Aug 17, 2021
In lieu of a second launch this month, Jorge Blanco is welcoming us into his home to celebrate his birthday (more or less) this Saturday (though his birthday is Monday) from 10AM to 2PM. There will be Chick-Fil-A nuggets, chips, soft drinks (non-diet!), and ice cream cake.
Why show up (aside from the food)?:
- Silent Auction: Parachutes and Motor Cases. A 29mm 60-12 is going to start at $20. A 38 & 54mm cases (no closures will go for $30-50). Parachutes up to 6 feet will be bargains. A silent action is where an item for auction is placed where it can be inspected with a bid sheet. Bidders write their name on the bid sheet and bid either the minimum (if no one else has bid) or $1 more than the prior high bid. At the end of the action, the high bidder pays up and takes their item.
- Free rockets. I got a massive collection of expertly finished rockets from Leonard Boswell and a couple of other people. He wants these rockets given away. These are Mid through Clustered high power rockets. One of the rockets to be given away is Steve Corrigal’s Bucky Jones….beautiful rocket! Please take only what you can fly (if you have no high power certification, don’t take a rocket with a 54mm mount….your family will hate you)
Location:
12110 Brookfield Club Dr.
Roswell, Ga. 30075-1264
Look for a large rocket in the front yard and/or the club banner.
Aug 17, 2021
In lieu of a second launch this month, Jorge Blanco is welcoming us into his home to celebrate his birthday (more or less) this Saturday (though his birthday is Monday) from 10AM to 2PM. There will be Chick-Fil-A nuggets, chips, soft drinks (non-diet!), and ice cream cake.
Why show up (aside from the food)?:
- Silent Auction: Parachutes and Motor Cases. A 29mm 60-12 is going to start at $20. A 38 & 54mm cases (no closures will go for $30-50). Parachutes up to 6 feet will be bargains. A silent action is where an item for auction is placed where it can be inspected with a bid sheet. Bidders write their name on the bid sheet and bid either the minimum (if no one else has bid) or $1 more than the prior high bid. At the end of the action, the high bidder pays up and takes their item.
- Free rockets. I got a massive collection of expertly finished rockets from Leonard Boswell and a couple of other people. He wants these rockets given away. These are Mid through Clustered high power rockets. One of the rockets to be given away is Steve Corrigal’s Bucky Jones….beautiful rocket! Please take only what you can fly (if you have no high power certification, don’t take a rocket with a 54mm mount….your family will hate you)
Location:
12110 Brookfield Club Dr.
Roswell, Ga. 30075-1264
Look for a large rocket in the front yard and/or the club banner.
Aug 17, 2021
In lieu of a second launch this month, Jorge Blanco is welcoming us into his home to celebrate his birthday (more or less) this Saturday (though his birthday is Monday) from 10AM to 2PM. There will be Chick-Fil-A nuggets, chips, soft drinks (non-diet!), and ice cream cake.
Why show up (aside from the food)?:
- Silent Auction: Parachutes and Motor Cases. A 29mm 60-12 is going to start at $20. A 38 & 54mm cases (no closures will go for $30-50). Parachutes up to 6 feet will be bargains. A silent action is where an item for auction is placed where it can be inspected with a bid sheet. Bidders write their name on the bid sheet and bid either the minimum (if no one else has bid) or $1 more than the prior high bid. At the end of the action, the high bidder pays up and takes their item.
- Free rockets. I got a massive collection of expertly finished rockets from Leonard Boswell and a couple of other people. He wants these rockets given away. These are Mid through Clustered high power rockets. One of the rockets to be given away is Steve Corrigal’s Bucky Jones….beautiful rocket! Please take only what you can fly (if you have no high power certification, don’t take a rocket with a 54mm mount….your family will hate you)
Location:
12110 Brookfield Club Dr.
Roswell, Ga. 30075-1264
Look for a large rocket in the front yard and/or the club banner.
Aug 17, 2021
In lieu of a second launch this month, Jorge Blanco is welcoming us into his home to celebrate his birthday (more or less) this Saturday (though his birthday is Monday) from 10AM to 2PM. There will be Chick-Fil-A nuggets, chips, soft drinks (non-diet!), and ice cream cake.
Why show up (aside from the food)?:
- Silent Auction: Parachutes and Motor Cases. A 29mm 60-12 is going to start at $20. A 38 & 54mm cases (no closures will go for $30-50). Parachutes up to 6 feet will be bargains. A silent action is where an item for auction is placed where it can be inspected with a bid sheet. Bidders write their name on the bid sheet and bid either the minimum (if no one else has bid) or $1 more than the prior high bid. At the end of the action, the high bidder pays up and takes their item.
- Free rockets. I got a massive collection of expertly finished rockets from Leonard Boswell and a couple of other people. He wants these rockets given away. These are Mid through Clustered high power rockets. One of the rockets to be given away is Steve Corrigal’s Bucky Jones….beautiful rocket! Please take only what you can fly (if you have no high power certification, don’t take a rocket with a 54mm mount….your family will hate you)
Location:
12110 Brookfield Club Dr.
Roswell, Ga. 30075-1264
Look for a large rocket in the front yard and/or the club banner.
May 22, 2021
On a day with calm winds and sunny skies there were nineteen participants who found these conditions most favorable for mid-power rocketry at the May 22nd Dawsonville launch event. Seventy-eight launches were accomplished with many of these remarkable and some even quite spectacular.
There were five G-powered launches that provided a thrilling sight and sound coming off the launch pads. There was Joseph Barrett’s Custom Thor on a G80, Ray Lecture’s LOC Goblin powered by a G76 and his Hi Flyer XXL (upscaled upscale) on a G79, Gary Knotts with a beautiful NCR SA-14 Archer being lifted by a G64, Roy Green’s NCR by Estes Phantom 4000 launched with a G40.
Sights to behold included several of Kevin Scholberg’s uniquely designed and beautifully crafted rockets like the Sunward Gravity Rider going up on a cluster of two B6-4s and descending on twin parachutes, his scratch-built Andromeda Upscale launched twice (F63 and F51) that separates at apogee into two parts and comes down on two chutes.
Other standouts include Ray Lecture’s X-15 launched with a F67 for a spectacular flight and his 3” Goblin also flown with a F67. Tom Lacock sent up his scratch-built Grim Reaper on a cluster of two E12s. There were also four two-stage rockets launched requiring careful observation for successful recoveries. Thanks to the calm conditions everything launched at this event found its way home at the end of the day. Some photos from this event [here].
Motor Ignition Counts:
A – 9
B – 11
C – 15
D – 21
E – 16
F – 7
G – 5
