Any of these days work for me.
60 Acres Park, Redmond, WA (Seattle area)
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Unfortunately, a score of 39 and change, good for around #125, so we missed finals and alternates. If the students had declared the last flight prior to their last scored flight, we’d be headed to DC.
Bummer. So close.
Right now I’m leaning towards Sunday. But it still looks kind of iffy.
I'm still up for the launch, but it looks like rain this weekend.
The single best looking day is tomorrow. Friday, then maybe Sunday. If I wake up tomorrow and it looks good and I’ve had a decent nights sleep, I might fly, but I’ll probably wait u til Sunday and cross my fingers.
My weather app shows the least rain and lowest wind over the next 3 days to be Friday, tomorrow, the 26th.
The field will be wet, so wear boots if you come. I’m aiming to be there by noon.
Of course if the app lies, all bets are off.
Ken
The field will be wet, so wear boots if you come. I’m aiming to be there by noon.
Of course if the app lies, all bets are off.
Ken
See you there! I imagine you’ll be the only other person there with a rocket, so you should be easy to find.
North field. Where exactly depends on the way the wind is blowing. But check this thread before you go, because the weather remains iffy.
It’ll be awfully wet and for complicated reasons including our power being out, I don’t get a lot of sleep, BUT, I’m still thinking of launching, HOWEVER not til at least 1 PM. The sun might even come out by then.
Nothing locked in concrete yet.
So be sure to check here, or email me at berkun @ soundpaper . Com
Understood, good luck. I live near 60 Acres, I’ll keep an eye out.
OK, I am about to leave my house ETA 1 PM. Silver Nissan leaf loaded with rockets
See you there! I'll be the lanky guy with 2 rockets and a goofy grin.
Wow, what a great day at acres. The weather turned out to be near perfect flights were fabulous and new friends were made.
And I can’t wait to do it again. Photos and videos videos to follow.
And I can’t wait to do it again. Photos and videos videos to follow.
A few pics. vagabond hit 11 feet on a Quest E35-5. @Neutronium launched his first ever rockets and they flew perfectly. Videos later.
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Looks like you had a good day up there.
Putting anything up to over 1000 feet and getting it back without drama is a good thing there.
Putting anything up to over 1000 feet and getting it back without drama is a good thing there.
Edit: yes I will enter in the MESS database.
I flew my Fugly Duckling III on three E12-6s. One blew out a nozzle. Leading to a hard landing.
Amazingly, the long silly fins did not break.
I’ll be asking Estes Model Rockets for a replacement engine and BT80 tube and coupler. It’ll fly again.
Heck, I might be in the new mini version.
Fd III
FD III on board.
I flew my Fugly Duckling III on three E12-6s. One blew out a nozzle. Leading to a hard landing.
Amazingly, the long silly fins did not break.
I’ll be asking Estes Model Rockets for a replacement engine and BT80 tube and coupler. It’ll fly again.
Heck, I might be in the new mini version.
Fd III
FD III on board.
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I don't know, but pic 6829 looks like the e-match head is stuck in the motor nozzle ?
Yes, noticed that. But that shouldn’t be enough to pull the nozzle out. It popped right out when I inspected that.
I suppose if Estes makes a point of that, I won't argue much, although haven't used these electric matches so many times and this being their first failure like this, I have to blame the nozzle.
Here's another fun flight from Friday.
Scratch-built model rocket made from a Fairlife Milk Carton. On a previous flight an Estes D12-3 engine had CATO'd, which melted the carton. After inspection, I reattached the fins, reloaded it with an D12-3 (different date code) and launched it again. To my surprise, it worked better than I expected, it went up perfectly, but the chute did not deploy, leading to a hard landing. Well, I imagine there were enough holes in the stuffer tube that the chute never had a chance.
Check out this other video, a fellow going by the name Vinky, happened to catch the flight from his drone:
And here we are trying to pull the nosecone out of the ground:
with new best buddy, @Neutronium
Scratch-built model rocket made from a Fairlife Milk Carton. On a previous flight an Estes D12-3 engine had CATO'd, which melted the carton. After inspection, I reattached the fins, reloaded it with an D12-3 (different date code) and launched it again. To my surprise, it worked better than I expected, it went up perfectly, but the chute did not deploy, leading to a hard landing. Well, I imagine there were enough holes in the stuffer tube that the chute never had a chance.
Check out this other video, a fellow going by the name Vinky, happened to catch the flight from his drone:
And here we are trying to pull the nosecone out of the ground:
with new best buddy, @Neutronium
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Hi All - here's the announcement of this Wednesday's WAC (Washington Aerospace Club) meeting. Note Zoom link, available to everyone.
Featuring our own @BEC talking about contests. And whether you plan to enter a contest or not, it should be a great presentation, and a fun meeting in general.
From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Bryce Chanes
Sent: Monday, April 29, 2024 12:23 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [WAC-Members] Exciting Month of Rocketry with WAC! Meeting on Wednesday!
Good afternoon rocketeers!
It is time for our monthly WAC Meeting. We've got some exciting presentations and topics lined up, and don't forget to bring some show-and-tell!
Meeting Details:
Date: Wednesday, May 1st
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Red Barn Classroom, Museum of Flight
Virtual Attendance:
For those unable to join us in person, we've set up a dedicated Zoom meeting room to ensure everyone can participate. Use the following details to connect virtually:
Zoom Meeting Details:
Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/6368998078?pwd=Mlpkby94K3picHM2ZHJ3amFMd2dQQT09
Meeting ID: 636 899 8078
Passcode: Rockets
Presentation Details:
"Challenges and Fun on (mostly) less than 10 Newton-Seconds: A look at Model Rocket Competition" An overview of low power rocketry competition from a late-onset rocketry competitor. I’ll look at the wide range of different competitions from the knothole of a returnee to rocketry who tried a little competition and found out it could be both frustrating and fun to mix it up with “the big boys” and sometimes even beat them.
Speaker Details:
Bernard Cawley is 15 years into his BAR (Born Again Rocketeer) period after being a model rocketeer in Jr. High and High School in the late 1960s-early 1970s. This time around the rockets have taken over his hobby time and money. With a yen toward testing, he has likely flown more altimeter-instrumented model rocket flights than anyone. This data has informed his occasional efforts in model rocketry competition. He retired from engineering at Boeing in 2016 and now has more time to fly. He is also the nominal president of the Boeing Employees Model Rocket Club. He is married to his wife of almost 45 years, Avis, who has recently become a rocketeer and a competitor in her own right.
Other Topics that will be included:
Don't forget our Show-and-Tell session! Whether in person or virtually, share your rocketry projects and achievements. Email me at [email protected] with pictures or videos ahead of the meeting or be prepared to share your screen temporarily.
Bryce Chanes
WAC President
Featuring our own @BEC talking about contests. And whether you plan to enter a contest or not, it should be a great presentation, and a fun meeting in general.
From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Bryce Chanes
Sent: Monday, April 29, 2024 12:23 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [WAC-Members] Exciting Month of Rocketry with WAC! Meeting on Wednesday!
Good afternoon rocketeers!
It is time for our monthly WAC Meeting. We've got some exciting presentations and topics lined up, and don't forget to bring some show-and-tell!
Meeting Details:
Date: Wednesday, May 1st
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Red Barn Classroom, Museum of Flight
Virtual Attendance:
For those unable to join us in person, we've set up a dedicated Zoom meeting room to ensure everyone can participate. Use the following details to connect virtually:
Zoom Meeting Details:
Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/6368998078?pwd=Mlpkby94K3picHM2ZHJ3amFMd2dQQT09
Meeting ID: 636 899 8078
Passcode: Rockets
Presentation Details:
"Challenges and Fun on (mostly) less than 10 Newton-Seconds: A look at Model Rocket Competition" An overview of low power rocketry competition from a late-onset rocketry competitor. I’ll look at the wide range of different competitions from the knothole of a returnee to rocketry who tried a little competition and found out it could be both frustrating and fun to mix it up with “the big boys” and sometimes even beat them.
Speaker Details:
Bernard Cawley is 15 years into his BAR (Born Again Rocketeer) period after being a model rocketeer in Jr. High and High School in the late 1960s-early 1970s. This time around the rockets have taken over his hobby time and money. With a yen toward testing, he has likely flown more altimeter-instrumented model rocket flights than anyone. This data has informed his occasional efforts in model rocketry competition. He retired from engineering at Boeing in 2016 and now has more time to fly. He is also the nominal president of the Boeing Employees Model Rocket Club. He is married to his wife of almost 45 years, Avis, who has recently become a rocketeer and a competitor in her own right.
Other Topics that will be included:
- University of Washington's Rocket club will talk about their recent set of launches as they prepare to head to the Spaceport America Cup in June
- Flight reports from the May TCR and OROC launches
- Project update of the WAC Group Project
Don't forget our Show-and-Tell session! Whether in person or virtually, share your rocketry projects and achievements. Email me at [email protected] with pictures or videos ahead of the meeting or be prepared to share your screen temporarily.
Bryce Chanes
WAC President
Now I feel silly having just written to Bryce (WAC president) to ask about time and confirming the place. Since I'm not in WAC, I didn't get that note. 
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I’ve had saucers do that on MicroMaxx!
Dang, now I don't know whether to fix the typo or not!
Launching this Friday, the 3rd at 60 Acres. I expect to be there around 11:30 or noonish. See you there!
I'll be there at noon o'clock. I may have to borrow your launch controller again if mine is still being shy.
no worries!
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