NC Rocketry

Saturday was a great example of a point I have been trying to make for several years: The weather forecasts for the far east of North Carolina are not very accurate. Saturday?s forecast was fairly discouraging, promising only a few hours of poor weather followed by drenching rain starting at about noon to 1 PM. In fact, the skies were cloudy, winds were mild, and we could have flown all the way to 6:00 PM without getting wet. The cloud ceiling was around 3000 to 3500 feet all day, so nobody was extremely inhibited about flying, everybody had something in the box that would stay within that range. Continue reading →

A huge thank-you to Dave Morey and Jim Livingston who got the launch started on Saturday while I was getting myself together after a week of traveling. Jim spent a lot of time with the USLI team from North Carolina State University on Saturday and helped them out a lot. I?ll have more to say about that project later. The weather was fabulous (for a February) and contributed to the good turnout. Let?s have a look at the motor use summary and talk more about individual flights after that. Continue reading →

This was a great weekend for rocketry in Eastern North Carolina! The winds were calm most of both days, the sky was clear and blue, the temperatures were mild, and a lot of people showed up to share the joy. There were 13 cars on site at one point on Saturday, with lots of kids running around. Sunday was even better ? absolutely golden! First, the motor use summary and then on to a few details: Continue reading →