August 14th 2009
01 - 02 - 03 - Contest - Awards - Final Results

Sorry for the late update. I took over 10GB of pictures on friday and had to sift through all of that to pick what was going on the site. THIS first page is huge 216 pictures! it might take a couple presses of F5 to make it show them all but I think you will enjoy it! The sky today was simply spectacular. The glimmer light in the morning was perfect. I was able to shoot over 1/2000ths of a second and at ISO 100 almost the entire day. The result of that is below. I was going nuts running around getting the pictures

I also got some good videos and a GREAT video on Keith's Electric Sailplane at the end of the day that is just breath taking. Thanks keith for letting me piggy back on your plane!

Here is the Video Link

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First Crew getting ready to accept models 		CIMG18127.JPG
Check In 		CIMG18128.JPG
Waiting for models to fly		 CIMG18129.JPG
Prepping a relay box for the Pod Bay Doors flight
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Nice shot down the pads dew still on the blast deflectors before the mist all burned off 		CIMG18131.JPG
I guess this is what a rocket see's on takeoff from inside a tower. Reminds me of the Colonial Viper launch tubes 		CIMG18132.JPG
James Krawl prepping his V-2 TFI 		CIMG18133.JPG
Local News checking out the LCO station
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Trip Barber is our first RSO for the day 		CIMG18136.JPG
Lots of Drool going on here :-) 		CIMG18138.JPG
Local news checking out George Beever prepping his model for flight this morning. 		CIMG18139.JPG
George Beever prepping his model
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George Beever with Team Over 40 Victums of fate and their IQSY Tomahawk 		CIMG18141.JPG
Local news. Nice a Cherokee :-) 		CIMG18142.JPG
George Beever's IQSY Tomahawk 		CIMG18143.JPG
Oh man I so want that camera!
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Cassi Steele Preps her Trade Federation Fighter 		CIMG18145.JPG
Katie Steele Preps her Royal Naboo Starship		 CIMG18175.JPG
James Krawl's V-2 TFI 		CIMG18227.JPG
George Beever's IQSY Tomahawk

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Katie Steele's Royal Naboo Starship

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Cassi Steele's Trade Federation Fighter 		CIMG18334.JPG
Just standing around waiting for something to happen on the contest range. 		CIMG18335.JPG
Carrie Steele preps her X-Wing
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Carrie Steele and her X-Wing 		CIMG18364.JPG
What a gorgeous Blue Flame 		CIMG18365.JPG
Now its purple. A bad Omen maybe? 		CIMG18370.JPG
Ouch CATO!

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It CHUNKED the motor in the model and then vomitted out the resulting mess!

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Took a piece off the back of the model		 CIMG18395.JPG
Checking over the damage
Overall Minor it was flown again! 		CIMG18396.JPG
CATO's might look nice in pictures but they always suck for the model and the modeler. Sorry Carrie.
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Jim McGraw's Mars Landing Boat 		CIMG18488.JPG
Alex DeMarco's Zenit 		CIMG18505.JPG
Chad Ring preps his Ares V 		CIMG18506.JPG
Chris Kidwell readies his Thunderstar
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Mike Humphrey's Tin Tin 		CIMG18509.JPG
Mike Humphrey's Tin Tin

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James Krawl's V-2 TFI after flight

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Chad Ring's Ares V
Nice Cluster man!
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Chris Kidwell's Thunderstar
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Chris Kidwell's Thunderstar Recovering 		CIMG18753.JPG CIMG18770.JPG CIMG18773.JPG
Grr should not be here its blurry check the next shot
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Boris & Natasha aka Mark & Bonnie Johnson prep their Micro Maxx powered Nike Smoke 		CIMG18775.JPG
Trip Barber and Ted Cochran?? that name pops to mind. Not sure really the badge is at an angle 		CIMG18776.JPG
Jay Calvert readies his Return Rocket from Conquest of Space 		CIMG18807.JPG
Boris & Natasha aka Mark & Bonnie Johnson's
Micro Maxx powered Nike Smoke
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James Kral redies his Frieded		 CIMG18853.JPG
Jay Calver's Return Rocket from Conquest of Space 		CIMG18854.JPG
Jay Calver's Return Rocket from Conquest of Space		 CIMG18898.JPG
Mike Humphrey's Tin Tin
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James Kral's Frieded gets Stuck on the rod

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Mike Konshak Prepping his Spaceship Luna

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Ryan Coleman's Friede
See all that fire? No its not a problem 		CIMG19138.JPG
Ryan Coleman's Friede
Its just an awesome 7 engine cluster!
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Mike Konshak's Spaceship Luna 		CIMG19208.JPG
Mike Konshak's Spaceship Luna 		CIMG19249.JPG
Sport Range AmmRam? on an I IIRC 		CIMG19297.JPG
Josh Smith's Gauchto
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Alex DeMarco Prepping his Colonial Viper 		CIMG19322.JPG
Pod Bay Doors's Saturn IB MLV-11.5 		CIMG19323.JPG
Pod Bay Doors's Saturn IB MLV-11.5 		CIMG19324.JPG
Krispy Kremers Prepping their Polish RP3
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Pod Bay Doors's Saturn IB MLV-11.5 		CIMG19326.JPG
Pod Bay Doors's Saturn IB MLV-11.5 		CIMG19327.JPG
Pod Bay Doors's Saturn IB MLV-11.5
Draws a big crowd 		CIMG19367.JPG
Alex DeMarco's Colonial Viper
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I think this is a D Region tomahawk which would make it Mike Konshak's 		CIMG19553.JPG
Brian Guzek' 2x B6-2 X-20 Dyna-Soar/Titan II GLV 		CIMG19631.JPG
Krispy Kremers Prepping their Polish RP3 		CIMG19632.JPG
Krispy Kremers Prepping their Polish RP3
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Krispy Kremers Polish RP3 		CIMG19713.JPG
Pod Bay Doors's Saturn IB MLV-11.5 		CIMG19715.JPG
Pod Bay Doors's Saturn IB MLV-11.5 		CIMG19721.JPG
Pod Bay Doors's Saturn IB MLV-11.5
Hey you dropped something!
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Pod Bay Doors's Saturn IB MLV-11.5 		CIMG19725.JPG
Pod Bay Doors's Saturn IB MLV-11.5 		CIMG19741.JPG
Pod Bay Doors's Saturn IB MLV-11.5 		CIMG19751.JPG
I believe this is Patrick Perterson's Modell E
On a Micro Maxx Motror
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I believe this is Patrick Perterson's Modell E 		CIMG19765.JPG
I believe this is Patrick Perterson's Modell E 		CIMG19766.JPG
George Taking his X20 Titan II out to the pad 		CIMG19806.JPG
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George Gassaway of Team Southern Neutron prepping his Tower 		CIMG19862.JPG
Team Why Us with their Vanguard Xprize Eagle		 CIMG19888.JPG
George hooking up his X20 Titan II 		CIMG19890.JPG
Jacob Rains with his Rubicon
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Jim Stum's Skylark 		CIMG19945.JPG
Jim Stum's Skylark 		CIMG19978.JPG
Jacob Rains' Rubicon 		CIMG20003.JPG
Jacob Rains' Rubicon
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George's First Flight of the X20 Titan II
Oone motor failed to light		 CIMG20106.JPG CIMG20129.JPG
Rachel Nowak's Bomarc 		CIMG20161.JPG
Rachel Nowak's Bomarc
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Bumbling Brothers - Alway's Titan III C-Dyna Soar		 CIMG20328.JPG CIMG20381.JPG
Mark Chrumka's SLAM
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Mark Chrumka's SLAM		 CIMG20398.JPG
Mark Chrumka's SLAM		 CIMG20437.JPG CIMG20438.JPG
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Steve Humphrey's Aerobee 300 		CIMG20688.JPG
Steve Humphrey's Aerobee 300		 CIMG20693.JPG
Steve Humphrey's Aerobee 300		 CIMG20740.JPG
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Gerald Vandervoord's Sonda I 		CIMG20789.JPG
Josh Smith's Gauchto 		CIMG20826.JPG
Jacob Rains' Viper Sounding Rocket		 CIMG20904.JPG
Mike Humphrey Prepping his Tin Tin
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Mike Humphrey's Tin Tin 		CIMG20976.JPG
Brian Guzek' 2x A10-3 + 2xA3-4 Aries 		CIMG21022.JPG
This is a Piston Tube that Carrie Steele's model took up with it after it got stuck to the model		 CIMG21039.JPG
Carrie Steele' Sandia Sandhawk with
Piston Tube Stowaway
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Team Dark Side's Thunderbird 		CIMG21133.JPG
Team Dark Side's Thunderbird 		CIMG21197.JPG
Ray King's AIM 54A
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Ray King's AIM 54A 		CIMG21295.JPG
Jim McGraw's Javelin III Trio 		CIMG21360.JPG
George Gassaway's X20 Titan II
Both Motors lit for a Perfect 1st place flight 		CIMG21375.JPG
George Gassaway's X20 Titan II Recovering
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George Gassaway's X20 Titan II Recovering 		CIMG21377.JPG CIMG21393.JPG
Chad Ring's Little Joe II, A-001		 CIMG21434.JPG
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Meatball Rocketry's Josie's Spaceship		 CIMG21498.JPG
Meatball Rocketry's Josie's Spaceship Touchdown
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I believe this is Carrie Steele's Sandia Sandhawk
It left the piston where it belongs this time :-) 		CIMG21571.JPG
Mike Humphrey's Tin Tin		 CIMG21594.JPG
Mike Humphrey's Tin Tin		 CIMG21600.JPG
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Chad Ring's Little Joe II, A-001
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I believe this is Chad Ring's Little Joe Recovering 		CIMG21775.JPG CIMG21806.JPG
Carrie Steele’s rebuilt X-Wing Ignition
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Going 		CIMG21813.JPG
Going 		CIMG21821.JPG
Going 		CIMG21835.JPG
Gorgeous
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Perfect Recover Carrie Steele 		CIMG21847.JPG
Dave Gilmore's Alpha Omega Bomb		 CIMG21874.JPG
Keith Vinyard Puts up a C RG for a new National Record 		CIMG21932.JPG
Matt Filler's Argo D-4 Javelin

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Matt Johnson's model of the first Starship Enterprise

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Matt Johnson's Enterprise 		CIMG21984.JPG
Matt Johnson's Enterprise 		CIMG22007.JPG
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Dave Gilmore's Alpha Omega Bomb

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Dave Gilmore's Alpha Omega Bomb		 CIMG22116.JPG
Jacob Rains' Rubicon
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Jacob Rains' Rubicon 		CIMG22130.JPG
You know those little Air Hogs RC Planes? 		CIMG22131.JPG
Well George Stuck 2 of them on a rocket 		CIMG22167.JPG
And it works a treat!
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Double the fun Double the time since they are powered! 		CIMG22181.JPG
Fun little buggers 		CIMG22264.JPG CIMG22332.JPG
Lynell Jackson's Time Twister
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Lynell Jackson's Time Twister 		CIMG22361.JPG
Lynell Jackson's Time Twister 		CIMG22395.JPG CIMG22415.JPG
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Mark Chrumka's MLAS
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Mark Chrumka's MLAS 		CIMG22595.JPG
I Believe this is another flight of
Mike Konshak's Spaceship Luna 		CIMG22608.JPG
Jim Filler's X-Wing 		CIMG22610.JPG
Jim Filler's X-Wing
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Rachel Nowak's R2D2 on a D10		 CIMG22678.JPG
Jim Filler's X-Wing
The 4 Sublight engines fired but the Hyperdrive failed on this flight 		CIMG22688.JPG
Jim Filler's X-Wing
Flight Aborted returning to Pad 		CIMG22800.JPG
Geoffrey Kerbel's Methusalah Ship
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Geoffrey Kerbel's Methusalah Ship		 CIMG22823.JPG
Chan Steven's Thunderbird 3 		CIMG22863.JPG
Pod Bay Doors' Buran Shuttle		 CIMG22884.JPG
Pod Bay Doors's Saturn IB MLV-11.5
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Chan Steven prepping his Thunderbird 3 		CIMG22886.JPG
Mark Chrumka with his MLAS 		CIMG22887.JPG
Pod Bay Doors' Saturn IB MLV-11.5
&
Chan Steven's Thunderbird 3		 CIMG22888.JPG
George getting a shot of the
Pod Bay Doors's Saturn IB MLV-11.5
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Pod Bay Doors's Saturn IB MLV-11.5 		CIMG22922.JPG
Pod Bay Doors's Saturn IB MLV-11.5 		CIMG22982.JPG
Chan Steven's Thunderbird 3 on 3x B6's		 CIMG23051.JPG
Jim Filler's X-Wing

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Jim Filler's X-Wing
Forget the sublights just kick the Hyperdrive

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Matt Johnson's Enterprise 		CIMG23110.JPG
Matt Johnson's Enterprise
Sadly no better than the first flight
but so aweseome on takeoff		 CIMG23158.JPG
Jack Hagerty's E89
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Mark Chrumka's MLAS 		CIMG23282.JPG
Pod Bay Doors' Buran Shuttle		 CIMG23283.JPG
Pod Bay Doors' Buran Shuttle		 CIMG23299.JPG
Pod Bay Doors' Buran Shuttle
Very Last Flight of Naram 51

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August 14th 2009
01 - 02 - 03 - Contest - Awards - Final Results