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KCAR Launch Report: August 1999 Sport launch

Launch date and time: August 14th, 1999, 10:00 AM.
Launch Pad Flyer's Name Rocket Name Motor(s) Notes
1 4 Tracey Bernath Estes Fury A3-4T RTF rocket; good flight
2 5 Lance Fischer Estes Ninja 1/2A3-4T Great!
3 2 Kim Wong Estes Venus Probe C6-3 Good flight
4 6 Dan Kirk "Scott" 1/2A6-2 OSL practice, 33 meters
5 4 Erin Wingate Estes Mongoose B6-0,A8-5 Excellent
6 2 Kim Wong Estes F-22 B4-2 Great glide recovery
7 3 Barry Skelton Estes Astrocam 110 C6-5 RTF Astrocam
8 2 Tracey Bernath Estes Torque A3-4T  
9 5 Lance Fischer Estes Patriot A3-4T Beautiful flight
10 6 Dan Kirk "Scott" A8-3 Marginally stable
11 2 Jimmy O'Keefe Estes ? ? One flight card with two rocket names penciled in-Corkscrew & Venom, also"C+B" for motors
12 4 Tim Bergman Estes Free Fall B4-4 Good
13 5 Bob Wingate Quest Area 51 UFO C6-0 OSL practice, 36 meters
14 2 Lance Fischer Estes Reliant B6-6  
15 2 John Skelton Aerotech Mustang AT G35-7W Recovered: Yes!!!
16 5 Jimmy O'Keefe Estes Corkscrew C ? OSL practice, ? meters
17 6 Kim Wong Estes F-22 C6-5 Prang!!
18 4 Jeff Heckathorn "Charmin Double Roll" AT D15-7 RMS Good flight
19 2 Tracey Bernath Estes Mongoose C6-0,B6-4 Great!!
20 5 Lance Fischer Estes Big Bertha C6-5  
21 ? Tom Faerber Estes Silver Streak ?  
22 ? James Case Aerotech Initiator F20-? Beautiful Flight
23 3 Dan Kirk Estes Astrocam 110 C6-7 RTF Astrocam
24 3 James O'Keefe Estes Venom B4-4  
25 4 Lance Fischer Estes Broadsword D12-5  
26 5 Tom Faerber Estes Silver Streak C6-?  
27 5 Tim Bergman Estes Fireflash B6-4  
28 6 Nick Snyder Estes ARV Condor B6-4  
29 ? James O'Keefe Estes ? ? See note for flight # 11.
30 3 Kyle Brown Estes Sky Winder C6-5  
31 4 Lance Fischer CRC Engage C6-5  
32 5 Tom Faerber Estes Silver Streak B4-?  
33 4 Tim Bergman Estes HiJax B6-4  
34 4 Jimmy O'Keefe Estes Corkscrew C6-5 OSL practice, ? meters
35 5 Nick Snyder "Triple Threat" C6-0x3,C6-7x3  
36 3 Mark Brown "Tidal Wave" C6-5 OSL practice, ? meters
37 6 Tim Bergman Estes Rampage B4-4  
38 2 Craig Snyder Aerotech Barracuda AT F40-7  
39 5 Elliot Faerber Estes Silver Streak B4-?  
40 3 Kyle Brown Estes Sky Winder C6-3 OSL practice, ? meters
41 3 Ralph Simons Estes Astron Cobra B4-2x3 Empty Payload
42 5 Tim Bergman Estes Skywinder C6-5  
43 6 Lance Fischer Estes Wizard C6-7  
44 4 Jeff Heckathorn Estes Commanche 3 D12-0,C6-0,C6-7 Lawn dart
45 3 Nick Snyder Nike Smoke C6-7  
46 5 Lauren Snyder Quest "Super Pipsqueak" ("Termite") B6-4  
47 2 Mark Brown V-2 AT E28-4T RMS Slow majestic liftoff (not!)
48 6 Nick Snyder Estes Vector B6-?  
49 4 Lance Fischer Estes Mean Machine D12-5 Fun flight!
50 2 James Case Aerotech Initiator G80-10 Warp G80!
51 4 Ralph Simons Estes Cherokee D D12-7  
52 5 Nick Snyder Estes Yankee B6-4 Proxy flight for Lauren Snyder; OSL practice
53 6 Dan Kirk Estes Astrocam 110 C6-7 RTF Astrocam
54 ? Andy Scheinost Estes Fat Boy B6-4 OSL practice, 1 meter!
55 4 Erin Wingate Estes Firestreak B6-4 OSL practice, 31 meters
56 5 Nick Snyder Estes Gemini DC C6-5 Proxy flight for Lauren Snyder (sister?)
57 3 Kyle Brown Estes SkyWinder C6-3 Beautiful flight. OSL practice, ? meters
58 4 Nick Snyder Estes Corkscrew C6-7 OSL practice, ? meters
59 6 Nick Snyder Quest Falcon C6-5  
60 4 Ralph Simons Quest Tomahawk B6-4 OSL practice, ? meters
61 6 Dan Kirk Estes Astrocam 110 C6-7 RTF Astrocam
62 3 Andy Scheinost Estes Fat Boy C6-3  
63 4 Jeff Heckathorn Estes X-Wing E25-7 Ouch!
64 6 Josh Fried Estes Mongoose C6-0,C6-7 Beautiful staging
65 3 Nick Snyder Estes ARV Condor C6-7 Very nice
66 4 Lance Fischer Estes Stinger C6-7 Very good
67 5 Josh Fried Estes Alpha IV C6-5 Nice
68 6 Erin Wingate Centuri Astro-1 B6-4 Very good
69 2 Craig Snyder Aerotech Tomahawk G40-10 Nice red-orange metal flake paint job
70 4 Lance Fischer Estes Viking C6-5 Drag Race for fun with Jeff Heckathorn (pad 5)
71 5 Jeff Heckathorn Estes Viking C6-5 Drag Race for fun with Lance Fischer (pad 4)
72 ? Lance Fischer Estes Yellow Jacket C6-5 Drag Race for fun with Jeff Heckathorn
73 ? Jeff Heckathorn Estes Yellow Jacket C6-5 Drag Race for fun with Lance Fischer
74 6 Andy Scheinost "Black Phenolic Rocket" D12-5  
75 ? Josh Fried Estes "Super" Prowler C6-5  
76 ? Dan Kirk Quest Big Betty C6-5 Last flight of the day.

Total engines by class:
Type Qty. Notes
MM 0  
1/4A 0  
1/2A 2  
A 5  
B 23  
C 44  
D 6  
E 2  
F 2  
G 3  

Rockets making multiple flights:
Flights Rocket Rocketeer
4
 Estes Silver Streak Tom/Elliot Faerber
3
 Estes Sky Winder Kyle Brown
Estes Astrocam 110 Dan Kirk
2
 Aerotech Initiator James Case
"Scott" Dan Kirk
Estes Corkscrew Jimmy O'Keefe
Estes Fat Boy Andy Scheinost
Estes ARV Condor Nick Snyder
Estes F-22 Kim Wong

Number of flights per rocketeer:
Flights Rocketeer(s)
11 Lance Fischer
9 Nick Snyder
6 Dan Kirk
5 Tim Bergman, Jeff Heckathorn, Jimmy O'Keefe
3 Tracey Bernath, Kyle Brown, Tom Faerber, Josh Fried, Andy Scheinost, Ralph Simons, Erin Wingate, Kim Wong
2 Mark Brown, James Case, Craig Snyder
1 Elliot Faerber, Barry Skelton, John Skelton, Lauren Snyder, Bob Wingate

Total impulse of at least 1,200.0 Newton-seconds, like a partial J motor.
There were two clustered flights (#35, #41) and five multi-stage flights (#4, #19, #35, #44, #64).
There were 16 families for a total of 22 rocketeers.

Please let us know if any corrections need to be made to this launch report.

Submitted by Bob Wingate, NAR 35396, former president KCAR, NAR Section 505.

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