For the first time the main annual UKRA event was held at South View farm in Lincolnshire, the home of Pete's Rockets. There were pros and cons compared with Garlands: the flying site was much bigger, but farther away from the main marque and camping area. There was no bar, but there was an onsite food vendor. All in all it made for at least as good a site.
Pete W flew his 2 x upscale Mars lander (by Tango Papa) for the very first time. Was he nervous? In a word yes, in several words he was as nervous as a Bernard Mathews' turkey in December. We hadn't seen this level of nervousness since Darren minced about failing to fly Tintinique for a whole day at UKRA 2000. The worry was, on the whole, worth it though temporarily blind-siding the rocket gods. The flight of this briliiantly finished rocket was as smooth as a finish on one of Iain 's rockets (smooooth). Deployment was good, but perhaps a bigger chute was in order. The descent was rapid. This in combination with the cross wind led to a damaged leg on landing. The leg itself will have to be replaced but, not to be discouraged, Pete was heard to say "bigger chute next time... ...and motor".
| Flier | Rocket | Motor | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Best | Emperor Blobbo | I357 | Chute |
| Brian Best | Warlock | J350 | Chute |
| Mike Crewe | Ace Mmega Tube | H180 | Chute, Altilob project. R-DAS with Gwiz LC and Gwic LC Delux wired into it's digital inputs to track the GWiz events |
| Steve Grace | Small Endeavour | H128 | Chute |
| Richard Harwood | VB BoB | F23 | Chute |
| Richard Harwood | Python | D12-5 | Chute |
| Richard Harwood | Mirage | G35 | 2 Chutes |
| Tony Harwood | Eggsocet | Quest C5-3 | Streamer |
| Darren Longhorn | Tintinique | G104 | Chute, Last time on a G104 |
| Darren Longhorn | 4R5E F1L73R | E15 | Chute |
| Darren Longhorn | 4R5E F1L73R | F12-5 | Chute |
| James Longhorn | JLCLV | C6-3 | Parachute, Suborbital launch of Group Captain 'Ginger' Watkins |
| James Longhorn | James' Rocket | C6-3 | Streamer, Rockets to Go workshop |
| Shaun Longhorn | Lost | D12-0 to C6-7 | Streamer, Rockets to Go workshop |
| Shaun Longhorn | Flare | G104 | 18" Drogue, First flight |
| Luke Nelson | Lightning L3 | C6-7 | Streamer |
| George Rogozinski | Yank Hawk | G64-4 | Chute |
| George Rogozinski | PML Eclipse | J415 | 2 Chutes, Successful Level 2 flight |
| Patrick Rogozinski | Silver Comet | D12-5 | Chute |
| Patrick Rogozinski | Super Big Bertha | D12-3 | Chute |
| Pete Waddington | Starchaser | F25-6 | Chute, 1st flight. 22,000 foot altitude attempt, flown on behalf of Steve Bennett by the North Star Beach Buggy Club. It split in half and the bottom section was lost. That's what you get for mocking the great man! ;-) |
| Pete Waddington | HRP Online | H123 | Chute |
| Pete Waddington | Loc Viper III | 3xD12-3 | Chute, Fly the Stripes |
| Pete Waddington | Back to Basics | D12-0 to C6-7 | Streamer, First flight of this Rockets to Go workshop rocket rocket |
| Pete Waddington | 2 x Upscale Mars Lander | I211 | 2x36" Chute, First flight - AAARGH! Lovely flight, shame it bent a leg landing in the high winds |