery.
Just a plug
for our next Club meeting. Come out on February 28 to the Oviedo Library
at 1:00PM to offer your input for a better section. We've had some good
years with activity, but we're eager to invite your participation to make a
difference in 2009!! See you there!
Located at:
East Branch Library
310 Division Street
Oviedo, Florida 32765
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=310+Division+Street+Oviedo,+Florida+32765+&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=31.095668,64.248047&ie=UTF8&ll=28.680799,-81.19051&spn=0.067167,0.125484&z=13
Impulse Breakdown| Motor | Count | Comment | | 1/2A | 1 | | | A | 6 | 1 staged | | B | 18 | Several staged and clustered | | C | 30 | 5 in clustered flights | | D | 4 | |
Total Number of Motors: 59
Total Number of Launches: 44
Approximate Total Impulse: 121.72 Ns (equivalent to a medium G motor)
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Launch RecapsLaunch Recap - January 7th, 2012 OF PIGS and Crickets
What an absolutely beautiful Florida Day!
Not only were the launch conditions near perfect at the field, but so many
joined us to fly. We had a blast (pun intended!) and hope you did also! ... [More] Launch Recap - December 3rd, 2011
Wow! what a
day for flying!
Skies were beautiful and
temperatures quite cool. However, the winds caused several launch delays
as they exceeded NAR safety limits. One of the things I like about launches is... [More] Launch Recap - October 1st, 2011Wow! I thought that
September was a beautiful
day for flying! Today was exceptional. Yes, it was cooooler--finally!
Roger put up pictures from
September's launch on
http://www... [More] Launch Recap - September 3rd, 2011Wow! what a
day for flying!
Weather and skies were calm for the most part though
it was a warm September day in Florida.
Welcome and
thank you to the many newcomers visiting with us and to Cub Pack 250. We really enjoyed... [More] Launch Recap - August 6th, 2011Wow! what a
day for flying!
Weather was
beautiful for a launch day and YES it was hot! The skies were calm for the most part though
it was definitely August in Florida. The heat index of 106 didn't hinder
many from coming... [More] Launch Recap - July 2nd, 2011July In Florida- a great time to launch rockets but a warm, really warm time!
This launch was a really great event. The conditions were excellent: winds under 10MPH, skies were patched with clouds, and the field was dry. The grass was a bit... [More] Launch Recap - March 5th, 2011Spring In
Florida- a great time to launch rockets. Well, mostly great...
Once again
we had a windy
day for our March launch. Skies were mostly clear, after clouds blew off.
For the most part we recovered our... [More] Launch Recap - February 5th, 2011Spring In
Florida- a great time to launch rockets. Well, mostly great...
The windy
weather and beautiful temps did come through on Saturday for our February
Launch. The direction of the winds also made for challenges to... [More] Launch Recap - December 4th, 2010What a
marvelous day for a launch! Incredible weather, beautiful temps, sunny
blue sky. Fall temperatures made it a cool day in Florida!
Welcome newcomers! We
enjoyed having you. We hope that you had... [More] Launch Recap - November 6th, 2010Florida's fall did arrive
and this launch in full display! Although the cool temps are
particularly ideal for Rocket launching, the winds made flying a
challenge. We decided to carry on given that the drought... [More] Launch Recap - October 2nd, 2010What a
marvelous day for a launch. Incredible weather, beautiful temps,
mostly sunny sky. Fall may be on the way for Florida!
Welcome newcomers! We
enjoyed having you and helping you enjoy our hobby. ... [More] Launch Recap - August 7th, 2010Today the thunderstorms did materialize in the early afternoon. We
never actually got wet because we decided to pull up stakes and shutdown when
thunder could be heard We had a brief stop with a slight shower in
the morning,... [More] Launch Recap - June 5th, 2010The forecasted thunderstorms never made an appearance, so our June launch was a success.
Chris's cardstock-clone of the Estes Orbital Transport flew on an A10 motor. He kept telling us to keep an eye on the glider, but it never separated... [More] Launch Recap - May 1st, 2010What a
marvelous day for a launch. Incredible weather, beautiful temps,
mostly sunny sky. Florida day in May. Excellent.
Welcome newcomers!
We also are
thankful to Nick R for hosting the ROCK May Open... [More] Launch Recap - April 3rd, 2010Where was Tom?
Marrying off his oldest daughter, that's where! It's nice to be missed.
:)
Florida is ideal in March,
particularly for Rocket launching. Deep azure sky, cool temps, warm sun,
just a... [More] Launch Recap - March 6th, 2010Where's Tom when you need him? What kind of lousy excuse does he have for missing the March launch?
Tom normally provides our Launch Recaps each month and does an excellent job of documenting all the excitement of the last launch. In March,... [More] Launch Recap - February 6th, 2010The February range was quiet. We didn't have a lot of flyers this time, but still had fun!
Thanks to all who helped with the set up and tear down. You made a difference!
Winds were still heavy and we did have a sprinkle which probably... [More] Launch Recap - January 2nd, 2010
The launch Saturday was
great! Welcome newcomers! Conrad, Benjamin, James, Paul, Carl,
and Preston! If I missed your name, forgive me! With several of you,
it was hard to get all of your names!
Winds were... [More] Launch Recap - June 27th, 2009
The launch Saturday was a typical
warm day in Florida! Winds were from the
west which would have typically meant no tangle with the trees to the West of
the field. Storm activity in the area got us a bit damp once, and cut... [More] Launch Recap - June 6th, 2009Unfortunately upon arriving at the field, we discovered the recent rains had not had time to drain away and it was too swampy for a safe launch.
The tall grass hid the water from general view, but anywhere you stepped, was 2 or 3"... [More] Launch Recap - May 2nd, 2009After forcing a scrub for April, the drought index dropped enough
to allow our May launch to proceed as scheduled. Attendance
started off light, but steadily grew thru the morning. The official
event for the day was gliders, but the National... [More] Launch Recap - March 7th, 2009For the
third time this year, we were blessed with beautiful rocket flying weather-
temperatures in the 70's and low winds-- except for one. We had a micro
burst "dust Devil" come through our spectator area inverting all 3 of... [More] Launch Recap - February 7th, 2009Today's launch was also blessed with beautiful rocket flying weather-
temperatures in the 70's and low winds. Our flyer turnout was a bit lower than
January. Still we had a great time.
The ROCK rocket contest yielded 5 entries of varying... [More] Launch Recap - January 3rd, 2009Our first launch of 2009 was blessed with absolutely perfect rocket flying
weather- temperatures in the high 70's and nearly no wind. We had 29 flyers
and guests logging 80 flights. Welcome to the Maciaszek family, ROCK's newest... [More] Launch Recap - December 6th, 2008What
started out looking to be like a rainout, turned out to be another
beautiful sunny day in Florida The winds were low until the end of the
day. Weather cleared up early and we had a full day of flying.
The low
turnout... [More] Launch Recap - November 1st, 2008We
live in Florida for this kind of day!
Winds from the North/ North East on this beautiful day were significant and contributed to several smaller
rockets leaving the field and entering the woods/brush. As far as I know,... [More] Launch Recap - October 4th, 2008
The launch Saturday was
great! What a beautiful day for the first of our fall launches!
Winds from the North East were significant and contributed to several smaller
rockets leaving the field and entering the woods. Over 30... [More] Launch Recap - August 2nd, 2008The launch Saturday was
great! We found it to be a typical August day in Florida - hot! Winds were either from the
west which would have typically meant no tangle with the trees to the West of
the field. Still, we did
have two flights into... [More] Launch Recap - July 10th, 2008Today was a bit unusual in that we did our normal monthly launch on a Thursday. Our
purpose was two-fold: 1) to avoid the association of Model Rocketry with
fireworks and 2) to accommodate the launching of a second set of rockets built
by kids... [More] Launch Recap - June 7th, 2008This launch Saturday was a great day. Winds were either from the east or non-existent.
We did have some flights into the woods, but to my knowledge all but one was recovered.
Our first launch of the day was a sweet little Swift on an A engine.... [More] Launch Recap - May 3rd, 2008We got started a little late on Saturday, but that did not dampen the full day's launch! Later in the afternoon we felt a few drops as a small shower passed over, but that didn't stop the launch either. Winds were from the south giving us the... [More] Launch Recap - April 5th, 2008
Saturday was a nice but
windy day. Winds were from the south, so we had a good opportunity to fly into
the field for recovery. The winds became stronger in the higher altitudes. As
such, thehigher power rockets didn't fare well... [More] Launch Recap - March 1st, 2008Blue skies, Temperatures in the 70's, minimal winds, open fields, quiet...
wait, except for the occasional whoosh of a rocket leaving the
pads--yes--that was today at ROCK's monthly launch!
A perfect day allowed for many really nice... [More] Launch Recap - February 2nd, 2008What a full and fun day
This launch day we had a great turnout and lots of fun predicting our flight durations. While we had some durations go longer (and farther - into the trees) than we hoped, we still managed to only lose two... [More] Launch Recap - January 5th, 2008We had a slightly smaller turn out than usual (possibly due to the New Years holiday), but that didn't limit the fun or number of flights!
In addition, we had guests from the Seminole Chronicle covering the launch. An outstanding article with... [More] Launch Recap - December 1st, 2007What a great day at the field!
We had Sunny skies until mid-afternoon, and it was a bit windy above 100 feet, but we still had a great time.
This launch was dominated by the Steamer Spot landing contest. We had a number of other fun flights, but... [More] Launch Recap - November 3rd, 2007Greetings after a BEAUTIFUL Saturday of fun in the sun flying rockets! The moderate temperatures finally arrived! Only the moderate Southerly (up to 10 MPH) winds gave us some challenges and we did lose a few rockets to the trees and... [More] Launch Recap - September 1st, 2007Greetings after another WARM Saturday of fun in the sun flying rockets!
Our turnout today was about average in terms of numbers but certainly not with regard to flying! Glad to have you all out after the soggy field in August!... [More] Launch Recap - August 4th, 2007Today was different!
Besides the reality that many of our regulars were unable to join us, we had several new faces at the launch. Welcome David and Andrew P, the Charleton family visiting from Phila, Jay and Brandon, and Trent, Alex, and Andrew... [More] Launch Recap - July 7th, 2007We were really excited to be able to fly this month. As you may recall from our June meeting, we are now flying year round, and started the new cycle with this launch. We also decided to set up earlier to avoid the potential of early afternoon... [More] Launch Recap - April 7th, 2007We were really excited to be able to fly in April with absolutely clear blue skies. The higher and variable direction winds in the morning caused us to limit our flying to smaller engines, but the afternoon, we were in full swing launching several... [More] Launch Recap - March 3rd, 2007
After losing our opportunity to fly in February because of the weather, we were really excited to be able to fly in March. Though the lower cloud ceiling and higher wind in the morning cause us to limit our flying to smaller engines, but the... [More] Launch Recap - January 6th, 2007Wow! What a wonderful way to start the New Year- flying rockets! The unseasonably great weather not only attracted many Section regulars and a few old-timers, but also some new faces! WELCOME!
We had twenty flyers and spectators and launched so... [More] Launch Recap - December 2nd, 2006Another day of great flying! Welcome to all!
Gliders and copters were definitely out today. We logged 63 flights across motor classes A thru F. With minimal wind and partly cloudy skies, we had prime flying conditions for the gliders and... [More] Launch Recap - November 4th, 2006We had another great day of flying!Welcome to all, particularly Tom, Madeleine, and Jack C., hopefully your first time experience will result in many return visits!
Thanks to Winston C. for your help yesterday in assisting as LCO!
We logged 44... [More] Launch Recap - October 7th, 2006We had a great day of flying at the October launch! Many new faces and a few new section members. Welcome to all, hopefully your first time experience will result in many return visits!
We logged 62 flights across motor classes A thru G, a few... [More] Launch Recap - September 2nd, 2006We had a great day at our new launch site. Turnout was small, probably due to the Labor Day holiday weekend. A total of ten flyers launched 38 successful flights- no rockets were captured by rocket-eating trees!
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