View Full Version : HPR launch at Bong August 17th and 18th
MadHatter
08-14-2013, 11:42 AM
This weekend is the shared weekend with TWA, Frank and his group will run the launch on Saturday the 17th, and on Sunday the 18th we will run the launch. As usual we will be in Lot E.
Also I just got off the phone with Tim he will be doing the "Wildman Weekend Event" as last year Tim cooked up lunch (Steak Sandwiches for all!) YUM! also Tim will be having a closest to the Pad JART event any Jart can enter... the one that lands closest to the pad wins! The prize will be announced each day (depends on how many of us enter).
Both events will be held for both days! So show up for both days to get fooded and double you chances to win.
Please respond to this thread if you plan on attending also make note if you can help out with Set-up/Take-down, pad manager, RSO/LCO, PCO etc...
Hope to see you all!
Mark
chadrog
08-14-2013, 12:13 PM
Too cool, I'll be there!
chadrog
08-14-2013, 03:48 PM
Don't forget the trackers please, I wanna do something stupid with my Lil' Goblin.
Don't forget the trackers please, I wanna do something stupid with my Lil' Goblin.
Chad, you can use mine if clubs are being used. Your phrase "stupid" has peaked my curiosity.
This weekend is the shared weekend with TWA, Frank and his group will run the launch on Saturday the 17th, and on Sunday the 18th we will run the launch. As usual we will be in Lot E.
Also I just got off the phone with Tim he will be doing the "Wildman Weekend Event" as last year Tim cooked up lunch (Steak Sandwiches for all!) YUM! also Tim will be having a closest to the Pad JART event any Jart can enter... the one that lands closest to the pad wins! The prize will be announced each day (depends on how many of us enter).
Both events will be held for both days! So show up for both days to get fooded and double you chances to win.
Please respond to this thread if you plan on attending also make note if you can help out with Set-up/Take-down, pad manager, RSO/LCO, PCO etc...
Hope to see you all!
Mark
Mark,
I'll be there Sunday for sure ( not sure about Saturday). I'll help do set-up, and take-down. I'm assuming if I'm there at 9:00 am ish that will work ok.
MadHatter
08-15-2013, 10:07 AM
Don't forget the trackers please, I wanna do something stupid with my Lil' Goblin.
Yup, on the Todo list
MadHatter
08-15-2013, 10:09 AM
Mark,
I'll be there Sunday for sure ( not sure about Saturday). I'll help do set-up, and take-down. I'm assuming if I'm there at 9:00 am ish that will work ok.
Thanks Russ! Yes same time as usual.
Mark
chadrog
08-15-2013, 02:11 PM
Chad, you can use mine if clubs are being used. Your phrase "stupid" has peaked my curiosity.
Thanks Russ. It's ready to go with an H242.
chadrog
08-15-2013, 02:12 PM
Yup, on the Todo list
Thanks boss. I'm picking my truck up tomorrow, all is well:).
chadrog
08-15-2013, 06:29 PM
This Just In!
chadrog
08-17-2013, 09:29 PM
The Madcow Lil' Goblin flew nicely on the H242, but it needs a little more - tomorrow it gets an I357. Jart flew AWESOME on a Ceseroni H410 V-Max, to an impressive altitude of 2,572 feet. It gets a G80 tomorrow, taking this "closest to the pad" contest seriously now. Going to fly the 5" Jart tomorrow as well, probably wont be a contest contender on a K1100 , but it sure will be fun! :D
we left the launch early to visit a local winery very near Bong, to find out that the owner is a BAR and a member of this forum! Great place, with many unique wines and spirits made with fruits other than grapes - a nice change. Enjoying some pear wine right now. It was nice talking with you and your son, a very enthusiastic young rocketeer. I'd recommend you other wineo's in the area stop by and sample the offerings at Aeppeltreow Winery, I know we'll be back.
www.aeppeltreow.com
More tomorrow, time for a tick check.
aeppel_cpm
08-18-2013, 08:13 AM
Thanks for the endorsement, Chad.
We'll get over to a launch someday - when I can pull my head out of tanks, kegs and barrels for long enough.
chadrog
08-19-2013, 08:00 AM
Thanks for the endorsement, Chad.
We'll get over to a launch someday - when I can pull my head out of tanks, kegs and barrels for long enough.
You're welcome, thank you for running a wonderful business with top-notch products! Was a very nice surprise to see you at the launch yesterday, hope you didn't get into too much trouble for sneaking out.
I was successful in my "do something stupid" mission yesterday, flying my Madcow Lil' Goblin on a new Aerotech I140W DMS single use motor to 4,017'. Motor performed well, so it seemed, I didn't see much of the flight. The stupid part came in the two-plus hours I spent tracking it down in the swamp. A funny thing came to mind while I was trudging through guts-deep swamp water, pulling weeds and reeds from my path - If that stupid little rocket didn't have that tracking beacon in it, I wouldn't bother! I realized I was more concerned in finding the tracking transmitter than the rocket - still doesn't make sense to me. Things like this usually happen to me when Tim comes out of the Leiroin den and says "Who has a rocket for this motor?" I'm often times the dumb one who yells "I DO!", and proceeds to lose a rocket, but I can't blame Tim this time because I had planned to do nearly the same thing anyway.
On a much less stressful note, I had another nice flight of my 5" Wildman Jart, this time with the K1100. Strait fast boost to 5225', with a landing very near the launch site. That one almost made me forget about the Gobin deboggle.
It was a very nice weekend, thanks so much to Tim and Jackie for for the awesome eats both days, and the continued support of our addictions!
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