IRW 2001 - Thursday 23rd August, Largs

Prepping at the pad area

As the usual HPR site at Birtlebog farm was out of bounds, we had to use the back up site. This site had been used once before after it was decided that HPR flying was a bit much for the main model flying field at Kelburn! Previous climbers of this hill gave dire warnings, which turned out to be hugely accurate! The trek up the hill involved a car conoy up a dirt track, transfer of heavy equipment to a landrover which made it about 1/3 of the way up the hill proper. After that everything was lugged by hand. The last part was very arduous. Once up there however, the view was spectacular.

Mike dons the cloak of authority Tintinique descends There are four lights Four lights descends

Mike eschews flying for the day and dons the cloak of indominatable authority
Tintinique descends - into trouble a cracked fin on landing is the first serious damage sustained
Angela's first CPR flight with Four Lights
Four lights descends after a textbook flight

VB Extreme 19 - RIP

We had all come to know and love this rocket. Pete W has had the VB Extreme for some time now. He brought it to just about all the rocketry events, checked out the wind, sniffed, and said "not today". But finally this was the day, the conditions were right, there was an RF transmitter available available! There was a Yagi and there was a Scanner. The launch was impressive on a G80. But where did it go? No one really had any idea. We spent hours looking for it and getting false reading from other rockets. In the end we gave up for the day. Pete gave up all real hope and Angela bought him a new G-Wizz to cheer him up. The following Sunday Andy Issot was looking for a different rocket and he stumbled ofver teh VB in the opposite direction to where we had all been looking. The news was bad. There had been no ejection charge in the motor, no deployment, and the Extreme had come in ballistically. Everything was a write off including the G-Wizz and the transmitter.

Pete's VB Extreme looking for G altitude record Pete looking for VB Extreme Angela & Shaun looking for VB Extreme

Pete W's VB Extreme on a G altitude record attempt
Pete Looking for the
Angela and Shaun with a track on something

The remains of the VB found on Sunday (Photo by Pete Waddington) Shaun preps Bullpuppy Bullpuppy on pad Bullpuppy in flight

The remains of the VB Extreme, found on Sunday
Shaun preps Bullpuppy
Bullpuppy on pad
Bullpuppy in flight

The Flights

Thursday Afternoon
Flier	Rocket	Motor	Comments
Darren	Accusatory Finger of Suspicion	J415	Biggest motor and altitude ever for Darren and AFoS - 5000'
Shaun	Bullpuppy	H242
Angela	Four Lights	H112J	Angela's first foray into CPR. (Could have sworn there were 5 light? - Ed)
Pete	VB Extreme	G80	G Altitude attempt. Was recovered by accident on Sunday. There had been no ejection charge from the G80 leading to a big spack, including the G-Wizz :-(
George	Diablo	H123W	First flight - wonderfull
Mike	Donned the fluorescent jacket of power and played at RSO all afternoon