The theme for this month was “Fat Rocs” with the Estes Fat Boy designated as the Rocket-of-the-Month. We had several nice Fat Roc flights including Kim Wong’s Quest Space Clipper on a C6-5, and several Estes Fat Boys and Big Daddys, both stock and kit-bashed. Randall Jessee’s “Pringles Rocket” was a definite crowd pleaser. This tubular-fin rocket was made from Planter’s peanuts and Pringles brand potato chip containers and made two successful flights.
Total impulse of 684.0 Newton-seconds, like a partial J motor. Thanks again to our hosts, James and Tricia, for letting us use their field. |
| Launch | Pad | Flyer’s Name | Rocket Name | Motor(s) | Notes |
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| 1 | 4 | Kyle Bohnenstiehl | Estes Silver Comet | D12-5 | |
| 2 | 4 | Kim Wong | Quest Space Clipper | C6-5 | Very nice flight! |
| 3 | 3 | Sam Darrow | “Supershot” | B4-4 | |
| 4 | 5 | Phil Scheinost | “Fat Daddy” | D12-5 | |
| 5 | 3 | Jerome Tonneson | Estes Fat Boy | B4-2 | |
| 6 | 2 | Jason Greene | “Junior High Kit” | B6-4 | |
| 7 | 6 | Mark Neutzmann | Scratch built Marcus | F12-3J | |
| 8 | 4 | Andy Scheinost | V-2 | D12-5 | |
| 9 | 4 | Kim Wong | Estes Big Daddy | D12-5 | |
| 10 | 3 | Jerome Tonneson | Custom Galileo | 1/2A6-2 | |
| 11 | 2 | Larry Mills | Estes Long Shot | D12-5 | A Hibranches Catchemandholdem tree got this one. |
| 12 | 4 | Kyle Bohnenstiehl | Estes Silver Comet | D12-5 | |
| 13 | 6 | Jason Greene | Vaughn Brothers Extreme 29 | D12-5 | |
| 14 | 3 | Jerome Tonneson | Upscaled (x3) Mosquito | B4-4 | |
| 15 | 6 | Mark Neutzmann | Silver Comet EX | E28-4T | |
| 16 | 5 | Phil Scheinost | “Fat Daddy” | E23-5T | |
| 17 | 3 | Taylor Jessee | Estes Mongoose | A8-3 | |
| 18 | 2 | Larry Mills | “3/4 Longshot” | D12-7 | |
| 19 | 2 | Dan Kirk | “Nerf Rocket” | B6-4 | |
| 20 | 2 | Taylor Jessee | Estes Astrocam | B6-4 | |
| 21 | 5 | Jerome Tonneson | Aerotech Initiator | E28-4T | |
| 22 | 2 | Mike Barzee | Estes Big Bertha | C6-3 | |
| 23 | 3 | Dan Kirk | “Three leg egg” | A8-3 | Very unique rocket. Nice flight. |
| 24 | 3 | Taylor Jessee | Estes Snitch | C6-0 | |
| 25 | 5 | Mike Barzee | Javelin | D12-5 | |
| 26 | 3 | Dan Kirk | Pitsco Kit | C6-5 | |
| 27 | 2 | Mike Barzee | Estes Honest John | C6-3 | |
| 28 | 3 | Taylor Jessee | Estes Mongoose | B6-4 | |
| 29 | 3 | Mike Barzee | Custom Matra | D12-5 | |
| 30 | 4 | Randall Jessee | Estes Big Daddy | D12-5 | |
| 31 | 4 | Taylor Jessee | Sea Hawk | D12-5 | |
| 32 | 4 | Mike Barzee | “Mike” | B6-4 (x2) | Drag race with flight #32. Spun a bit since only one motor ignited. |
| 33 | 5 | Mike Barzee | “Michelle” | C6-3 | Drag race with flight #31. |
| 34 | 3 | Randall Jessee | “Pringles Rocket” | B6-2 | |
| 35 | 3 | Jason Greene | Launch Pad Amraam | D12-5 (x2) | Nice cluster flight! |
| 36 | 2 | Taylor Jessee | Estes Snitch | C6-0 | Drag race with flight #36. |
| 37 | 3 | Ian Jessee | Estes Snitch | C6-0 | Drag race with flight #35. |
| 38 | 3 | Taylor Jessee | Estes Astrocam | B6-4 | |
| 39 | 3 | Randall Jessee | “Pringles Rocket” | C6-3 | |
| 40 | 5 | Mike Barzee | LOC Onyx | F20-7W | |
| 41 | 3 | Dan Kirk | Modified Fat Boy | C6-3 | |
| 42 | 3 | Taylor Jessee | Modified Fat Boy | C6-3 | |
| 43 | 3 | Randall Jessee | “TIE Bottle Rocket” | C6-3 | |
| 44 | 6 | Jason Greene | Vaughn Brothers Extreme 29 | E15-7W | |
| 45 | 3 | Dan Kirk | Estes Wizard | A8-3 | NARTREK Bronse level parachute duration attempt (baseline/test flight): 41 seconds. |
| 46 | 3 | Dan Kirk | Estes Wizard | B6-4 | NARTREK Bronse level parachute duration attempt: 89 seconds. Rocket not recovered. |
| 47 | 3 | Bob Wingate | North Coast Mini Rotaroc | 1/2A3-4T |
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Submitted by Jerome Tonneson, NAR 76200.
Last updated: March 28, 2006
Photos removed (to save space on the site) February 29, 2008.
