Thank you, Allen. Now that I have done the level 1, I am more comfortable with going for number two. Don't think I want to go any bigger than level two. Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4GLTE smartphone ----- Reply message ----- From: "Allen Farrington" <allen.farrington@xxxxxx> To: "roc-chat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <roc-chat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [roc-chat] Re: Many Thanks Date: Mon, Dec 10, 2012 12:18 am Congrats Chris! I have fond memories of my L1 flight in August 1998. You never forget your first time! VB Javelin, H55 single use, I still have the spent casing. I still have the fins of that rocket on the rocket I currently am flying most! Allen H. Farrington ROC Board Member and Secretary NAR 73474, TRA 12280 L3 www.allenfarrington.org On Dec 9, 2012, at 8:51 PM, chris_coffee@xxxxxxxxxx <chris_coffee@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Thank you, Mike. I appreciate that very much. > > I know a level one certification doesn't seem like much to the rocketeers > that have been doing this for many years, but to me it is a big step towards > something more grandiose than I have done before as far as hobbies are > concerned. Looking forward to many more launches. > > Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4GLTE smartphone > > ----- Reply message ----- > From: "Mike Ostby" <mdostby@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <roc-chat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: [roc-chat] Re: Many Thanks > Date: Sun, Dec 9, 2012 1:41 pm > > > Congrats on your NAR Level 1 flight! > > Mike Ostby > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Chris Coffee > To: roc-chat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Sent: Saturday, December 08, 2012 6:56 PM > Subject: [roc-chat] Many Thanks > > I would like to take a moment to thank everyone who has taken the time to > answer all of my questions and give me advice. I know I have asked a lot of > questions, but it all paid off today. I obtained my N.A.R. Level 1 > Certification today at the ROC launch in Lucerne Valley. It was such a blast > and the end result was very fulfilling. A big thank you to Greg Lyzenga for > stepping up for me at the last second to be my Level 1 witness. You were a > lifesaver, my friend. > > I would also like to take this opportunity to give a great big thank you to > Jack Garibaldi from What’s Up Hobbies, Jim & Ruby from Discount Rocketry, and > Dennis (I’m sorry I didn’t get your last name, but I did witness your > flawless Level 3 Cert flight today...congratulations) for all of the help and > time they put into helping me make sure I didn’t make a fool out of myself > today. Without you all, none of this would have been possible to accomplish > in such a short time. > > We had a chance to hang out with Jack G., Lee Scott, and Richard Dierking > last night for several hours. Also met Mike Klett and some of his buddies > from Colorado as well. I cannot remember the last time we had so much fun. > Great people, great food, lots of laughs, and stories so astonishing the > National Enquirer would have a hard time believing them. I can’t wait to do > it again. Thanks so much for the invitation. > > I also got to finally put a face to a lot of the names I have become familiar > with here on the chat. It was a very enjoyable day for my family and we want > to say that we are very proud to be a part of such a wonderful group of > people. Happy Holidays to you all. > > > Christopher L. Coffee & The Clan