Trainwreck
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Thanks for the great vidsHere's what I got from LDRS 41.
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Thanks for the great vidsHere's what I got from LDRS 41.
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Thanks for the excellent pix. Yes, I agree rocket peeps out the best!Thanks for the drag race! I'll have to make it back over to race again once I get my fins reattached!
Eric, thanks for all the stories, pics and memories, I love reading your recaps after the fact.Sunday
Goblins...we like Goblins. The unofficial theme of LDRS 41!
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B hadn't flown his Jr. L1 Cert Rocket, a Loc Goblin yet at LDRS. He fixed that on Sunday by flying the 4" Goblin on an Aerotech I211W from Blue 5.
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Initially B and I were going to drag Goblins, but the pads were mostly full and flying from separate banks meant we couldn't drag race. No worries, by random chance, a fellow rocketman showed up with his Wildman Goblin on a J415W on the pad next to my Wildman Goblin on a J415W! We were destined to drag race... though I didn't do any special prep to my motor/igniter for a drag race.
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I lost! But a fun chase!
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Meanwhile, Charlie, Josh, Jay, Ben, and Robb returned with the top half of the big Goblin!!!!
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Great Googly Moogly Eyes!
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I put the 23rd flight on Hot Topic at LDRS... and the 23rd flight of my Loc Magnum at LDRS. I fly this rocket a lot....if you fly in Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, or Indiana, you've probably seen this fly. You may already know this, but I opine that everybody should own and fly a Loc Magnum. Just the perfect size and functionality of a rocket! Originally slated to shoot for the closest to 9k' contest, I ran out of time to fly it earlier in the week, so Sunday it was.
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The camera struggled to focus and I missed the liftoff on the Aerotech L1150R. The Magnum landed a ways down the runway East of the LDRS range and just north of the trees. I was relieved to see the stack reach the ground from a distance. Making my way out to the landing spot, tracker signal was good, but I became concerned when I approached a lower area with cattails. Sure enough, there was the Mag floating in pond by Waterfowl Blind #14! (White, orange chute in background, center).
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Bob Justus was kind enough to bring a boat, Frank was kind enough to unlock it, and Tom, Brandon, and Charlie were kind enough to help me lug the boat around. Row row row the boat...
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To cap off the event, dad Tom flew his 5.5" Loc Packer Patriot on a K456DM. Gerald "Skippy" Meux, a Minnesota Vikings fan, was on the mic at the time, which made for an entertaining preflight ribbing. The Packer Pat flew well and landed at the edge of the gravel runway.
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LDRS 41 was great! My recoveries were arguably not-so-great, but they were consistently entertaining! I wouldn't trade the experience of hanging with some of the finest folks in rocketry for anything! Rocketry is great...but rocket people are the best! Had the privilege of flying the high power alphabet at LDRS and hanging with my favorite people on earth. Thank you TWA and all my rocketry peeps for making it an amazing event!!!
My Son got some shots of it ............
And so you shall ......... The two shots of it landing are larger @ 10MB and Forum won't let me attach them to this or a private message......I'd love to see those.
My wife and I signed the Beat Cancer rocket for my Mom, Sister and Sister-in-Law.
Friday
While out at the far pads, another fine research motor went up and landed right on the access road. Nice chatting with the owner about propellant!
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I flew at Bong and on the 2nd day had one go in the water! Karma treats everyone different!I have flew at Bong for 25 plus years and have had 1 go in the water.
And that’s my truck with the orange cooler in backMy wife and I signed the Beat Cancer rocket for my Mom, Sister and Sister-in-Law.
You also caught me coming up the road toward the RSO with my Blue Baboon One before it's fateful flight into the pond north of the pads.
And that’s my truck with the orange cooler in back
Is that yours? What diameter?Here is the Canadian Arrow that flew at LDRS41
Thanks for the update and absolutely beautiful Antares IV!Nope not mine.....just some cool pictures my Son got. Mine was a beautiful LVL2 Cert that landed and was recovered form a tree over a mile away.
AND my prized LVL 1 Model that crashed and burned my last flight of LDRS 41
Yes - I've seen this photo previously. I was working at the LCO table, and saw this happen in 'real time'. I/we would like to know more; as this was a potential true catastrophe. I believe there to be no video of this event, but, following the instant of this photo, the motor bansheed at about 15-20 feet (less?) over the southerly edge of the cars and vendors (and attendees. . .) until its burnout occurred, landing just into the grassy field.Can't take credit for the pic. A friend took it and passed it along. True "oops" moment!
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Yes - I've seen this photo previously. I was working at the LCO table, and saw this happen in 'real time'. I/we would like to know more; as this was a potential true catastrophe. I believe there to be no video of this event, but, following the instant of this photo, the motor bansheed at about 15-20 feet (less?) over the southerly edge of the cars and vendors (and attendees. . .) until its burnout occurred, landing just into the grassy field.
Nope not mine.....just some cool pictures my Son got. Mine was a beautiful LVL2 Cert that landed and was recovered form a tree over a mile away.
AND my prized LVL 1 Model that crashed and burned my last flight of LDRS 41
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