KCAR Launch Report: May Sport Launch

Launch date and time: May 15, 2004
Launch location: Case Farm, Kansas City, MO
Launch wind and weather: Warm with light winds

Alan supervises the range staff Photo by Christian Bruggeman

There were 2 staged flights (16, 35), and 4 clustered flights (7, 63, 67, 75).

Flight Log

Flight #	Flier	Rocket	Motor(s)	Comments
1	Lance Ficsher	Critical Mass	MM	Nice flight
2	George Scheil	DSP-II	C5-3	Cool
3	Tim Burger	Sprint	A8-3
4	Chris Ficsher	Outlaw	1/4A3-4T	Nice
5	Tim Burger	Tangent	B6-4	Cool flight
6	Paul Case	Purple Rocket	D12-3
7	Tim Burger	Ranger	3xA8-3	Return to top
8	Tim Burger	Big Bertha	B6-4	Nice
9	Christian Bruggeman	Eliminator	D12-3	maiden flight
10	Lance Ficsher	Hawkeye	1/2A3-4T
11	Paul Case	Javelin	A8-3	Nice
12	George Scheil	Gemini	1/2A3-4T
13	Lance Ficsher	Ninja	A10-3T
14	Alan Shaffmaster	Thunder	1/2A3-4T
15	Christian Bruggeman	BLU-97	C6-5	Lost one bomblet
16	Tim Burger	Long Shot	C11-0 to C11-5	Return to top
17	Alan Shaffmaster	Helicopter	C6-3	Opened then closed up
18	George Scheil	Gemini	A10-3T
19	Darwin May	Genesis 2000	A6-4	Nice
20	Christian Bruggeman	Sizzler	A8-3	’Chute half open but OK
21	Paul Case	Mini Me	C6-5
22	Mark Bazinet	Big Daddy	D12-5
23	Lance Ficsher	Pipsqueak	A8-3
24	Lance Ficsher	Quazar	B6-4
25	Alan Shaffmaster	Shuttle Express	C6-5
26	Bob Wingate	Bob’s Whistle Rocket	B6-4
27	Bill Hensley	Python 4	C6-3
28	Tim Burger	Maniac	E18-7	Nice and loud
29	George Scheil	Cosmic Cobra	C5-3
30	Alan Shaffmaster	Spitfire	D12-5
31	Lance Ficsher	Exoskeleton	C6-3	Heads up
32	Bill Hensley	Paveway	C6-3
33	Darwin May	Mustang	E30-7
34	Alan Shaffmaster	Warthog	G35-4
35	Bill Hensley	Navaho	C6-0 to B6-6	Return to top
36	Dave Bucher	C Glideroc	C11-3
37	Dave Bucher	C Bee Gee	C6-3
38	Dave Bucher	1/4A Bee Gee	1/4A3-2T
39	Dave Bucher	Outlander	C6-3	Nice paint scheme
40	George Scheil	Red Baron B/G	D12-3
41	Mark Bazinet	Sprint	G64-4
42	Lance Ficsher	Sprint	C6-7
43	Bill Hensley	Cluster 5	F23-7
44	Bob Wingate	Bob’s Whistle Rocket	C6-5
45	Tim Burger	Sprint Magnum	F21-6
46	George Scheil	Red Baron B/G	D12-3
47	Alan Shaffmaster	Black Brant	D12-5
48	Alan Shaffmaster	Delte Air Show	B6-6	Great show
49	Kim Wong	AMRAAM	B6-2	Maiden flight, nice
50	Kim Wong	Death Star	B6-2	Great show, too
51	Kim Wong	Scorpion	A8-3
52	Lance Ficsher	Blue Ninja	D12-3
53	Darwin May	G-Force	G64-4	Its first G flight
54	Martin Ashwell	Extreme Scout	D12-5	Maiden also landed close to pad
55	Alan Shaffmaster	Initiator	G80-4	Blue thunder!
56	James Case	Mirage	G35-4
57	Alan Shaffmaster	SR-71	E15-P	R/C Glider
58	Alan Shaffmaster	Mustang	E30-4
59	Kim Wong	Deep Space Traveler	C6-5
60	Mark Bazinet	Sumo	G64-4	Good ol’ faithful
61	Kim Wong	Big Daddy	D12-3
62	Kim Wong	Javelin	A8-3
63	Bill Hensley	Cluster 5	2xC6-3,2xC6-5,E9-6	Crash - one outboard didn’t light Return to top
64	Christian Bruggeman	G-Force	G80-4	Maiden flight, no ejection but not a scratch
65	Paul Case	Mini Me	C6-3
66	George Scheil	Heli-Roc	A8-3
67	Bill Hensley	Cluster 5	2xC6-3,2xC6-5,E9-6	Outboards lit E9 didn’t, nice flight didn’t eject Return to top
68	Kim Wong	Heli-Roc	B6-2
69	Zoron Hensley	Yellow Jacket	B6-4
70	Mark Bazinet	Monarch	B6-6
71	Dave Bucher	Sweet V	E9-P
72	Bill Hensley	Baby Bertha	D12-7
73	Tim Burger	Maxi Bertha	F20-7
74	Darwin May	Mongoose	A8-3	Spot landing 2-inches from pad!
75	Dave Bucher	Super Mega Ultra Bertha	4xD12-5	CATO, put out with extinguisher Return to top
76	Dave Bucher	Stubby	G33-5	Long ejection-good! Strong comeback
77	Alan Shaffmaster	Ecee	1/2A3-2T
78	Christian Bruggeman	Big Bertha	C6-3	1 year anniversary flight with club
79	Kim Wong	SR-71	C6-5
80	Kim Wong	Blackhawk	B6-4
81	Bill Hensley	Big Daddy	D15-4
82	Kim Wong	Sidewinder	C6-5
83	Mark Bazinet	Big Bertha	C6-5
84	Kim Wong	Blackhawk	B6-4
85	Darwin May	Mustang	E30-7
86	Dave Bucher	Aurora	C6-3	Actuating eliminators
87	Dave Bucher	Sky Dart	C6-3	"" ""
88	Martin Ashwell	What’s Up!	A10-3T	Classic kits
89	Martin Ashwell	Drifter	B6-4	Classic cones

Lance & Chris assist James & Paul Photo by Christian Bruggeman	Flights by Rocketeers Flights Rocketeer(s) 11 Alan Shaffmaster Kim Wong 9 Dave Bucher 8 Tim Burger Lance Ficsher Bill Hensley 7 George Scheil 5 Mark Bazinet Christian Bruggeman Darwin May 4 Paul Case 3 Martin Ashwell 2 Bob Wingate 1 James Case Chris Ficsher Zoron Hensley
Bill and Zoran get set Photo by Christian Bruggeman	Rockets Making Multiple Flights: Flights Rocket Rocketeer 3 Cluster 5 Bill Hensley 2 Mini Me Paul Case Mustang Darwin May Gemini George Scheil Red Baron B/G Bob’s Whistle Rocket Bob Wingate Blackhawk Kim Wong
Dave’s rocket heads for the sky Photo by Martin Ashwell	Totals by motor: Motor Number Flown Impulse (Newtons) 1/2A3 4 4.36 Total 1/2A’s: 4 4.36 1/4A3 2 1.18 Total 1/4A’s: 2 1.18 A10 3 6.00 A6 1 2.00 A8 11 25.52 Total A’s: 15 33.52 B6 14 60.62 Total B’s: 14 60.62 C11 3 26.40 C5 2 18.20 C6 28 246.96 Total C’s: 33 291.56 D12 15 252.60 D15 1 18.96 Total D’s: 16 271.56 E15 1 39.76 E18 1 36.54 E30 3 118.53 E9 3 83.61 Total E’s: 8 278.44 F20 1 60.45 F21 1 60.45 F23 1 52.85 Total F’s: 3 173.75 G33 1 98.39 G35 2 201.64 G64 3 356.40 G80 2 232.50 Total G’s: 8 888.93 MM 1 0.12 Total MM’s: 1 0.12 Total: 104 2004.05 (K)
Geogre preparing the Red Baron Photo by Tim Burger
Darwin (forground) and Dave (background) Photo by Christian Bruggeman
Mark’s BSD Sprint Photo by Christian Bruggeman	California Dave inspects his R/C glider Photo by Martin Ashwell

Submitted by Christian Bruggeman NAR 82573

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Last updated on October 26, 2004.