LAUNCH! NAR R.O.C.K. Monthly November 6, 2010

While central Florida has been cooling off since the middle of October, today we all felt the first real cold of Winter. The wind was blowing hard enough that many switched out parachutes for streamers and decided on smaller engines.


After last month's fireball CATO on my MPC MARTIAN PATROL, I had to try it again. This time was successful with a newer Estes C6-3.

Even though the M.P. didn't get great altitude, wind drift pulled it beyond the edge of the field. Both the booster and two saucers were found within 10 feet of each other.





Russ Mozier flew this vintage model. If anyone knows it's name, let me know.
After a flight at NARAM 46, Vern Estes autographed it. Unfortunately, it was lost on the second flight. He wasn't alone, with all the wind a half dozen rockets were lost in the trees.




There was lots of egg lofting today. That's Tom Dennon separating the white from the yolk. The egg landed without breaking. He cracked it open trying to remove it from the capsule!







I'd built the FlisKits freebie CAUTION Rocket over two years ago. Today was it's first flight on a Quest B6-4. There was some tail wagging during boost, it'll need more nose weight.




My downscaled Odd'l Rocket BREAK-AWAY was launched with a MicroMaxx engine. On recovery it "broke" into four tethered pieces.
A black powder powered Quest FLIC flew well on a A10-3t.
The newest carded model, the MERCURY REDSTONE got big altitude for a 1/2A3-2t. This is the same rocket built and re-built on this blog.

Even with the wind, it was a good day in Oviedo, Florida. Lots of kids and a few new fliers.