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August 2011 Acton Launches

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Published: Sunday, 04 September 2011 22:17
Written by Bill Spadafora
 We had two very different days for our launches in Acton this year. The first on August 13th was a hot and clear day with little wind. The photo on the left shows only some of the cars. We had 350 flights, the most we've ever had at an Acton launch. August 27th was much different. It was cooler and the sky was overcast most of the day. With the threat of rain coming in ahead of hurricane Irene attendance was lighter as you can see from the cars in the photo on the right. The rain turned out to be more than just a threat. Checking the weather radar at 1:00 it was clear that we had to be off the field by 2:30 if we planned to stay reasonably dry. After a little over 200 flights we wrapped things up at 2:00 and were on the road just as the rain started. Check the Gallery for pictures and the Forum for videos. The Gallery is available for everyone to share their photos. Just upload them to the "Category" for the day. 

NARAM 53

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Published: Wednesday, 10 August 2011 22:18
Written by John Buscaglia

(All photos courtesy Chris Taylor and naramlive.com)

NARAM 53 was held in Lebanon, Ohio, which is outside of Cincinnati.  I decided to drive out.  Google Maps told me it was about 14 hours, which would be OK split over two days.  Besides, it’s a pain having to ship stuff ahead, especially when the contest models aren’t finished yet!

I ended up with a crisis at work, which ate up some time that could have been spent finishing my Scale Altitude model, but it was mostly ready when I packed up and left Friday morning.  I made it as far as Youngstown, Ohio on Friday and drove the last four hours to the launch site on Saturday.  I arrived just about lunch time.  I had enough time to say “Hello” to some folks, grab some lunch and cruise Vendor Row before a nasty thunderstorm hit.  EZ-ups were flying everywhere.  I decided to head for the hotel and unpack.

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