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Andy's Rockets

2007

Flt.	Date	Location	Rocket	Motors	Impulse	Comments
1	May 2007	BigEARS	Art Applewhite Qubit	E15	40 Ns	Superb flight - please the crowd :)
2	May 2007	BigEARS	Art Applewhite 7in Saucer	D11-P	20 Ns	Excellent flight.
3	Aug 2007	Largs IRW	Art Applewhite Qubit	D11-P	20 Ns	Excellent flight.
4	Aug 2007	Largs IRW	Art Applewhite 7in Saucer	D11-P	20 Ns	Excellent flight.
5	Aug 2007	Largs IRW	Art Applewhite Qubit	D11-P	20 Ns	Excellent flight.
6	Aug 2007	Largs IRW	Estes Rampage	C6-5	10 Ns	Chute melted together.
7	Aug 2007	Largs IRW	Rogue Aerospace Interdictor	C6-5	20 Ns	Excellent flight.
8	Aug 2007	Largs IRW	Art Applewhite 7in Saucer	D11-P	20 Ns	Excellent flight.
9	Aug 2007	Largs IRW	Art Applewhite Qubit	D11-P	20 Ns	Excellent flight.
10	Aug 2007	Largs IRW	Estes Rampage	C6-5	10 Ns	Better flight, with spill hole.
11	Aug 2007	Largs IRW	VB Buzzard Glider	B6-4	5 Ns	Excellent flight, 47sec glide, but lost :(
12	Aug 2007	Largs IRW	Art Applewhite 7in Saucer	D11-P	20 Ns	Excellent flight.
13	Aug 2007	Largs IRW	Art Applewhite Qubit	D11-P	20 Ns	Excellent flight.
14	Sep 2007	ALRS VIII	Art Applewhite Qubit	E15	40 Ns	Excellent flight.
15	Sep 2007	ALRS VIII	PML Small Endeavor	H165-R	170 Ns	Medium delay a bit long.
16	Sep 2007	ALRS VIII	Art Applewhite 7in Saucer	D11-P	20 Ns	Tumbled this time.
17	Sep 2007	ALRS VIII	Rebel Pirate	I161-W	350 Ns	Medium delay a bit short.

Attendance so far: BigEARS, RJD, UKRA, IRW, ALRS.

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2006

Flt.	Date	Location	Rocket	Motors	Impulse	Comments
1	Aug 2006	Largs/IRW	Art Applewhite 7in Saucer	D12-3	20 Ns	Excellent flight.
2	Aug 2006	Largs/IRW	Art Applewhite 7in Saucer	D12-3	20 Ns	Excellent flight.
3	Aug 2006	Largs/IRW	PML Pterodactyl Jr	H143SS-10	247 Ns	Perfect flight, despite the breeze. Landed on the crag.
4	Aug 2006	Largs/IRW	Art Applewhite 7in Saucer	D11-P	20 Ns	Excellent flight.
5	Aug 2006	Largs/IRW	ArtApplewhite Qubit	D11-P	20 Ns	Perfect flight, spinning nicely on way up.
6	Sep 2006	ALRS	PML Small Endeavor	H128W	175 Ns	Excellent flight.
7	Sep 2006	ALRS	PML Pterodactyl	H242T	230 Ns	Ejection charge failed. Rocket lawndarted and turned into confetti.
8	Sep 2006	KLOB	PML Small Endeavor	H153	244 Ns	Nice flight. Landed in field en route back to hut.

Not bad attendance: UKRA, IRW, ALRS, and KLOB.

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2005

Flt.	Date	Location	Rocket	Motors	Impulse	Comments
1	Aug 2005	Largs/IRW	Estes Black Brant	D12-5	20 Ns	Excellent flight, streamer caught on shockcord, but came down very slowly..
2	Aug 2005	Largs/IRW	Art Applewhite 7in Saucer	D12-0	20 Ns	Excellent flight, hoverered shiny side down.
3	Aug 2005	Largs/IRW	ArtApplewhite Qubit	D12-0	20 Ns	Perfect flight, despite the breeze. Dragrace with Dan & Marcus.
4	Sep 2005	KLOB	Rebel Pirate (modified)	J285-12	648 Ns	Level 2 Cert Flight.

More LARFS, UKRA and IRW were rather windy, but KLOB was fantastic Level 3 and Hybrid Fest. Only ALRS to come.

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2004

Flt.	Date	Location	Rocket	Motors	Impulse	Comments
1	Jun 2004	UKRA/Pete's	Estes BigBertha	F36-5	30 Ns	Weathercocked, but nice motor/rocket combination.
2	Jun 2004	UKRA/Pete's	VB Extreme 29	D12-5	20 Ns	Still really needs an E15 or bigger!
3	Jun 2004	UKRA/Pete's	PML Pterodactyl Jr	I212SS-9	364 Ns	Perfect flight
4	Aug 2004	Canterbury Cup	PML Pterodactyl Jr	I287-SS	486 Ns	Perfect flight!
5	Aug 2004	Largs/IRW	ArtApplewhite Qubit	D12-0	20 Ns	CATO on first flight
6	Aug 2004	Largs/IRW	ArtApplewhite 7in Saucer	D12-0	20 Ns	Nice flight, but tumbled on way down
7	Aug 2004	Largs/IRW	Rogue Interdictor	B6-4	5 Ns	Perfect flight
8	Aug 2004	Largs/IRW	ArtApplewhite 7in Saucer	D12-0	20 Ns	Nice flight, stable on way down
9	Aug 2004	Largs/IRW	LOC Viper IV	4x D12-3	80 Ns	Perfect flight, but quite windy
10	Sept 2004	ALRS V	PML Pterodactyl Jr	I218R	330 Ns	AT Redline motor, prepped by Gary Rosenfield
11	Sept 2004	ALRS V	LOC Legacy	F20-7	55 Ns	Delay was about 3 seconds too long

Attended UKRA, CanterburyCup, IRW and ALRS.

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2003

Flt.	Date	Location	Rocket	Motors	Impulse	Comments
1	Jun 2003	UKRA/Pete's	PML Matrix	I287-SS	486 Ns	Perfect Flight on a Pro38 Smokey Sam.
2	Aug 2003	Largs/IRW	PML Pterodactyl Jr	I287-SS	486 Ns	Strange flight, suffered from windshear and then carried on upwards to around 4000ft.
3	Aug 2003	Largs/IRW	VB Buzzard	B6-4	5 Ns	Boost Glider Contest - Flight 1
4	Aug 2003	Largs/IRW	VB Buzzard	B6-4	5 Ns	Boost Glider Contest - Flight 2
5	Aug 2003	Largs/IRW	Loc Viper IV	4xD12-3	80 Ns	Not bad first flight, got stuck in tree but easily retrieved
6	Sep 2003	UKRA/Pete's	PML Small Endeavor	H143-SS	247 Ns	Perfect flight on a Pro38 Smokey Sam.
7	Sep 2003	UKRA/Pete's	PML Matrix	I287-SS	486 Ns	Another perfect flight on a Pro38 Smokey Sam.

Flew my first Smokey Sams this year. The thick smoke makes tracking easier, and performance is as good as White Lightning/Classic Pro38.

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2002

Flt.	Date	Location	Rocket	Motors	Impulse	Comments
1	May 2002	Big EARS	PML Pterodactyl Jr	H242-T	230 Ns	Perfect Flight, one of the new AT motors since the fire.
2	Jun 2002	UKRA2002	PML XCalibur	H110	265 Ns	Amazing Flight on Pro38 2-Grain! Drifted forever, but rocket was lost to the crops.
3	Aug 2002	Largs/IRW	Rogue Interdictor	B6-4	5 Ns	Nosecone separated, but recovered OK.
4	Aug 2002	Largs/IRW	VB Extreme 29	D12-5	20 Ns	Perfect flight.
5	Aug 2002	Largs/IRW	Black Brant II	D12-5	20 Ns	Good Flight.
6	Aug 2002	Largs/IRW	PML Tiny Pterodactyl	F22-5J	65 Ns	Was supposed to be dragrace, but igniter failed.
7	Aug 2002	Largs/IRW	Loc Legacy	F52-8T	80 Ns	Second flight, 1 fin snapped off, and one damaged.
8	Aug 2002	Largs/IRW	VB Extreme 29	D12-5	20 Ns	Perfect flight.
9	Aug 2002	Largs/IRW	Black Brant II	D12-5	20 Ns	Good Flight.
10	Aug 2002	Largs/IRW	PML Pterodactyl Jr	H242-T	230 Ns	Perfect Flight, one of the new AT motors since the fire.
11	Aug 2002	Largs/IRW	PML Matrix	I357-T	350 Ns	Long walk to retrieve, and 2 uppper fins broke off.

Didn't manage to break last year's record number of flights :-(. At least I managed an I motor at long last :-)

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2001

Flt.	Date	Location	Rocket	Motors	Impulse	Comments
1	Aug 2001	Largs/IRW	VB Extreme 29	D12-3	20 Ns	Wobbled during flight
2	Aug 2001	Largs/IRW	Rogue Interdictor	B6-4	5 Ns	Drag race with Darren Longhorn
3	Aug 2001	Largs/IRW	LOC Stovi	F39-6T	50 Ns	Drag race with Mike Crewe
4	Aug 2001	Largs/IRW	Estes Commanche	C6-5	10 Ns	Flew single stage, LOST!
5	Aug 2001	Largs/IRW	Black Brant II	D12-5	20 Ns	Perfect flight, one fin damaged
6	Aug 2001	Largs/IRW	PML Matrix	H242-T	230 Ns	First flight
7	Aug 2001	Largs/IRW	PML Pterodactyl Jr	H123-W	230 Ns	Perfect flight
8	Aug 2001	Largs/IRW	PML X-Calibur	G64-7W	120 Ns	First flight, flew on 5th attempt - igniter problems!
9	Aug 2001	Largs/IRW	PML Pterodactyl Jr	H242-T	230 Ns	Perfect flight
10	Aug 2001	Largs/IRW	VB Buzzard	B6-4	5 Ns	Boost Glider Contest - Flight 1
11	Aug 2001	Largs/IRW	VB Buzzard	B6-4	5 Ns	Boost Glider Contest - Flight 2
12	Aug 2001	Largs/IRW	VB Buzzard	C6-5	10 Ns	Boost Glider Contest - Flight 3
13	Aug 2001	Largs/IRW	VB Extreme 29	E15-7W	40 Ns	Drag race with Steve Gibbings
14	Aug 2001	Largs/IRW	Launchpad Seawolf	E30-7T	40 Ns	Drag race with Mark Turner - Homed in on Guy's tent, and lawndarted!

Managed to build quite a few rockets for the International Rocket Week, despite being in French Guiana for most of the summer. IRW saw a record number of flights from me (14 - previous was about 4 flights!). Was an excellent week - gorgeous sunshine, 4 drag races, only one rocket smashed into ground, and only one lost!

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2000

Flt.	Date	Location	Rocket	Motors	Impulse	Comments
1	Jul 2000	Garlands/UKRA	Black Brant II	D12-5	20 Ns	Good flight
2	Jul 2000	Garlands/UKRA	VB Extreme 29	D12-5	20 Ns	E15-W next time
3	Jul 2000	Garlands/UKRA	LP ALARM	D12-5	20 Ns	CATO!
4	Jul 2000	Garlands/UKRA	Loc Viper III	3xE30-7T	120 Ns	Lost in barley field
5	Aug 2000	Largs/IRW	Pterodactyl	H123-W	230 Ns	UKRA L1 Flight
6	Aug 2000	Largs/IRW	LP Alarm	D12-5	20 Ns	It spacked big time
7	Aug 2000	Largs/IRW	Black Brant II	D12-5	20 Ns	Good Flight
8	Aug 2000	Largs/IRW	Commanche	C6-5	10 Ns	Good Flight
9	Oct 2000	Pete's Farm/K-Lob	Loc Legacy	F50-9T	80 Ns	First flight

All in all, not a bad attendance (UKRA 2000 at Garlands, IRW at Kelburn CC, and both NRC + KLob at Pete's Farm). Total number of flights was a bit low, but an increase of infinity over the previous year! Purchases amounted to 11 rockets.

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1999

Moved overseas the weekend of UKRA, 24hr shift work for the month of the IRW, and no flyable rockets for K-Lob. Need I say more?

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1998

Flt.	Date	Location	Rocket	Motors	Impulse	Comments
1	Aug 1998	Largs/IRW	Black Brant II	D12-5	20 Ns	Good flight
2	Aug 1998	Largs/IRW	Commanche	C6-5	10 Ns	First flight
3	Aug 1998	Largs/IRW	VB Extreme 29	D12-3	20 Ns	E15-W next time

Pretty bad year for flying, no longer flying at HART due being at other end of the country!