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Oct 1, 2023, Launch in Amesbury; A Quiet Day on the Farm

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Published: Wednesday, 11 October 2023 19:19
Written by Claude Maina

 amesbury t shirt 20231005 1182055479The weather was good for our first launch back at Woodsom Farm. Temps were in the 60's, partly cloudy with moderate winds blowing toward Lions Mouth Rd in the early part of the day then blowing toward the power lines in the afternoon.

We had a leisurely day with a total of 151 flights. The motor range was from 13mm A up to H. Somewhat lower numbers than we've seen this season, perhaps in part to the date being a rescheduled launch from the week before. There were six high power flights with two L1 certification attempts; both were successful. Congratulations to Joe Robertson and Ford Catlin! We had at least three CATO's (one being mine, again); at least two lawn darts (one, being mine, again), one core sample, and I believe one lost rocket in the trees up on the hill. We did not have any competition flights, and no drag races! Tony V flew a elders of the gentle race 20231011 1675106810really nice 'Thunder Bird'. The pictures in the Gallery do not do it justice. Happy Chutes was there showing off a great - and big - pumpkin chute for the upcoming season. They have really well-made chutes. If you haven't stopped by their tent, you should. Of the 151 flights - 23 of them were from the Rob Caswell/Deb Zeigler team! Can we call them the Casgler, or Zeigwell Team?

All-in-all though, it was a quiet day - which, in a way, was nice!

Acknowledgements to Kenn, Guy, Matt, Scott, Tony, Ed, Todd and everyone else that helped with set-up, take-down and food sales. Pictures are in the Gallery. Please post yours. Our next launch is Oct 14th at Woodsom Farm.

August 12, 2023 - Acton, MA - Calling Pest Control

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Published: Monday, 04 September 2023 11:25
Written by Kenn Blade

The day started out a bit sideways. There was a cricket team using part of the field when our group started to arrive. Unlike a similar incident a couple or launches ago, this group ignored the agreement reached with the Park/Rec department and the revised schedule of field use and refused to vacate the field even though they had been allowed to play until 10:30. Per the directive of the Park/Rec committee, we contacted the Acton PD to help enforce the agreed upon rules.With the field cleared, we started launching a little before 11 o'clock.

 

 Even with the delay, we put up 269 flights, recovering most all of them. Among some of the interesting flights was Scott's Duck and Rich's water rocket. Rob and Deb fell a little short of their usual 10% of our total with only 22 launches. Bruce had a Strong showing with three of his dragon rockets and a proper Estes Dude rocket; he also kept his reputation going with a Bomarc flight and taking up a challenge from Rob for an unusual saucer design. 

 
Along with lots of our usual participants, we had the Hanscom Squadron of the Civil Air Patrol making many individual flights as well as a couple of farewell flights for one of their members, Hoester.
 
Thanks to all of you who volunteered at Safety Check, Launch Control and Food Service; we couldn't run the launch without you. Kudos also to those who helped with setup and teardown; there's no real heavy lifting, just a lot of it. Many hands make for light work so come early or stay late to help with the mechanics of putting on a launch.
 
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