Launch Reports

Rob Grygar level 3 certification flight

On Saturday June 13th, I flew my rocket ‘Spike’, for my level 3 certification flight. All went as planned, with the help of many people.

“If I have seen a little further it is by standing on the shoulders of Giants.” - Isaac Newton

Tripoli Minnesota Altitude Records

At the October Launch, Steve Morris, undercover reporter for the East Central Minnesota Post Review paid us a visit. See his article at http://ecmpostreview.com/sports.html. Ken Jarosch is now famous.

We had a spectacular September launch. Great weather, lots of visitors cheering us on, great Brats from Brian's Brats, and even some excitement. You can see more pictures of the launch here.

We were a little nervous about our July Launch. With LDRS-26 going on the same weekend, plus forecasts for a 20% chance of rain, some people thought it would be a light turnout. Brian was busy counting his buns, wondering what he would do with all the leftovers. But...

We had an almost perfect day. The wind was a bit stiff in the morning, but settled down a bit later on. 78 degrees and enough sun to make certain parts of the anatomy look like a peeled tomato.

With over 100 people attending, nearly perfect weather, and many new projects out of the closet, this years opening launch was a terrific success! We had 2 Scout Troops, as well as a Rocket Club from Saint Paul's Capitol Hill school.

Thanks to all those who helped, watched, cooked, and most of all, flew.

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Also, feel free to download any pictures you might have here.

Here are some onboard launch videos from David Messer's Oracle.

You almost couldn’t have had a better day than the one we had for our last launch, bright, sunny, and warm.

We had a lot of things going on that day with numerous Certification flights including Carl Hasbargens level three attempt. We had a total of 99 flights with fliers from as far away as California. There were 7 A’s, 15 B’s, 19 C’s, 6 D’s, 8 E’s, 8 F’s, 19 G’s, 9 H’s, 5 I’s, 3 J’s. and 1 M. The M motor didn’t quite go as planned.

From
Alan S. Estenson
aestenson@comcast.net
http://home.comcast.net/~estenson
http://www.mn-rocketry.net Minnesota Rocketry Network

After a hiatus of several years, I'm trying to return to those wonderful days of yore when I had launch photo galleries on MRN (Minnesota Rocketry Network).

So ... here's a nice gallery of photos from the July 9, 2005 launch up at North Branch!
http://www.mn-rocketry.net/mrn/photos/07-09-2005/07092005.htm

Enjoy!
Alan