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XPRS 09
XPRS 2010

XPRS does not disappoint.

 

so XPRS 2010 is over, it turns out for my level 2, 4th try was the charm as i attempted it twice last year and twice this year,

the final attempt earning me my cert. for my first attempt (09) i tried to fly an L in the dragon, check out XPRS 09 for picts

of how that turned out. then i tried flying my unpainted NORAD on a J skidmark, the nosecone came off and was never seen

again. this year i flew it on a J340 metalstorm by aerotech and the chute snarled, costing me that attempt. in an act of

desperation i repacked it, epoxied the broken fin back on and flew it on a J350 white lightening, the flight was flawless and

recovery was perfect. we flew the cluster buster as well as the little white rocket called "rawr" and for a good amount of time

i even got to LCO! (thats Launch Control Officer, which means i got to check out and press the button on tond of rockets.)

 

and while im at it, here is astroboy's mostly successfull flight!

 

 Clear open skies.
 
here is the tent we stayed in, and me prepping some rockets.
The NORAD on the pad.
 
And on recovery.
launched more than just the one rocket.
 
And got to watch people fly rockets like this one (its a K motor with a saucer strapped to the bottom, yes it flew, and it  was awesome.)