On to Pennichuck
On to Fairgrounds!
Working hard to complete our models, the kids are anticipating launching next week.
Well, some are just hamming it up for the camera too LOL
A gaggle of kids? hhmmm, a herd? no, that isn't right. Maybe a litter? nope. OH yeah! A PRIDE of kids. Cuz I'm so proud of them all!
And they're proud of themselves too!
For good reason too! One great flight after another!
With perfect recovery even!
Finger ont he button, and away she goes!
Beautiful, sunny day, late in the afternoon, creating long shadows...
Up! Up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! No!, It's a Triskelion!
THIS is excitement and anticipation!
The tough guys :)
Even tough guys have to chase their rockets!
Some beautiful work went into all of these rocket kits!
This was had lots of extra detail including pin stripes and decals
This one made good use of stickers.
And they all made good use of their motors and parachutes!
Everyone recovered their own rockets. This one went WAY downrange, but still in the field.
I closed each launch session with a small demo of some of my models. The kids really loved seeing the UFFO go up!
On to the Rhino. We cut, we read, we changed and modified.
We even did some design work!
All of which lead to this!
And this too!
Proud and excited as they wait to launch their Rhino's
This rocket on the left had the fins glued on tangent to the body tube. A great look! The one on the right was built stock just like the cover art on the kit. This is my favorite way of building the Rhino!
Even odd design changes work with the Rhino kit!
Rocket retreived as many other school kids get involved in the launch festivities.
Off we go into the wild blue yonder!
From bright colors to stickers and decals, there was no problem identifying whose rockets were whose!
Even in flight, each and every kit had its own distinctive look
Perfect recovery. We had several C motor flights that took up the ENTIRE field, with 2 models landing within 5 feet of the school building.
The last launch of the last session of the last class. A bitter-sweet moment.