KCAR Launch Report: April Spring Contest & Sport Launch

Launch date and time: April 17, 2004 at 11:00AM
Launch location: Case Farm, Kansas City, MO
Launch wind and weather: Windy!

Once again it was another windy day in Kansas City but KCAR was ready for their 2004 Spring Contest. Ian with his Maxi-Alpha Photo by Tim Burger First, on behalf of Alan and I, a big thank you for all who helped and made it a success. Our friends Cindy and Tammy were troopers to battle the long hours, wind, sun, and contest flights. Don’t worry, Alan and I have plenty of payback to the girls and we will comply to their demands from household jobs to dinners out on the town. Highlights of the day included Marks successful launch of his cluster rocket Tres (third time’s a charm), Dave Bucher’s nice performance of his glider, Dave Lucas fantastic duration model, and of course the Jessee fleet of rockets and their impressive flights. It was great to see the soccer team show up to launch their rockets and have a good time as well as Lance, Tony, Tim, and Blair with their tried and true projects. Another note was Andreas rocket with a sonic beacon. Nice job Andrea and very cool to check out. Unofficial contest points are as follows: Dave Bucher with 328pts (1st C-R/G; 2nd B-Alt; 2nd A-PD, and overall winner) Dave Lucas with 180pts (1st A-PD; 1st B-Alt;) Alan Shaffmaster with 28pts (3rd A-PD) Bob Wingate and I did compete but DQed so the certificates to Dairy Queen are ours. (I think that is what I was going for anyway). Lila Schmaker has the results and indicates that Bob and I do have a few points coming but I will wait for her calculations. The winners will pick up their ribbons and prizes at the next launch with a congratulations on a job well done. EVEN WITH ALL THAT WIND! There were 58 flights made by 19 rocketeers, and of those 2 were clustered flights (5 & 16 ).

Flight Log

Flight #	Flier	Rocket	Motor(s)	Comments
1	Lynn Rynott	Mustang	F24-7	CATO
2	Lance Fisher	Aim 7G	1/2A3-4T
3	Tony Buffa	Warthog	F20-7	Super high great launch
4	Andrea Z	Streamer	B6-6	Sonic beacon very cool
5	Mark Bazinet	Trey	3xC6-5	Hung on rod Return to top
6	Ian Jessee	Cato	C6-0	Heads up!
7	Taylor Jessee	Airspike	E30-7
8	Blair Clark	Norad LOC	F23-4	Great launch
9	Alan Shaffmaster	Spitfire	D12-3	Flown and recovered
10	Christian Bruggeman	Fiesta	B6-4
11	Randall Jessee	Cato	C6-0	Heads up!
12	Ian Jessee	Flyer	C6-3	Great job
13	Jackson Finlee	Fat Boy	B6-4	Great job
14	Jackson Finlee	Gladiator	B6-4	Great first flight
15	Ian Jessee	BLU-97B	B6-4	Great job
16	Mark Bazinet	Trey	3xC6-5	Did great this time Return to top
17	Alan Shaffmaster	C Glider	B4-4	Heads up!
18	Randall Jessee	Spool	D12-3	Great home built
19	Ian Jessee	Maxi Alpha 3	D12-3
20	Taylor Jessee	120 JAIM	F20-4	Straight up and loud
21	Jackson Finlee	Gnome	A10-3T	Separation
22	Courtney Greathouse	Flying High Mean Machine	D12-3	Great launch
23	Tim Burger	Initiator	E16-4	Great landing
24	Bob Wingate	Small Wonder	A3-4T	Separation DQ
25	Alan Shaffmaster	13mm Parachute	A8-3	DQ
26	Randall Jessee	Golden Rod	D12-5	Beautiful flight
27	Taylor Jessee	Airspike	E30-7	Great job
28	Mark Bazinet	Initiator	F25-4	Nice job
29	Christian Bruggeman	NAR PD	A8-3	DQ
30	Randall Jessee	Screaming Mimi	D12-5	Parachute trouble
31	Tim Burger	Maxi-Alpha	D15-7	Deployed very late
32	Paul Case	Eliminator	D12-5	No chute
33	Ian Jessee	Coin Bank Payload	D12-3	No chute
34	Alan Shaffmaster	XP2	C6-3	DQ
35	Dave Bucher	C Glideroc	C6-3	DQ
36	Ian Jessee	Maxi Alpha 3	E11-3
37	Alan Shaffmaster	13mm Parachute	A8-3	Great job
38	Dave Bucher	BT-60	A8-3
39	Randall Jessee	Super Eagle	C6-3	Great job
40	Ian Jessee	BLU-97B	B6-4	Hung on pad
41	Dave Bucher	Parachute Duration	A8-3
42	Ian Jessee	Cato	C6-0	Good job
43	Dave Lucas	A Parachute	A8-3	Timed longest
44	Dave Bucher	C Glideroc	C6-3	Timed longest
45	Dave Lucas	A Parachute	A3-4T
46	Bob Wingate	Altitude	B6-4	Track lost
47	Christian Bruggeman	Jabberwock	C6-0	DQ
48	Christian Bruggeman	Astre	B6-4	No track DQ
49	Dave Bucher	Altitude	B6-6	Great job
50	Dave Bucher	Altitude	B6-6
51	Christian Bruggeman	Astre	B6-4	Lost track DQ
52	Dave Lucas	Altitude	B6-6
53	Tony Buffa	Warthog	G80-10	Nice high flight
54	Dave Lucas	Altitude	B6-4	Ejection model
55	Bob Wingate	Altitude	B6-6	Losttrack
56	Dave Bucher	Patriot	D12-5	Sportflight
57	Dave Bucher	Big Yellow One	E9-4	Sport too
58	Dave Lucas	Dragonette	C6-3	DQ

Flis Kits Acme Spitfire waits for launch. Photo by Christian Bruggeman	Flights by Rocketeers Flights Rocketeer(s) 8 Dave Bucher Ian Jessee 5 Christian Bruggeman Randall Jessee Dave Lucas Alan Shaffmaster 3 Mark Bazinet Jackson Finlee Taylor Jessee Bob Wingate 2 Tony Buffa Tim Burger 1 Paul Case Blair Clark Lance Fisher Courtney Greathouse Lynn Rynott Andrea Z
The Jessees Photo by Christian Bruggeman	Rockets Making Multiple Flights: Flights Rocket Rocketeer 2 Trey Mark Bazinet Astre Christian Bruggeman Altitude Dave Bucher C Glideroc Warthog Tony Buffa BLU-97B Ian Jessee Cato Maxi Alpha 3 Airspike Taylor Jessee A Parachute Dave Lucas Altitude 13mm Parachute Alan Shaffmaster Altitude Bob Wingate
Randal, Hans, & Taylor Photo by Tim Burger	Totals by motor: Motor Number Flown Impulse (Newtons) 1/2A3 1 1.09 Total 1/2A’s: 1 1.09 A10 1 2.00 A3 2 4.44 A8 6 13.92 Total A’s: 9 20.36 B4 1 4.29 B6 14 60.62 Total B’s: 15 64.91 C6 16 141.12 Total C’s: 16 141.12 D12 9 151.56 D15 1 18.96 Total D’s: 10 170.52 E11 1 32.74 E16 1 37.67 E30 2 79.02 E9 1 27.87 Total E’s: 5 177.30 F20 2 120.90 F23 1 52.85 F24 1 47.31 F25 1 77.92 Total F’s: 5 298.98 G80 1 116.25 Total G’s: 1 116.25 Total: 62 990.53 (J)
Tony with his Warthog Photo by Christian Bruggeman

Contest Results

The Range Staff
Photo by Christian Bruggeman

Contest Data is unofficial!

A Parachute Duration Place Flier Rocket Times Result Score (points) First Dave Lucas A Parachute87.43S 30.31S 117.74S 70 Second Dave Bucher Parachute Duration 57.32S 32.44S 89.76S 42 Third Alan Shaffmaster 13mm Parachute 22.52S 44.46S 66.98S 28 Fourth Bob Wingate Small Wonder SEP 47.18S 47.18S 0 Fifth Christian Bruggeman NAR PD 11.5S N/A 11.5S 0 Notes: SEP = Separation - automatic DQ N/A = Not applicable (didn’t fly)	Photo by Christian Bruggeman
B Altitude Place Flier Rocket Flight East West Average Altitude Percent Error Result Score (points) Azim Elev Alti Azim Elev Alti First Dave Lucas Altitude 1 283.0 54.0 176.7M 29.5 38.0 198.5M 187.6M 5.80% 187.6M 110 2 277.5 50.0 176.6M 32.5 35.0 191.5M 184.1M 4.04% Second Dave Bucher Altitude 1 266.5 50.0 157.0M 27.0 30.0 167.2M 162.1M 3.15% 177.0M 66 2 271.5 54.0 176.8M 27.5 32.5 177.1M 177.0M 0.10% Third Bob Wingate Altitude 1 238.0 49.0 LOST LOST 0 2 45.4 54.0 LOST Fourth Christian Bruggeman Astre 1 UNS UNS DQ 0 2 LOST LOST Notes: * 250 Meter baseline DQ = Disqualified UNS = Unstable flight - DQ LOST = Lost track/sight - trackers not able to get good data OPEN = Track is open - percent of error too large
C Glider Duration Place Flier Rocket Times Total Score (points) First Dave Bucher C Glideroc HUNG 37.65S 37.65S 220 Second Dave Lucas Dragonette 5.1S 4.7S 9.8S 0 Third Christian Bruggeman Jabberwock UNS UNS 0 Fourth Alan Shaffmaster XP2 DNG DNG 0 Notes: HUNG = Hung on the rod DNG = Did not glide UNS = Unstable flight
Standings (NAR) Place Flier A Parachute points B Altitude points C Glider Rocket points NAR Points First Dave Bucher 42 66 220 328 Second Dave Lucas 70 110 0 180 Third Alan Shaffmaster 28 0 0 28 Fourth Christian Bruggeman 0 0 0 0 Fifth Bob Wingate 0 0 0 0 Section points for NAR 505 536

Submitted by Christian Bruggeman NAR 82573

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