LDRS 20
We came, we flew, we ROCed 'em!
We were well centered to the event, a great location. |
Schwa felt right at home. |
Going for Level 1, using Vidroc 5 to capture the flight. | |
Clay Brothers' rocketry is born, here we attempt to mock the classic picture of bringing the rocket out to the pad. Don't think anyone noticed. |
Looks like the glue has dried on this fin... |
Waiting our turn. That flag (donated by the Ratt Works folks) says "remove before flight". It worked perfectly. |
Love that Redstone profile this rocket has! A beautiful launch. Here's the on board video at 1/2 speed and here's the ground footage. |
Two chutes to the wind. Level 1 was in the bag. |
Two brothers, one passion, zero budget. |
Vidroc 1.6 and the "catch a flying rocket on video" project | |
Vidroc 1.6 with a G33 (left) and Big Kahuna with a G80 (right) prepare to dance in the sky. |
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Big Kahuna happily returns. |
Film at 11:00... |
Nibbles
the Astro Cat videos
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The moment of truth, there's no turning back, Nibbles is committed to the task as he's inserted into the large dangerous rocket ship. Well, this WAS LDRS, after all. | |
Nibbles was heard to say "Tilt me up and light this candle", but no one spoke feline so it took another 10 minutes. | |
This is just the launch Jeanne recorded
from the minimal safe distance.
To make this footage more dramatic, I've slowed the liftoff down by 50%
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Split view of Nibbles (via the kitty-cam) and the launch (at full speed). The signal goes out just as the rocket started to demonstrate an undesirable flight pattern. | |
Back on the ground (ready to use the litter box) - Nibbles is in good shape and none the worse for wear, but note the change in camera position and the sudden excess of wires in the cabin. Must have been a bumpy ride. |