KCAR Launch Report: Fly ’n’ Fry, August 2000 Sport Launch

Jason Greene’s Launch Pad AMRAAM at lift-off. Photo by Candace Waldon The Rocket-Of-The-Month was the Estes Alpha in all its forms. We had seven Alpha or Alpha kitbashed flights. This launch was named “Fly ’n’ Fry” since the range was shut down for approximately an hour for a cookout. This allowed the club members and guests to enjoy a meal without having to drive off the range or pack a lunch ahead of time. The range was shut down during this time so that all club members and guests could socialize during the meal. Special thanks goes out to Dan Kirk, Bob Wingate, and Brint Jefferis for arranging the cookout and for supplying the food. Brint Jefferis ran the grill and did a great job with the hamburgers and hotdogs. Thanks also to John Skelton for suggesting the idea of a cookout. This month was the first real test of our new six-pad launch controller built by Andy Scheinost and Jerome Tonneson. The controller performed well after some early problems (dirty battery connections) were solved. Thanks again to our hosts, James and Tricia, for letting us use their field. Total impulse of 1,134.625 Newton-seconds, like a partial J motor. There were three clustered flights (#19, #29, #71) and two multi-stage flights (#9, #17). There were 18 families for a total of 24 rocketeers.

Launch	Pad	Flyer’s Name	Rocket Name	Motor(s)	Notes
1	2	Lance Fischer	Estes Ninja	1/2A3-4T
2	3	Ralph Simons	Estes D.A.R.T.	C6-3
3	3	Lance Fischer	Estes Reliant	A8-3
4	2	Lance Fischer	Estes Space Racer	B6-4
5	3	John Skelton	Estes Dagger	A8-5
6	4	Jason Greene	“OB-1” (Orange, Black)	1/2A3-4T	Motor kicked; Destabilization recovery system didn’t function properly.
7	1	Tim Burger	Estes Big Bertha	B6-2	Nice flight.
8	3	Jerome Tonneson	Estes Sprite (modified)	1/2A3-4T	Landed on Jason’s car.
9	2	Ralph Simons	Custom SAM-X	B6-0 to A8-5	Long walk for the sustainer.
10	2	Christopher Hughes	Estes Skywinder	C6-3	Very nice helicopter recovery.
11	2	John Skelton	Custom Razor	B6-4	Excellent flight!
12	2	Gage Waldon	Estes Prowler	C6-5	Very nice flight.
13	2	Dan Kirk	Nano Rocketry Interdimensional Transporter Starship	Quest MicroMaxx
14	4	Jason Greene	“OB-1”	1/2A3-4T	Much better destabilization recovery.
15	3	Wesley Waldon	Estes Big Bertha	B6-4	Landed on Jerome’s truck.
16	1	Dan Kirk	“Edmond 1”	D12-3
17	2	Ralph Simons	Custom SAM-X	B6-0 to A8-5
18	4	Dan Kirk	Nerf Rocket	B6-4	This was the new & improved Nerf Rocket
19	5	Jason Greene	Launch Pad AMRAAM	2 x D12-5	Very nice flight.
20	1	Tim Burger	Estes Mean Machine	D12-5
21	2	Chuck Herscovici	Quest Icarus	C6-5
22	3	Alicia Hughes	Quest Saturn V	B6-4	Two-piece recovery. Very nice.
23	3	Christopher Hughes	Estes Skywinder	C6-3
24	2	Dan Kirk	Apogee Centrix	1/4A2-4
25	4	Taylor Jessee	Estes Stardust	A8-3
26	1	Dan Kirk	“Dan’s ‘A’ Super-Roc”	A3-4T
27	2	Bob Wingate	Estes Eggspress	C6-3
28	3	Alan Hughes	Estes Tornado	A8-3	After three misfires due to a defective motor.
29	1	Ralph Simons	Estes Cobra	3 x A8-3	Not all motors lit.
30	4	Patrick Garnett	“Zurg”	A8-3	A Pitsco kit.
31	4	Ian Jessee	Estes Tidal Wave	B6-2
32	3	Wesley Waldon	Estes US Army Missile	B6-4
33	2	Dan Kirk	Estes Skywinder	C6-3
34	1	Randall Jessee	Solar Venture	D12-7	Went unstable.
35	2	Chuck Herscovici	Quest Icarus	C6-5
36	3	Gage Waldon	Estes Prowler	C6-5	Landed in a tree, but recoverable.
37	4	Patrick Garnett	“Zurg”	B6-4
38	3	Christopher Hughes	Estes Sidewinder	C6-3
39	2	Ian Jessee	Estes HeatSeeker	B6-2
40	1	Jerome Tonneson	Upscaled (x2.42) Hawkeye	B4-4
41	5	Randall Jessee	Aerotech Barracuda	G33-7J
42	2	Ralph Simons	Cherokee	B6-4
43	3	Alicia Hughes	Quest Saturn V	C6-5
44	1	Richard Hughes	Raven	C6-3
45	5	Taylor Jessee	North Coast Lance Beta	G80-7T
46	1	Jerome Tonneson	Estes Alpha	A8-3
47	3	Wesley Waldon	Estes US Army Missile	B6-4
48	5	Jason Greene	Public Missiles Mini-BBX	G125-10
49	1	Patrick Garnett	Great Pumpkin	C6-3	Another Pitsco kit.
50	3	Christopher Hughes	Estes Prowler	C6-7
51	2	Tim Burger	Micro Omega	B6-4
52	3	Chuck Herscovici	Quest Icarus	C6-5
53	3	Alan Hughes	Estes Big Bertha	C6-7
54	4	Ralph Simons	Estes D.A.R.T.	B6-4
55	5	James Case	Aerotech Astrobee (-7 inches)	G80-4T
56	1	Jerome Tonneson	Estes FireStreak	C5-3
57	2	Andy Scheinost	Alpha III Bash	A8-3
58	3	George Scheil	Estes ARV Condor	B6-2
59	1	Richard Hughes	Estes Tornado	A8-3
60	2	Wesley Waldon	Estes US Army Missile	B6-4
61	6	Jason Greene	Titan III-E	D12-5
62	2	Blair Clark	Fat Boy Kitbash	D12-7
63	3	Courtney Greathouse	Holverson Designs Wicked Winnie	C6-7
64	1	Christopher Hughes	Estes Skywinder	C6-3
65	6	Tim Burger	Estes Maniac	D15-4
66	3	Andy Scheinost	Alpha III Bash	A8-3
67	5	Chuck Herscovici	LOC Vulcanite	F50-6T
68	3	Jerome Tonneson	Estes Alpha III	B6-6
69	3	Tim Burger	Estes Big Bertha	C6-5
70	1	Courtney Greathouse	Holverson Designs Wicked Winnie	D21
71	4	Andy Scheinost	Alpha III Bash	A8-3
72	6	Blair Clark	Scratch ’n’ Sniff”	3 X C6-7	All motors lit. Very nice flight.
73	3	Jerome Tonneson	Estes Alpha III	A3-4T	Landed in a tree but was recovered.
74	1	Jerome Tonneson	Estes Alpha IV	A8-3
75	5	Blair Clark	LOC Lil’ Nuke	Apogee F10-7	Nice long-burn motor. Unfortunately the trees got this one.

Total engines by class: Type Qty. Notes MM 1   1/4A 1   1/2A 4   A 18 Three in one flight. B 20 Two boosters. C 23 Three in one flight. D 9 Two in one flight. F 2   G 4

Rockets making multiple flights: Flights Rocket Rocketeer 3 Quest Icarus Chuck Herscovici Estes Skywinder Christopher Hughes Alpha III Bash Andy Scheinost Estes US Army Missile Wesley Waldon 2 Estes Big Bertha Tim Burger "Zurg" Patrick Garnett Holverson Designs Wicked Winnie Courtney Greathouse “OB-1” Jason Greene Quest Saturn V Alicia Hughes Custom SAM-X Ralph Simons Estes D.A.R.T. Ralph Simons Estes Alpha III Jerome Tonneson Estes Prowler Gage Waldon

Number of flights per rocketeer: Flights Rocketeer(s) 7 Jerome Tonneson 6 Dan Kirk, Ralph Simons 5 Tim Burger, Jason Greene, Christopher Hughes 4 Chuck Herscovici, Wesley Waldon 3 Blair Clark, Lance Fischer, Patrick Garnett, Andy Scheinost 2 Courtney Greathouse, Alan Hughes, Alicia Hughes, Richard Hughes, Ian Jessee, Randall Jessee, Taylor Jessee, John Skelton, Gage Waldon 1 James Case, George Scheil, Bob Wingate

Submitted by Jerome Tonneson, NAR 76200.

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