The rain held off all day long on Saturday, but a low cloud level of about 1000 feet prevented any high flights.
We only had four flyers and Dave Morey graciously ran the show. Everyone that brought high altitude flights just watched the entertainment.
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The high-power rocketry season 2013-2014 is now officially in session.
The fall launch season was kicked off under poor weather forecasts (which were not very accurate) and with a small but enthusiastic crowd.? The fields on the Eastern side of New Ditch Road, where we usually set up the launch equipment, was full of extremely un-ripe soybeans this weekend, so Clifford asked me to set the launch pads up a little more to the west.? Unfortunately, on Saturday morning, the winds, which were fairly stiff and steady, were out of the north-north east, blowing towards the second-closest tree line on the whole, vast, expanse of wide open space.? This inhibited a lot of the higher flights until later in the afternoon, when more experienced flyers began to use ?weather-cocking? to their advantage.
It?s fun to attend a big regional or national launch, where the skies are filled with rockets all the time, and the action is non-stop, but a small, local event like Bayboro, when the action is a little slower, and people can take the time to get to know each other, and talk and just hang out for a while, is also extremely enjoyable.? We only had 19 flights this weekend, so I can forego the usual motor use summary table, and tell you about every flight.? Continue reading
This was the last launch of the 2012-2013 Bayboro season, and the weather was almost ideal.? I don?t recall when I have ever had so much fun at a 2-day sport launch!? It was a great weekend, one of those occasions when it was good to be alive.? The weather forecast for the weekend was not promising on Thursday and Friday, but it wasn?t bad enough to consider cancelling, and the reality turned out to be a lot better than the predictions.? Continue reading
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