If you are looking for something a little different you might like the 1st annual Mako’s Warbird Show coming on Nov. 15 & 16 to 22701 SW 248 Street. Mako’s Jet Club is a group of guys with miniature turbine jet engine planes and other unmanned flying contraptions. Their website www.makosrcjetclub.com has photos and videos of their planes and projects and previous fun fly events. Entry donation is $5.00 for adults and $1.00 for children.

Weather forcasting has indicated ground speed winds in the 15-20 knots for Sunday. Even thought the safety code says above 20 we are going to wait for calmer weather.  If the club would like to set a specific launch weekend like other clubs, I’d like to have that input.

The weather people have predicted strong easterly winds on Sunday.

Maybe next week will bring calmer weather. Folks with pictures or videos should send them to me or send me a link if you post them on the web so we can all enjoy them during these times.

July’s launch was actually a very nice day out in the field. We witnessed a couple of unconventional rockets that worked excellently.  The Pyramid is actually more like three sides of a cube and the Flying Saucer was a octagon. See plans here Both worked flew spectacularly and required no additional recovery devices. We appreciate Marc’s showing us something other than a fire arrows. He put up a couple of clean, complete videos from that day and I thought I downloaded them to incorporate into the video but I couldn’t find them.  The link I had went 404 before I began making the video.

It has been a while and the laziness a is creeping in. Nonetheless This seems as good a time as any to set for a launch. So scrub the black gunk out from the last one and slide in some new AP.

Thanks to the current presidential administration and their weather enablers, NOAA,  who are actively conspiring to line up heavy weather in the Atlantic,  the Sept. 7 Launch is postponed until futher notice. Original intentions were to reschedule for next week but a climate control program appears to have been initiated and is capable of intensifying the Josephine pattern following Ike.

TSF is adopting a wait and see attitude.

I know it seems like a long time to some of you but Hang in there.
HAVE YOU SEEN THE WEATHER REPORTS?
Here we sit in Hurricane Alley Waiting for Hannah, Ike and Josephine and who knows who is next.
Sunday’s launch is on a wait and see approach.

Let us know - call me - for updates.

bad weather has forced us to postpone the launch until July 20. Low ceilings and likely thunderstorms aren’t conducive to great rocketry. See you then!

Here it is, finally. Sorry Bernie I missed your talon launch. It was a great flight!

It was a fine day of rocket flying this past June. Attendence included myself, Paul, Tom and Bernie. The field was a bit breezy but quite bearable for it - all landed on the field. Bernie’s rocket spit its 29mm motor at apogee but both were recovered in good condition.One thing nice about the summer months is a wide open unplowed and planted field. Pebble for a mile in all directions make recoveries easy to find.

Pictures & video will be posted soon.