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Old 08-01-2019, 10:17 AM
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Default R.I.P. Alien Explorer at NARAM 61

Well, my scratch-built Alien Explorer (that had it's maiden launch at ECOF in 2014) met it's fate at NARAM 61 on Sunday.

On a C6-5 my biggest fear was that it would land in the (too close) cornfield. Instead it landed on the tarmac and was dragged by the parachute until it was beaten to death.

I saved only the BNC50-XP cone.
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Old 08-01-2019, 03:02 PM
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That’s terrible I’m so sorry. It looked really nice.
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Old 08-01-2019, 03:39 PM
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Well, my scratch-built Alien Explorer (that had it's maiden launch at ECOF in 2014) met it's fate at NARAM 61 on Sunday.

On a C6-5 my biggest fear was that it would land in the (too close) cornfield. Instead it landed on the tarmac and was dragged by the parachute until it was beaten to death.

I saved only the BNC50-XP cone.


Sorry about your rocket! I’m I the only one who thought the sport range setup left a bit to be desired at NARAM? All that open, grassy territory and we launched on an asphalt flight line with corn and soybean fields down wind.
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Old 08-01-2019, 08:04 PM
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Sorry about your rocket! I’m I the only one who thought the sport range setup left a bit to be desired at NARAM? All that open, grassy territory and we launched on an asphalt flight line with corn and soybean fields down wind.

Yeah, the sport range we were allotted was rather lame. Orville Redenbacher claimed a lot of rockets.
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Old 08-02-2019, 05:25 AM
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As you’d expect there has been much discussion about this. There is a story of a prior big event (an NSL?) where the last flight of the day landed on the high tension power lines to the west, causing a power outage in the area and the strong desire to never have that happen again. (Incidentally a similar incident involving power lines is why the Boeing Employees RC club lost its last field and now no longer exists.)

The winds shifted after Monday’s blow out (and an inch of rain Monday night) and were much better Tuesday and on. I got several flights in off the sport range on Tuesday without going into the corn or the soybeans.

Of course with the contest range sited further south and west corn hasn’t been an issue for contest flights these last few days.

Jeffy, I’m sorry I missed you.
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Old 08-02-2019, 07:37 AM
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Jeffy, I’m sorry I missed you.


Likewise. Maybe next time.
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Old 08-02-2019, 01:01 PM
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Jeff,
That's a shame!

How was the sport crowd?

Wanted to go, but household things got in the way...

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Well, my scratch-built Alien Explorer (that had it's maiden launch at ECOF in 2014) met it's fate at NARAM 61 on Sunday.

On a C6-5 my biggest fear was that it would land in the (too close) cornfield. Instead it landed on the tarmac and was dragged by the parachute until it was beaten to death.

I saved only the BNC50-XP cone.


I bet you felt.....alienated.
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As you’d expect there has been much discussion about this. There is a story of a prior big event (an NSL?) where the last flight of the day landed on the high tension power lines to the west, causing a power outage in the area and the strong desire to never have that happen again. (Incidentally a similar incident involving power lines is why the Boeing Employees RC club lost its last field and now no longer exists.)

The winds shifted after Monday’s blow out (and an inch of rain Monday night) and were much better Tuesday and on. I got several flights in off the sport range on Tuesday without going into the corn or the soybeans.

Of course with the contest range sited further south and west corn hasn’t been an issue for contest flights these last few days.

Jeffy, I’m sorry I missed you.

I think the NSL was in 2007. I have a picture of the rocket draped across the wires somewhere, but I can't locate it. I thought I was going to get a day of flying in since Muncie is only a two hour trip, but between my new shift at work and things with my Mom going badly, I never really got a day when I could justify four hours of driving. I tried to console myself by launching a few at B6-4 Field on Friday. Back in the winter they'd taken down many of the trees that surrounded the field. First flight was an Estes Patriot on a B6-4. It's now hanging in one of the trees they left.
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Old 08-04-2019, 01:06 PM
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Jeff,

Sorry to hear about your loss of the Alien Explorer. Those types of losses are aggravating. Hitting the asphalt is one thing, but then to be dragged to destruction is so wrong!

We used to fly in a huge empty field, and launched off the narrow paved road leading into the middle of the field. I’m sure I hold the record for the greatest number of rockets that just missed the soft earth and smacked into the asphalt.
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