NEMROC Day 1 - Convention
Bill preps his NEMROC paper rocket for flight.
What a turn out! Keep a list of all of these cars and you will be able to quickly identify all the *crazies* at CMASS...
Bill's NEMROC takes to the air for a beautiful flight on a B6-4
Photographer captures photographer :) (as he clutches his NEMROC in his hands!)
My first UFFO flight of the day on a C6-0. She went off a bit sideways because, it turns out, she had a broken wedge.
A beautiful Triskelion, now dubbed the "Traveling Triskelion" with stickers from NARAM and NEMROC and no doubt even more to come over the years. What a great idea!
Triskelion and her daddy
Perfect flight, I beleive on a B6-4, and a perfect return too!
My UFFO-24 on an E9-4. A simply PERFECT flight. A great motor for such a rocket too! Easily modified for 24mm operation too!
I caught this shot just after she hit the ground. She flipped all the way over and sat upright in the field. It was great!
Another Bill glider attempt. He had a fairly good boost and good glider separation (R/C glider), but the pod separated her cone. The lower part of the pod hit hard and crinkled. The glider also hit hard and broke near the nose.
A close check after an igniter failure fixed the problem!
A clone Scout screams on an A8-3, hit the field (after failing to tumble) and I don't beleive it was found...
Here's that perfect flight after two failed attempts to launch. Third time's the charm!
Kids and grown ups, rockets and hot dogs. 'twas a good day, weather not withstanding!
The ultimate drag race! UFFO vrs UFFO vrs UFFO! My UFFO is in the way back (Pad #3) on a D12. The other two were on C6's. One (the one on Pad #2) was John Cronin's
We had a few Sky Writers out there. They turn in impressive flights, though an A8-3 is a bit under powered...
Here is my Intruder launch (this is the same rocket as on the special edition Sentinel that CMASS put out for NEMROC).
Great on the way up, great on the way down too!
Proof positive that Bill Spadafora actually CAN make a glider glide!
My original CAUTION! Rocket Launch In Progress (CRLIP) proto-type on her 21st launch!
Well, the streamer snagged and that ejection charge has got to go someplace!
Joe Gallagher's "Possible Chaos III" (dual D motor cluster bird) just RIPPED into the air for an incredibly high flight! The landing was true to her name as the nose cone that was supposed to eject broke the shock cord resulting in a high impact lawn-dart (ick!)
Here's what the flight line looked like from the outfield. No lines, no waiting!
My original proto-type OverDue on a B6-4. Great flight, though the parachute snarled a bit on return.