[roc-chat] Re: My Rocstock 35
- From: Richard Dierking <richard.dierking@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: roc-chat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2012 20:44:46 -0700
Wow, 34 flights!!! Well, I only had one, but it was spectacular. :-)
Thanks to all the members that helped with set-up, running the launch, and
helping to tear-down and pack. Your help was greatly appreciated.
Richard Dierking
On Mon, Jun 11, 2012 at 12:10 PM, Chris J Kobel <Chris.J.Kobel@xxxxxxxx>wrote:
> Jeff,
>
> James and I had a great weekend (34 flights total!) and enjoyed working
> and spending time with you. Hope to be able to hang out at a ROC event in
> the near future.
>
> Thank you also for the great pictures of James and his Goblin. If it
> isn't too much trouble, we would love original images of pictures #4-6 and
> #23-26.
>
> Chris and James Kobel
>
>
>
> From: Jeff Gortatowsky <indanapt@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: "roc-chat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <roc-chat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
> Date: 06/09/2012 09:09 PM
> Subject: [roc-chat] My Rocstock 35
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>
>
> I spent Thursday and Friday out on the playa. Traffic was such I got there
> very late thursday morning but was able to make myself 'somewhat' useful
> for Richard. Not very, but at least a little.
> Thursday was a great flying day - I would not have flown had I not at
> least done some range work, little as it was, that was the 'perk'.
>
> Chris Kobel and his son must have got in 10 flights or more Thursday...
> that the benny of helping to setup the range!
>
> I launched on a maiden flight an Aerotech IQSY Tomahawk on a F40-7 and I
> maidened my scratch built Deucey 2.5 on a D12 to an E9-6.
> Friday was wonderful right up to 11:30am when the wind turned nasty. These
> things happen... but it was still blowing 24 hrs later.
>
> Friday AM I flew my Dagger 38 on an Aerotech I366R. Last flight I cracked
> a fin on a 60 inch chute. So I went to a 72... I got the rocket up, but not
> the chute out. It 'lightly' core sampled cracking the quantum tube...
> repairable... if I decide to... I may just harvest the parts for a future
> build. I then flew my upscaled The Launch Pad Osiris on a CTI I212 for a
> nice flight, and my rebuilt VB Javelin on a CTI H410 for another nice
> flight.
>
> Chris Kobel and Mark Hayes, I also have some nice pics in the group. I can
> send the originals. Richard, I can send originals of the Post Hole Digger
> of Death... I was not prepared for the flight, so the images are not as
> good as they could have been.
>
> Many many many thanks to Allen Farrington and Kurt Gugisburg for their
> company and friendship. Ditto to David and Jim Reese as always! And
> Jared-the-man-Shapiro!!! Jared you rock!
>
> And thanks to Jack at Whats Up Hobbies for the deal on the nose cone!
>
>
> Big thanks to Mark Hayes from Stickershock.com for the hospitality!!!
> Thanks Bro!
>
> Photos that I have are here:
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeffgortatowsky/sets/72157630029596017/
>
>
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>
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