***RE-POSTPONED***

Due to ongoing red flag fire conditions, we will be unable to conduct our launch in Amesbury on the 16th of November. We will see what we can do to reschedule in December.

To make it absolutely clear, CMASS does not allow "sparky" motors at any of our launches.

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08 October 2016 - October Sky Launch RIMRA/CMASS/CATO

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Published: Sunday, 09 October 2016 21:25
Written by Kenn Blade

Ray at RIMRA Joint Launch Oct16Thanks to Guy Wadsworth for wrting up this article.

Flyers heading to the joint RIMRA, CMASS and CATO launch at the URI sod farm field in West Kingston, RI, had to deal with sometimes heavy fog during their drive. Luckily, the fog had lifted by the time setup began.

Fairly low clouds threatened rain for most of the day, but they stayed above the 1500 ft waiver height and we stayed dry. There was a mixture of quite a few first time flyers and even more seasoned flyers, launching a variety of models on motors from 1/4A to J impulse and just about everything in between.

We had 2 flyers try for their Level 1 Certifications, with one making it on the first try and the other needing a second attempt and the aid of some 5 minute epoxy to reattach 2 fins that broke due to a rough landing when the chute release didn't on the first try. There was a notable "Der Red Max" drag race between these two newly certified flyers as well, each flying on G40-7 motors. There were at least 2 flights that overflew the field and ended up on the other side of some trees, and one flight that required the use of the CMASS retrieval pole to recover from the same tree line. The launch was also attended by at least two TARC teams making multiple test flights for the latest TARC competition. Other than the one rather spectacular CATO of a 38mm reload motor that was unfortunately loaded minus its motor casing, most flights went very well and a lot of fun was had by all.

Everyone reported having a good to great time and all the operations ran smoothly.October Sky

Thanks to the participants from each club who helped organize this event.

We are calling it the October Sky Launch and hope to make it an annual event.

If you have pictures you'd like to share, please place them in the gallery. 

Sept 17, 2016 Launch in Berwick - The FlisKits Launch

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Published: Wednesday, 21 September 2016 15:33
Written by Claude Maina

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The FlisKits 14th Anniversary launch was great fun as usual. Because of the summer-long drought, and very dry conditions at Woodsom Farm, the launch was held in Berwick. There were sunny skies, and temps in the 70's. It was a bit windy which limited some flights. Only one of my foam cup rockets made it to the pad and that one never made it off the pad. But other than that a great day to fly. There were 185 total launches, with motors ranging from MMX to K, and a cluster if 3 CTI I motors by Al Gloer. There were three L1 certification flights, with at least two being successful.

But is was Jim's day. No launch fee courtesy of FlisKits. He had drawings each hour for kits or T-shirts; contest for the most FlisKits launched; the annual Frick-n-Frack drag race - and cake! Thanks Jim!

Lots of pictures in the Gallery.

  1. 20 August 2016 Acton Launch
  2. ELC Camp - July 2016