CATO LXIII Launch Report - 22 June 2002
Durham, CT
CATO 63 was bright, sunny and hot all day. The temperature peaked at 87 degrees in the afternoon. Fortunately, the winds in the morning were very light. They eventually gave way to a couple of steady breezes in the afternoon. The grass hadn't been mowed yet and was nearly waist deep and made recovery of small rockets a challenge. We hosted the CATO B Ping Pong Ball Duration contest.Today we had 29 flyers make 144 flights and burned 2,590 Ns of propellant.
Launch Photos
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Balls O'Plenty! John and Spencer Poulin rack "Pong" for the B Ping Pong Ball Duration contest. On Red-2 is Rick Polzello's BPPBD-2. Spencer's "Ping" is on #3. Sean Hogan's "Paper Ping" is on a piston launcher behind Red-5. Sean's rocket staged an A10 to A10 combo for an outta- sight flight. Unfortunately, the track was lost. On the away pads is Joe Robert's very upscale Sky Hook waiting to fly on a G35W.
Jeannine Lawall's Rogue Aerospace "Interdictor" boosts on an Estes B6 while Peter Lawall's "Ole Faithful" waits. At right Ole Faithful starts it's smoky trip on an E11J. Peter flew this rocket three times today on different motors. Each flight had a perfect dual deployment recovery with one of his PerfectFlite altimeters.
From left to right. Jason Hick's 38 Special on a G38 rides a column of smoke skyward. Rick Polzello's Pterydactyl Jr. light-up on a G64W reload. At right is Josh Drummond's Lightning Bolt on it's 1st flight burning a G80T.
Sean Drummond helps dad tote "Lightning Bolt" back to base after a successful flight.
Here is Jeff Thomas's "101 Dalmations" followed by Joe Roberts' upscale Sky Hook on a G38FJ. At right is Tony Cote's Pong I taking off on a B4.
First off is Alex Dejong's Fat Boy on one of several flights. Second is Zack Lau's Orange Flash and third is Jeannine Lawall's Rogue Aerospace "Interdictor" . Finally we have Jay Calvert's Folding Wing II on one of several attempted flights.
Here we have Peter Lawall's "Ole Faithful" on one of its three great flights today; next is Joe Roberts "Pyramid of Death" on a G80-4T motor. At right is Rick DeFonce's Red Rocket on a D12.
1. John Poulin readies his Ping Pong Ball Duration entry.
2. More PPBD entries, including Sean Hogan's 2-stage piston-launched bird.
3. Joe Roberts and his Pyramid of Death.
Photos by Sean Hogan.
CATO members making final preparations on another rack of rockets. Tony Cote preps his bird while David and Jeannine Lawall make final connections. Joe Robert's vintage Centuri Orion is ready and waiting with a C6-3 motor.
The view from the LCO seat...
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LAUNCH HIGHLIGHTS and STATS:
Frequent Flyers: Tony Cote and Jay Calvert led all flyers with 14 flights. Rick Defonce flew 11 times.
Clusters: Josh Drummond flew his "Tube Ball" contest rocket on a pair of A8's Jason Hicks flew his Viper IV with a pair of E30's. Rick Polzello's ASRAAM went awry when one of it's two D12 nozzles eroded and vectored thrust. Spencer Poulin flew "Popcorn" on a pair of A3's.
Multi-Stage Flights: Rick Defonce flew "Sam-X" on a C6 to A8 combo. Brian DiBella flew an Estes Mongoose with a C6 boosting a B6. Sean Hogan launched "Paper Ping" in the BPPBD contest three times on a couple of A to A combos. Zack Lau staged "Hercules" with a B6 & A8. Zack also flew "2nd Chance" with the same motors. Brad Martin Flew his "Orange Crush" on a pair of C6's. Rick Polzello CHAD staged a couple of different contest rockets on A motors.
Classic Kits: Joe Robert's flew his very old Orion on a C6. Rick DeFonce flew his 1970's Estes X15 on an A10.
Motor CATOs: Rick Polzello's had a D12 erode it's nozzle and cause his ASRAAM to go unstable.
Other Notable Flights: Mike Casey flew one of the new F21W's in Rick Polzello's Robin for a neck snapping flight. Jay Calvert also snapped necks with his modified Quest Shockwave that absolutely ripped on an F20W.
Contests: Today's contest was B Ping Pong Ball Duration.
CATO 63 B Ping Pong Ball Duration
| NAME / DIVISION |
TIME(Seconds) |
PLACE
|
|
PRIZE
|
| John Poulin |
29.25
|
1st Senior |
|
Magnelite Igniter Kit |
| Zack Lau |
24.66
|
2nd Senior |
|
Pack of D12-3 Motors |
| John Poulin |
19.26
|
|
|
|
| Jay Calvert |
19.26
|
3rd Senior |
|
Pack of B6-2 Motors |
| Brian Bassett |
18.23
|
|
|
|
| Jay Calvert |
17.92
|
|
|
|
| John Poulin |
17.83
|
|
|
|
| Tony Cote |
17.37
|
|
|
|
| Jay Calvert |
17.37
|
|
|
|
| Jay Calvert |
16.77
|
|
|
|
| Tony Cote |
16.53
|
|
|
|
| Tony Cote |
16.36
|
|
|
|
| Rick Polzello |
16.29
|
|
|
|
| Tony Cote |
16.28
|
|
|
|
| Tony Cote |
16.27
|
|
|
|
| Rick Polzello |
15.75
|
|
|
|
| Tony Cote |
15.69
|
|
|
|
| Rick Polzello |
15.24
|
|
|
|
| Spencer Poulin |
13.71
|
1st Junior |
|
Estes Star Destroyer |
| Rick Polzello |
12.89
|
|
|
|
| Rick Polzello |
12.41
|
|
|
|
| Zack Lau |
10.22
|
|
|
|
| Rick Polzello |
9.93
|
|
|
|
| Mark Barkasy |
9.81
|
|
|
|
| Brian DiBella |
7.89
|
|
|
|
| Brian DiBella |
7.87
|
|
|
|
| Spencer Martin |
6.30
|
2nd Junior |
|
Estes Naboo Royal Destroyer |
| Mike Casey |
4.90
|
|
|
|
| Josh Drummond |
3.15
|
|
|
|
| Sean Hogan |
2.85
|
|
|
|
|
Flyer
|
Ns
|
Motors
|
| Jason Hicks |
374
|
G38FJ, F50T, F23FJ, F20W, E30T(2) |
| Josh, Jared & Sean Drummond |
287
|
G80T(2), D21T, D12, B6, A8(2) |
| Joe Roberts |
234
|
G80T, G35W, C6 |
| Rick Defonce |
232
|
F39T(2), F12J, E11J, D12, C6(2), B6(2), A10(2), A8 |
| Peter, Jeannine & David Lawall |
228
|
F39T, F25W, E18W, E11J, C6, B6(3) |
| Rick Polzello |
189
|
G64W, D12(2), B4(4), A10(3), A3(3) |
| John Lombardi |
161
|
F23FJ(2), D12(2), C6, A10, A8 |
| Jay Calvert |
157
|
F20W, D12(2), C6(3), B6, B4(4), A8, A3, 1/2A3 |
| Brad & Spencer Martin |
102
|
E6, D21, C6(2), B6(3), A10(2), A3 |
| Tony Cote |
98
|
C6(7), B6(4), B4(3) |
Motor Summary
|
Motor
|
Total
|
|
1/4A
|
0
|
|
1/2A
|
6
|
|
A
|
31
|
|
B
|
50
|
|
C
|
30
|
|
D
|
16
|
|
E
|
7
|
|
F
|
13
|
|
G
|
6
|
|
Total
|
159
|
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