An altimeter is a small electronic device used to measure the altitude a rocket reaches during its flight.
The weather was a little better this time, pretty hot – 86 degrees – but the wind was blowing, keeping it tolerable. That wind was strong at times, but would die down occasionally to almost nil. Kevin flew his altimeter a few times and recorded some altitudes that I’ll post below.
Rain-out after 6 launches
It was a going to be a hot one, probably 94 degrees. We got a few launches in before the angry clouds got closer. It ended in one of the biggest rain storms I have seen in a long while. We were able to get Kevin’s launch pads when the rain lightened up about an hour later. We still had a good time.
B14-0 Cato’s on staged flight of an Estes Drifter
We got together for a rocket launch on this beautiful Saturday afternoon. It was pretty hot but the wind wasn’t as bad as it had been at the last couple of launches. The guys got three new Astocam videos that I’ll post below.
Beautiful sky, great launch
Another great day flying rockets, first launch this year. It was windy and cold, 10mph steady breeze and 40 degrees F. The sky was cloudless. We had a couple of more launches that I did not get a photo of; Kevin’s PML Bullpup on a Loki G66, and my Estes Big Dawg on a C6-5.
The 4th of July, holiday weekend, was a great time to be launching rockets. The temperature was in the mid 80’s, with the humidity lower than normal, making the breeze feel great in the shade. The winds were not to bad and we had a great time as always.
What a beautiful day, blue skies with puffy white clouds and about 76 degrees. The wind varied from nothing to some hard gusts occasionally, but caused us no issues. We had a great time as usual.
Beautiful blue sky, not a cloud anywhere. The wind was a little strong at times, blowing right back at us but the temperature was a comfortable 67 degrees. What a great day for flying rockets.
Great launch today. Weather was a little too windy, but we managed, and the temperature was incredible, 70 degrees. The sky was overcast the entire day. We also had some CATO‘s.
