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chadrog
05-21-2012, 04:41 PM
The rocket gods were greedy this weekend, many rockets are MIA. The detail of my loss is a mostly green 38mm DD lost somewhere in the south trees. If found, be careful - it still has a live charge in it.

chadrog
05-23-2012, 03:59 PM
Y'all can stop lookin' and go home now, it's been found.

jeff2space
05-23-2012, 05:06 PM
That's great news. Was it close to where you think it was? Guess the rocket gods didn't want to keep this one.

chadrog
05-23-2012, 05:22 PM
I don't know where it was found, but it was still beeping. Leads me to believe I was off course. I'm not surprised the gods didn't want it, if you'd seen it up close you'd know why.

scsager
06-10-2012, 09:12 AM
Also lost on 5/20/2012 a Metallic purple Wildchild LDRSXXX version with a 29mm Aeropack retainer and a AltimeterOne. Somewhere North of the runway.

chadrog
06-10-2012, 06:14 PM
Also lost on 5/20/2012 a Metallic purple Wildchild LDRSXXX version with a 29mm Aeropack retainer and a AltimeterOne. Somewhere North of the runway.
The winds were blowing everything in that direction this past weekend, as far as I know it was not turned up. On the bright side, that one will last forever in the elements - I'll keep my ears and eyes open for it.

wickball
06-11-2012, 06:02 PM
Don't you just love it when this happens (BEING SARCASTIC), part of the thrill of rocketry, I guess, will I get it back or won't I?

wick

chadrog
06-11-2012, 06:14 PM
Don't you just love it when this happens (BEING SARCASTIC), part of the thrill of rocketry, I guess, will I get it back or won't I?

wick
A friend and I were just talking about that at the launch yesterday. Thinking about how boring it would be to fly in deserts and cleared farm fields all the time. To bring that excitement to light, his LOC/Precision I-Roc DD landed in the north lake yesterday - the ugly side of the excitement.

ECayemberg
06-12-2012, 07:34 AM
A friend and I were just talking about that at the launch yesterday. Thinking about how boring it would be to fly in deserts and cleared farm fields all the time. To bring that excitement to light, his LOC/Precision I-Roc DD landed in the north lake yesterday - the ugly side of the excitement.

Bummer! Did Mark go for a swim, or is I-Roc still an I-Boat? I was amazed that my last flight on Saturday cleared the trees to the North; landed ~250 yards shy of the highway. It seemed to me that the winds combined with the heat and "thermalled" lots of rockets to da Nort'.

-Eric-

chadrog
06-12-2012, 07:42 AM
Bummer! Did Mark go for a swim, or is I-Roc still an I-Boat? I was amazed that my last flight on Saturday cleared the trees to the North; landed ~250 yards shy of the highway. It seemed to me that the winds combined with the heat and "thermalled" lots of rockets to da Nort'.

-Eric-
Unfortunately it's still a boat, maybe a submarine by now... I'm uploading video to youtube now, I'll post it shortly. Sux, because it looked so good!

chadrog
06-12-2012, 08:28 AM
Here's the video of Mark's I-Roc.
http://youtu.be/jGoq7FM3bIo

Rex R
06-12-2012, 12:08 PM
did Judy get her bird back? when I left (saturday afternoon) she had not.
rex

chadrog
06-12-2012, 03:24 PM
did Judy get her bird back? when I left (saturday afternoon) she had not.
rex
I never heard if they did or not.

crossfire
07-12-2012, 07:44 PM
I never heard if they did or not.
Chad
Did you see the post by Frank Nobel that rocket flying at Bong is banned untill they get some rain? I sure hope we get rain so we can have ECOF.
See Ya
Gary

chadrog
07-12-2012, 07:59 PM
Chad
Did you see the post by Frank Nobel that rocket flying at Bong is banned untill they get some rain? I sure hope we get rain so we can have ECOF.
See Ya
Gary
You and me both buddy. The DNR has banned all burning at several state parks today, not looking good.