Northern Colorado Rocketry
2012-11-03 NCR Club Launch - November 2012

Atlas Site - Pawnee National Grasslands

Saturday November 3rd, 2012

Launch Summary

Regularly scheduled club launch.  Thanks to Jack Matthews for towing out and to Ed Dawson for towing back.  33 different flyers put up a total of 114 flights - 80 Class 1 and 34 Class 2.  Larry Haynes had the most flights with 9, followed closely by Dennis Billings, Jim Hinton, and Forrest Athearn - each with 8.  TRA L1 Certs to Marlon Holmquist and Ted Agerton.  Huge thanks to Boy Scout Troop 311 for an awesome job policing the area and collecting brass and trash.   Lots of notable flights including Rick McDonald's Probie Lofter with the 1st successful mission of GI Joe and Special Ops Barbie.  Flights are listed in a randomorder as they have been sorted and shuffled a few times.  Motor usage breaks down as follows, with staged and clusters credited to the largest motor used.  A's=9, B's=9, C's=16, D's=8, E's=15, F's=9, G's=14, H's=15, I's=11, J's=5 and K's=3.

Weather Conditions

Who would have believed it?  Absolutely calm and clear and warmed rapidly to low 60's.  Light breeze arrived in the afternoon as we were finishing for the day.  Waiver opened at 9 AM.


Flight Cards

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Flyer:
 Dennis Billings
NAR Level-3
Motor:
K500 54.0mm [Cesaroni]
Weight:

892.0g

Case:

Pro54-4G

Mfg:

Cesaroni Technology


Altitude:
11,746 ft  2-Mile Club

Comments:
Adept Alts2-50K on board

LCO / RSO:
CM
Flight Date:
2012-11-03
Motor:
A3 13.0mm [Estes]
Weight:

3.3g

Mfg:

Estes Industries




LCO / RSO:
CM
Flight Date:
2012-11-03
Motor:
H165 29.0mm [AeroTech]
Weight:

90.0g

Case:

RMS-29/180

Mfg:

AeroTech


Altitude:
1,697 ft  

Comments:
made from bottom section of a broken pole vault/rear ejection

LCO / RSO:
CM
Flight Date:
2012-11-03
Motor:
D10 18.0mm [Apogee]
Weight:

9.8g

Mfg:

Apogee Components




LCO / RSO:
CM
Flight Date:
2012-11-03

Flyer:
 Jon Skuba
NAR Level-3
Motor:
A3 13.0mm [Estes]
Weight:

3.3g

Mfg:

Estes Industries




LCO / RSO:
CM
Flight Date:
2012-11-03
Motor:
D12 24.0mm [Estes]
Weight:

21.1g

Mfg:

Estes Industries



Comments:
twin gliders

LCO / RSO:
CM
Flight Date:
2012-11-03
Motor:
J460 54.0mm [AeroTech]
Weight:

415.4g

Case:

RMS-54/852

Mfg:

AeroTech



Comments:
Built this motor 45 years ago from rocks.

LCO / RSO:
CM
Flight Date:
2012-11-03
Motor:
G76 29.0mm [AeroTech]
Weight:

60.0g

Case:

RMS-29/40

Mfg:

AeroTech




LCO / RSO:
CM
Flight Date:
2012-11-03

Flyer:
 Ed Dawson
NAR Level-3
Motor:
H73 38.0mm [AeroTech]
Weight:

142.7g

Case:

RMS-38/240

Mfg:

AeroTech




LCO / RSO:
CM
Flight Date:
2012-11-03
Motor:
H120 38.0mm [Cesaroni]
Weight:

136.0g

Case:

Pro38-2G

Mfg:

Cesaroni Technology



Comments:
TRA L1 Cert attempt - Yes!

LCO / RSO:
CM
Flight Date:
2012-11-03
Motor:
F59 29.0mm [Cesaroni]
Weight:

26.1g

Case:

Pro29-1G

Mfg:

Cesaroni Technology




LCO / RSO:
CM
Flight Date:
2012-11-03
Motor:
B4 18.0mm [Estes]
Weight:

6.0g

Mfg:

Estes Industries




LCO / RSO:
CM
Flight Date:
2012-11-03
Motor:
C6 18.0mm [Estes]
Weight:

10.8g

Mfg:

Estes Industries




LCO / RSO:
CM
Flight Date:
2012-11-03
Motor:
C6 18.0mm [Estes]
Weight:

10.8g

Mfg:

Estes Industries




LCO / RSO:
CM
Flight Date:
2012-11-03

Flyer:
 Larry Haynes
TRA Level-3
Motor:
I245 38.0mm [AeroTech]
Weight:

181.3g

Case:

RMS-38/360

Mfg:

AeroTech



Comments:
I need a rubber stamp for these cards

LCO / RSO:
CM
Flight Date:
2012-11-03
Motor:
E9 24.0mm [Estes]
Weight:

35.8g

Mfg:

Estes Industries




LCO / RSO:
CM
Flight Date:
2012-11-03
Motor:
E9 24.0mm [Estes]
Weight:

35.8g

Mfg:

Estes Industries



Comments:
video camera on board

LCO / RSO:
CM
Flight Date:
2012-11-03
Motor:
C6 18.0mm [Estes]
Weight:

10.8g

Mfg:

Estes Industries



Comments:
Maiden Flight

LCO / RSO:
CM
Flight Date:
2012-11-03

Flyer:
 Jon Skuba
NAR Level-3
Motor:
G80 29.0mm [Roadrunner]
Weight:

54.7g

Case:

SU 29x140

Mfg:

Roadrunner Rocketry




LCO / RSO:
CM
Flight Date:
2012-11-03

Flyer:
 Dennis Billings
NAR Level-3
Motor:
C6 18.0mm [Estes]
Weight:

10.8g

Mfg:

Estes Industries



Comments:
2nd try - great flight

LCO / RSO:
CM
Flight Date:
2012-11-03

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