Some excitement with a few Catos
A good day for flying rockets. It was about 82 degrees, with a pretty stiff breeze. There was a couple of long recovery walks, due to the wind, and we had a few motor failures. As always, we still managed to have a good time flying rockets.
We tried a video- under the pad – check it out below.
A great day for flying rockets. The high temperature was around 73 degrees and there was just a breeze. We had lunch and then flew our rockets. We added a new feature, filming some of the launches from underneath. Check out the video below.
Several Cato’s this launch.
It got a little too windy causing some rockets to drift wildly, but otherwise a good day. We did have 2 catos (D12-3 and a D12-5). The temperature was a bearable 80 degrees with a lot of sun. Another fun day of launching rockets.
Joe entertained us by bringing only staged rockets.
A hot, about 90 degrees, but a great day for launching rockets. Light winds, just enough to create a cooling breeze. We had to wait on the water irrigation system to clear the launch area but after that it was smooth sailing. As always, we had a great time launching rockets.
A great day, no rain at all. The winds were light, just enough to cool us down a little under the canopy in the 92 degree heat. I had readied several of Tim’s rockets from the 70’s and 80’s for flight. His Estes Phoenix flew, for the first time ever. It was a beautiful flight, landing close to the pad with the two parachute set-up.
He developed an early fascination with rocketry and aviation, building and launching his own rockets.
James Arthur “Jim” Lovell Jr. was born on March 25, 1928, in Cleveland, Ohio, to James Lovell Sr., a furnace salesman, and Blanche née Masek. After his father’s death in a car accident when Lovell was five, he and his mother moved briefly to Indiana before settling in Milwaukee, Wisconsin,
Another fun day.
Another hot day, about 93 degrees. The wind was blowing about 25-30 mph, but occasionally would calm down so we could try to get in another flight. Joe couldn’t get this ignitor to fire a rocket, but had no trouble here. As always, we had a great time flying rockets.
Another fun launch with some wacky designs leading off.
It was our hottest day, so far, this year, topping out about 93 degrees and very humid. We were rooting for a little wind by the end of the launch. We didn’t fly too long, but as always had a great time!
One Cato of a C6 motor today
We were able to get in a launch before the afternoon thunder storms rolled in. The temperature was just above 90 degrees but the wind made in bearable, with the aid of Joe’s pop-up canopy. As always, we had a great time flying rockets.
Rain in the morning, but a much better day than the last two launches. The wind speed was higher than we would have liked but the temperature was nice. As always, we had a great time, getting together and flying rockets once again.
