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KCAR Launch Report: March 2000 Sport Launch

Launch date and time: March 11th, 2000, 10:00 AM.
Launch location: 14900 Peterson Road, Kansas City, MO

Hans, Taylor, and Randall Jesse, with an Estes Fat Boy.
Photo by Dan Kirk

After worrying for a good part of the week about the weather forcast, we got pretty lucky. The wind was a bit strong at times early in the launch but died down a bit later in the day. Despite the wind everything pretty much stayed within the launch field. There wasn’t much mid-powered activity until the winds died down, at which point Nick Stich and Jerome Tonneson cut a deal: Jerome would fly his Mirage on a ‘G’ if Nick would fly his Initiator on an ‘F.’ Wanting to see the Mirage go, Nick agreed. The Initiator had a beautiful, flawless flight. After some launch rod re-work for the slighly bulky Mirage it lifted off the pad with an impressive roar and flame.

Total impulse of 778.625 Ns, like a partial J motor.
There was one clustered flight (#34) and one multi-stage flight (#30).
There were 13 families for a total of 15 rocketeers.

Thanks again to our hosts, James and Tricia, for letting us use their field.

Launch	Pad	Flyer’s Name	Rocket Name	Motor(s)	Notes
1	4	Ralph Simons	Astron Mark	A8-3	Textbook flight.
2	4	Mike Barzee	Honest John	A8-3
3	5	Larry Mills	Estes Longshot	D12-7
4	3	Mike Barzee	Thunderhawk	A8-3
5	1	Andy Scheinost	V-2	D12-3
6	4	Jerome Tonneson	Upscale (x3) Mosquito	A8-3
7	3	Mike Barzee	Experimental	D12-7	Flew well, drifted a bit.
8	4	John Skelton	Dagger	B6-4
9	2	Bob Wingate	Estes classic Bandit	A8-3	Nice mylar 'chute!
10	1	Andy Scheinost	V-2	D12-3	Nice flight!
11	2	Hans Jessee	Quest Icarus	B6-2	One section almost landed on the LCO table!
12	2	Jerome Tonneson	Upscale (x2.42) Hawkeye	B6-4
13	5	Larry Mills	Estes Longshot	AT E28-10
14	4	Tony Buffa	Estes Code Red	B6-4
15	2	Hans Jessee	Estes Sizzler	B6-4	Lawn darted.
16	3	Bob Wingate	Estes Patriot	B6-4
17	3	Andy Scheinost	Estes Alpha III kitbash	A8-3
18	5	Mike Barzee	Baby-D	D12-3
19	2	Barry Skelton	Estes ShellShocked	C6-5
20	2	Hans Jessee	Estes Snitch	C6-0
21	5	George Scheil	Apogee Whirl-a-tron	1/2A3-2T
22	2	Hans Jessee	Estes Fat Boy	C6-3
23	4	Dan Kirk	Estes Viking kitbash	B4-4	A fin was sheared off as it left the tower. This made the rocket unstable. It looped once and shot off to the south.
24	2	Jerome Tonneson	Upscale (x3) Mosquito	B6-6	Nice flight!
25	5	Nick Stich	Estes Skywinder	A8-3	Low flight, a bit underpowered.
26	2	Hans Jessee	Estes Python	D12-3
27	5	George Schiel	Apogee Whirl-a-tron	1/2A3-2T
28	1	Mike Barzee	Blue Lightning	D12-3	A bright orange rocket.
29	2	Hans Jessee	Estes Darth Vader’s TIE Fighter	C6-3
30	5	Ralph Simons	Mini Cobra	A10-0T, 1/4A3-4T	Nice lawn dart!
31	1	Nick Stich	Longshot	D12-3	Longshot — and a long walk north to recover the lawn dart.
32	5	Mike Barzee	Black Brant II	D12-3	After one misfire.
33	2	Nick Stich	Estes Skywinder	B6-2
34	3	Barry Skelton	Dagger	B6-4
35	5	Ralph Simons	Astron Cobra	B6-4 (x3)	Good flight, nice landing.
36	4	Jerome Tonneson	(scratchbuild)	B6-6	Defective motor (no ejection charge). Rocket recovered with no damage.
37	2	Taylor Jessee	Estes Python	C6-3
38	4	Tony Buffa	Estes Code Red	C6-5
39	2	Taylor Jessee	Estes Snitch	C6-0
40	2	Taylor Jessee	Estes Python	D12-3
41	5	Ralph Simons	Estes Dart	C6-3	Estes
42	1	Bob Wingate	“Bob’s D SuperRoc”	FSI D20-5	Casing split CATO. This blew the engine compartment and fins off. Time to rebuild, Bob!
43	?	Mike Barzee	Canadian	D12-3
44	4	Andy Scheinost	Estes Fat Boy	C6-3	Drag Race with flight #44.
45	2	Taylor Jessee	Estes Fat Boy	C6-3	Drag Race with flight #43.
46	5	Ralph Simons	Astron Mark	C6-7
47	4	Mike Barzee	Mosquito Wannabe	1/2A3-2T
48	2	Taylor Jessee	Estes Snitch	C6-0
49	3	Bob Wingate	Estes Mosquito	1/2A3-4T	MIA
50	5	George Schiel	“Old Reliable”td>	B6-4
51	?	Matt Marsh	Estes Maniac	D12-5
52	6	Nick Stich	Aerotech Initiator	AT F50-6T	Nice flight!
53	1	Matt Marsh	Estes Maniac	D12-5
54	6	Jerome Tonneson	Aerotech Mirage	AT G64-4W	Nice roar! Parachutes tangled, but one opened and the rocket landed safely.
55	3	Nick Stich	Estes Ionizer	C6-5
56	3	Bob Wingate	Estes Maniac	D12-3
57	1	Matt Marsh	Estes Maniac	D12-5
58	1	Andy Scheinost	V-2	D12-3
59	3	Bob Wingate	Estes Patriot	B6-4
60	4	Andy Scheinost	Estes Fat Boy	C6-3
61	3	Bob Wingate	Estes Patriot	C6-5
62	4	Andy Scheinost	Scratch-built Alpha	C6-7

Total engines by class:
Type Qty. Notes

1/4A 1

1/2A 4

A 8

B 16

C 16

D 17

E 1

F 1

G 1

Rockets making multiple flights:
Flights Rocket Rocketeer

3 Snitch Hans & Taylor Jessee

Python Hans & Taylor Jessee

V-2 Andy Scheinost

Estes Patriot Bob Wingate

Estes Maniac Matt Marsh

2 Astron Mark Ralph Simons

Estes Longshot Larry Mills

Estes Fat Boy Andy Scheinost

Upscale Mosquito Jerome Tonneson

Estes Code Red Tony Buffa

Whirl-a-tron George Scheil

Skywinder Nick Stich

Estes Fat Boy Hans & Taylor Jessee

Number of flights per rocketeer:
Flights Rocketeer(s)

8 Mike Barzee

7 Andy Scheinost

Bob Wingate

6 Hans Jessee

5 Taylor Jessee

Ralph Simons

Nick Stich

Jerome Tonneson

3 Matt Marsh

George Scheil

2 Tony Buffa

Larry Mills

Barry Skelton

1 Dan Kirk

John Skelton

Submitted by Jerome Tonneson, NAR 76200.

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