NCR Club Launch - March 2011

Saturday March 5th, 2011

Launch Summary

Regularly scheduled club launch.  Thanks to Mike Shinn for towing both ways, assisting with range set up and helping with the search for Steve's rocket.  Thanks also to Ted and Colin Apke for help with range set up and tear down, and to David Bishop and Vic Davis for clean up.  Thanks to the Wilders for coffee and donuts.  28 flyers put up 76 flights (56 Class One, 20 Class Two).  Notable flights include the start of the Alphabet Contest by several members, Mike Shinn's Solar Flare Upscale, Geof Given's Twin Thunder Dual Glider, L1 Cert flights for Scott Cowherd, Vic Davis and Barry Friedrichs and L2 Cert for Mike Brazell.  Flights are listed in a random order and usage breaks down as follows, with staged and clusters credited once to the largest motor used. A's=8, B's=13, C's=12, D's=5, E's=5, F's=6, G's=7, H's=8, I's=7 and J's=5

Weather Conditions

Great to finally have the weather cooperate.  Mostly cloudy skies, with the cloud base at about 7000' kept the temperatures from reaching the predicted fifties but also kept the wind from blowing more than 6 to 10 mph all day.  Waiver from 9 to 3.