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A Fish Named Wallyum
10-21-2007, 07:10 PM
FINALLY!!! It was windy, just up to the limit, but I still managed five flights, all of them Goony. Flying leadoff was the GARGANTUAN Galaxy Guppy on an E9-6. A huge windcock off the pad, but not huge enough.

http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s286/Wallyum/QuarklaunchOctober212007002.jpg

http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s286/Wallyum/QuarklaunchOctober212007005.jpg

I had a pretty big nylon chute in it, and it started drifting heavily. I wound up chasing it to the other side of the lake and was climbing the fence to leave the park when two kids on bikes rode up with the rocket. I felt so good that I helped an RC flier find his missing glider. (In the lake, but recovered and it will fly again.) The big fish apparently hit the path and sprung a fin, but it's easily fixable and will fly again. It also had a little scorching on the bottom of the fins, but I call that personality. ;)

http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s286/Wallyum/QuarklaunchOctober212007006.jpg

A Fish Named Wallyum
10-21-2007, 07:18 PM
Second flight was the Super Zoom Broom, also on an E9-6. This one was a marginal choice with the wind conditions, but god hates a coward.

http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s286/Wallyum/QuarklaunchOctober212007033.jpg

It windcocked severely to the southeast, and recovered deep in the veggies without damage. I was pumped.

http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s286/Wallyum/QuarklaunchOctober212007035.jpg

http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s286/Wallyum/QuarklaunchOctober212007028.jpg

Based on the flight performance and lack of damage, this one flew two more times on the day, both on E9-6s, both were great flights with no damage.

A Fish Named Wallyum
10-21-2007, 07:24 PM
The final Goony of the day was the Cloud Hopper upscale that I built in 2002.

http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s286/Wallyum/QuarklaunchOctober212007017.jpg

I was out of D12-5s, so I went with a C11-5. The flight was somewhat underpowered, but still decent.

http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s286/Wallyum/QuarklaunchOctober212007019.jpg

Recovery was great until the 100' point when the five year old elastic snapped. :eek: :confused: The bunny head recovered fine, but its butt fell to the ground and snapped off a fin. Considering the potential for damage, I considered myself lucky. I'll replace the elastic and try it again on a D.

http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s286/Wallyum/QuarklaunchOctober212007020.jpg

http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s286/Wallyum/QuarklaunchOctober212007021.jpg

pantherjon
10-21-2007, 11:14 PM
Awesome pictures Bill!

tbzep
10-22-2007, 07:19 AM
This thread is a little goony if you ask me. :D

AstronMike
10-23-2007, 11:51 AM
That picture with the shadow looks like Sasquatch fixing to attack :eek:

A Fish Named Wallyum
10-23-2007, 09:37 PM
That picture with the shadow looks like Sasquatch fixing to attack :eek:

Does not. I shaved that morning.
Anyone notice the peace sign? :D

Tau Zero
10-23-2007, 10:21 PM
Anyone notice the peace sign? :D*I* thought it was "V for Victory," reminiscent of one Winston Churchill. :D :cool:

But again, that's just *me.* ;)


Cheers,

tbzep
10-24-2007, 07:10 AM
I think it was someone flipping off the Aussies. :eek:

Ltvscout
10-24-2007, 08:17 AM
I thought he was holding up a rabbit. :p

Doug Sams
10-24-2007, 10:03 AM
http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s286/Wallyum/QuarklaunchOctober212007006.jpgYa know, there's room for four more motors there :D

Seriously, glad to see you spicing things up. Clusters are a great way to add another facet of interest to any rocket.

Doug

A Fish Named Wallyum
10-24-2007, 07:20 PM
Ya know, there's room for four more motors there :D

Seriously, glad to see you spicing things up. Clusters are a great way to add another facet of interest to any rocket.

Doug

:o Look closer. Those are used casings, plugged with glue. (I lost my nerve. :rolleyes: )

A Fish Named Wallyum
10-24-2007, 07:21 PM
I thought he was holding up a rabbit. :p

Ever kiss a rabbit between the ears. (That one almost got me suspended from school in the sixth grade. ;) )

tbzep
10-25-2007, 07:38 AM
Ever kiss a rabbit between the ears. (That one almost got me suspended from school in the sixth grade. ;) )

I'm guessing that's not the only thing that almost got you suspended. :D

A Fish Named Wallyum
10-25-2007, 09:48 PM
I'm guessing that's not the only thing that almost got you suspended. :D

On THAT day it was. :eek: :rolleyes: ;)