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KCAR Launch Report: 2004 Rocketoberfest — Saturday

Launch date and time: Saturday, October 16th 2004
Launch location: Case Farm, Kansas City, MO
Launch wind and weather: Cool and breezy - 60F and 5-15MPH

The Range

There were 3 staged flight(s) (18, 28, 30), and 3 clustered flight(s) (4, 7, 10).

This was our Fall contest spanning two days. A full report on the contest is being worked up, watch for it soon.

**Flight Log**
Flight #	Flier	Rocket	Motor(s)	Comments
1	George Scheil	DSP	C5-3
2	George Scheil	Night Wing	C6-5
3	Russley Shaw	Alpha III	C6-5	Great high flight wind lost but found later
4	Blair Clark	Clusters Last Stand	3 X B6-4	All three lit good flight Return to top
5	Tim Burger	Mag Bertha	E18-4	Good!
6	George Scheil	Area 51	C6-0	Young rocketeer impressed
7	Blair Clark	424mm	4 X D12-3	All FOUR lit for a great flight Return to top
8	George Scheil	Comanche-1	C6-5
9	Tim Burger	Sprint	B6-6	PD 40sec
10	Tim Burger	Super Ranger	2 X D12-5	Return to top
11	George Scheil	Twinsee	A8-3
12	Dave Bucher	Holy RPG of Antioch	C11-3
13	Russley Shaw	Alpha III	B6-4	Streamer this time
14	Alan Shaffmaster	Alpha III	B6-6	Drag race
15	George Scheil	Cosmic Cobra	B6-4	A helicopter crowd pleaser
16	Dave Bucher	Sprint	B6-6	PD 52sec.
17	Tim Burger	Big Bertha	B6-2
18	George Scheil	Crossfire	B6-0 to A8-5	Return to top
19	Tim Burger	Big Bertha	C6-5
20	Christian Bruggeman	1/2A Streamer	1/2A3-4T	DQ
21	Alan Shaffmaster	ARV Condor	B6-4
22	Alan Shaffmaster	Helicat	C6-5
23	George Scheil	Geminee	A10-3T
24	Tim Burger	Sr. Elite	C6-5	ELA
25	Russley Shaw	Alpha III	C6-5
26	George Scheil	Heliroc	B6-4
27	Russley Shaw	Alpha III	B6-4
28	Alan Shaffmaster	CC Express	D12-0 to C11-7	Return to top
29	Alan Shaffmaster	Spitfire	D12-7
30	Dave Bucher	Patriot	C11-0 to C11-7	Return to top
31	Dave Bucher	Holy RPG of Antioch	D12-3

Contest Data:

Alan
Alan
Photo by Christian Bruggeman

Flights by Rocketeers
Flights Rocketeer(s)

9 George Scheil

6 Tim Burger

5 Alan Shaffmaster

4 Dave Bucher

Russley Shaw

2 Blair Clark

1 Christian Bruggeman

George and Dave
Photo by Christian Bruggeman

Rockets Making Multiple Flights:
Flights Rocket Rocketeer

4 Alpha III Russley Shaw

2 Holy RPG of Antioch Dave Bucher

Big Bertha Tim Burger

Drag race
Photo by Christian Bruggeman

Totals by motor:
Motor Number
Flown Impulse
(Newtons)

1/2A3 1 1.09

Total 1/2A’s: 1 1.09

A10 1 2.00

A8 2 4.64

Total A’s: 3 6.64

B6 13 56.29

Total B’s: 13 56.29

C11 4 35.20

C5 1 9.10

C6 8 70.56

Total C’s: 13 114.86

D12 9 151.56

Total D’s: 9 151.56

E18 1 36.54

Total E’s: 1 36.54

Total: 40 366.98 (I)

Contest Data is unofficial!

The contest directors assistant
The contest director’s “boss.”
Photo by Christian Bruggeman
1/2A Streamer Duration
Place Flier Rocket Times Result Score
(points)

First Dave Bucher
41S
30S 71S 160

Second Tim Burger 18mm Sparrow 8S
8S 16S 96

Third Alan Shaffmaster
12S
0.0S 12S 64

Fourth Lance Fischer
5S

5S 32

Fifth Christian Bruggeman 1/2A Streamer DQ

0 0

C Eggloft Altitude
Place Flier Rocket Flight East West Average
Altitude Percent
Error Result Score
(points)

Azim Elev Alti Azim Elev Alti

First Tim Burger Elite Sr. 1 NC 166M 150

2

166M

166M 166M 0.0%

Second Dave Bucher
1 NC 0 36

2 N/A

Third Christian Bruggeman
1 DQ 0 0

2 N/A

Notes:
* 150 Meter baseline
NC = Not Closed - error greater than 10%
NA = No flight made
DQ = Disqualified
LOST = Track lost

Alan and George
Photo by Christian Bruggeman
Predicted Duration
Place Flier Rocket Predicted
Time Measured Time Total Score
(points)

First Tim Burger Sprint 40S 47.5S 175 160

Second Dave Bucher Sprint 52S 57.7S 577 96

Third Christian Bruggeman
?S 60S 600 64

Standings (NAR)
Place Flier C Eggloft
Altitude
points 1/2A Streamer
Duration
points Predicted
Duration
points NAR Points

First Tim Burger 166 16 175 616

Second Dave Bucher NC 71 96 292

Third Christian Bruggeman DQ DQ 64 64

Fourth Alan Shaffmaster NA 12 NA 64

Fifth Lance Fischer NA 5 NA 32

Section Points

KCAR - 505 1036

IND 32

Submitted by Christian Bruggeman NAR 82573

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