The last of the special low-power events at Butner Beef Cattle Research Facility was held this weekend under almost ideal conditions. The sky was clear and the winds were almost non-existent. Continue reading
We had another fine summer launch at the Butner Beef Cattle Research Facility this month. The weather was very cooperative in the wind department (there wasn?t any) and very warm.?? The whole purpose of these Triangle-area launches is to bring in new people, and we were very successful in that department this weekend. There were a whole gaggle of children on site when we began the day?s activities, and the flying was thick and fast for a while, Continue reading
The first summer launch at Perkins Field near Butner saw great weather, warm and practically no wind.
We had a total of twenty eight (!) flyers and sixty six flights. Looking through the flight cards I see a total of seven families with more than one member flying rockets.
I finished assembly of a second launch control relay (actually transistor) box and sawhorse launch pad so we were able to use two sets of pads, loading one while flying from the other. Continue reading
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