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It DOES exist
As I pulled into the entrance of the NARAM-49 flying field I noticed the 'Cowatorium Drive" signs.
I realize some folks may not believe that such a place exists, so I pulled my car along the fence next to the signs and took a picture. Bob |
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For a picture more related to this forum, attached is a launch picture of my Semroc SLS Explorer powered by a C11-3 motor taken at the NARAM-49 launch site.
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Nice pictures! Also looks like a great place to fly all kinds of models; sure wish I could be there (heck, it's now near the end of July and it's STILL raining almost everyday here in the Houston area!!). Have fun and keep us posted....
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I got into the motel at about 11pm after spending about 30 minutes at the Night Launch. Chad greeted me in the lobby. I checked the bulletin board for some room locations, but otherwise, I came straight up here to right to sleep. So what am I doing? Sending emails to the cat sitter, to our club (who also had a night launch tonight), and of course, this message.
And making coffee (decaf). As it turns out, I still can't make good coffee from one of these hotel thingys. See y'all in the morning.
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Hi Bob, you had some really great models you flew this weekend. Glad I could lite a few for ya' Art
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Thanks, Art. Too bad you could not stay for the entire week. I have my Enerjet models going up on Wednesday. Bob |
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I'm back and I'm beat. 600 launches Saturday thru Monday. I stayed most of the day Tuesday to chat with friends, check out the vendors one last time, and fly a few. It was great seeing some old friends again; Carl, Sheryl, and Bruce, Bob (Initiator001), and many more. Vern and Gleda were at the Semroc tent yesterday as well. BTW - Sheryl is probably going for her L1 today with a Semroc Arcas. Good Luck!
I flew the Sky Dart a few times and nearly lost it on a C. After that it was back in the box. My L2 was successful on Saturday. Flew my upscale Marauder on a CTI J285 to 2,500'. Dual deployment worked perfectly. That made the whole weekend for me! http://www-personal.umich.edu/~buzz...ges/Buzz-L2.jpg Some of the weekend highlights, we had one L flight and a few K's. One other L2 cert other than mine that I'm aware of. I'll remember more as I go through the photos. Now, I need to get caught up at work. I'll try to have my NARAM photos online soon.
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It was good seeing you, Buzz.
Thanks for all your help on the Sport Range. Bob |
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Wednesday was a mixed flying day for me at NARAM.
The folks from LAUNCH magazine were present and wanted to take pictures of my Enerjet models/clones. My repaired Semroc SLS Hustler had another good launch on an AeroTech E15-4W. Unfortunately, the igniter clips/wires were pulled along by the model at liftoff which affected it's altitude. After ejection, the screw-eye pulled out of the payload section balsa transition. The payload section hit a fin hard and snapped it off. I recovered all the parts but I think it would be best just to 'retire' this model. The only good news was this time pictures of the liftoff were captured. The Semroc SLS Aero-Dart looked to have a normal flight on an AeroTech E15-7W. After recovery, I noticed that one of the fins had acted like a knife and cut away 20% of the balsa payload section bulkhead. Ugh. Now it was time to fly my scratch-built Enerjet clone models. First up was my Enerjet Aero-Dart on an E15-7W. A solid boost and nice, gentle recovery. As I picked up the rocket, I was relieved to find there was no damage at all to the model. Whew! Finally, it was time to fly my Enerjet Nike Ram made with heavy-wall Semroc tubing. It boosted high into the sky and floated down near the boundary of the field. I recovered the rocket and found that, it too, had no damage. So, two for four today at the NARAM field. Bob |
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My first flight at NARAM was my MRC Standard ARM.
Second flight was an OMEGA clone using SEMROC parts on a D12/D12-7 combo. I used the rail launcher to cut down on the weather-cocking and it worked out well. The booster had such a high rate of spin when tumbling down that one fin snapped off cleanly. Easy repair. Next flight with the OMEGA had a third stage added. Another flawless flight and recovery. All photos taken by Chris Taylor (borrowed from naramlive webpage). |
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