AARG Sport Launch

This launch was the first P3 launch fully dedicated to high power. It was quickly organized when the McGregor launch scheduled for Saturday and Sunday was cancelled due to rain. Weather was a little windy in the middle of the day, but a lot of good flights were squeezed in, along with several certification flights:

• Tai Fu on a well constructed EZI-65 with an H128 to NAR level 1 certification.
• Joe Peck on a scratch built small (this also lead to the longest walk in the history of the field, even beating out Jim Parkers SuperRoc) red rocket on an H128 to NAR level 1 certification.
• Martin Funderburk on a modified Lance Beta with an H128 to NAR level 1 certification.

Photos are by Steve Rogers, except where noted

Movies

Jim Parker's Magnum lift's off on a J350 on a flight to 1667 feet.	movie by Mary Peck	(479k)
James McIntosh's LOC Norad lifts off on a level 1 cert flight that doesn't quite work out due to a separation.	movie by Mary Peck	(593k)
Martin Funderburk's Interceptor G takes off on a cluster of two D12s and a G80. The G80 didn't light, resulting in a pancake near the pad.	movie by Mary Peck	(544k)

Photos

photo by David Urban David Wheeler, Rick VanVoorhis, and Steve Rogers assemble launchers	photo by David Urban David Urban's Cozy prep area	Wheelers and Jim Parker assemble away pads	David gets ready to prep some rockets
Getting ready to fly with dew still on the grass	David Urban's Mars Lander rests on a harsh alien landscape	Bring out the Dog Barf	Wheelers get ready to prep some rockets
photo by David Urban First rack of the day	Micah Goodenbour's Betsy on a G64	photo by David Urban Betsy Lifts off	photo by David Urban David Urban's Forte on a G64
David's Forte	Rick's Not-so-Mini Mag on an I300	Brian Wheeler gets some construction advice from Stu Barrett	David Urban's 3x Goblin on a G64
photo by David Urban 3x Goblin	picture	Visiting water rocket	Arthur Ryan clips up the Big Daddy
Micah Goodenbour and Brian Wheeler pack V2 chute	Luis Salinas' 2001 Orion Shuttle PMC	Orion Shuttle (it flew!)	Rick safety checks a motor
David Urban and Arthur Ryan show off Goblins	Micah Goodenbour and Brian Wheeler with V2	David and Brian Wheeler with V2	V2 clip up
Arthur Ryan's 1x Goblin	Wheeler's V2	photo by David Urban Wheeler's V2	Prep at Jim Parker's table
photo by David Urban Tai Fu builds a motor with a hatchet?	Jim Parker's Magnum	Tai Fu readies his Patriot style EZI for level 1 cert	photo by David Urban The DeHarts from Houston
photo by David Urban picture	photo by David Urban Martin Funderburk entertains Stu Barrett and Dan Miner	photo by David Urban Freshman Class of 2001	Jeff Wheeler keeps the V2 company
Robert Ryan shows off his Mercury Redstone	Ben Sumpter's Vulcanite on a G64	Tai Fu's EZI	photo by David Urban Tai Fu's EZI
Martin Funderburk shows the Interceptor G with outboards	Jim Parker's Magnum boosting on a J350 to 1667 feet	photo by David Urban Jim's Magnum	photo by Mary Peck Jim Parker, Joe Peck, and James McIntosh
photo by Mary Peck James and Joe get ready to fly	photo by Mary Peck James McIntosh and his Loc Norad	James McIntosh's Norad level one attempt on an H128	photo by Mary Peck Joe Peck and Amanda
photo by David Urban Something about to fly	Joe Peck with recovered level 1 rocket ready for sign off	photo by David Urban Martin's Interceptor G on a 2 D12 + G80 cluster	Interceptor right before pancaking in
photo by David Urban David Urban's I284 flight in his EZI	The Flight Line	picture	photo by Mary Peck Tracking Station Steve
Brian Wheeler preps the Patriot	Rick inspects Martin's level 1 return	Dan Miner's magnetic apogee detector (so attractive!)	detector detail
LCO table	Picture	David Jones' scratch built rocket on an H128	Mark Nance's Hawk Mountain Raptor on an F40
Amanda and Joe	Amanda at the pad	Amanda preps	Chris Preps
Jim readies the Fat Boy	Joe and James level 1 rockets	The Flight Line	Michael McIntosh readies his egg lofter
Wheeler's 1/4 Scale Patriot on a Kosdon H155