02-21-2021, 08:08 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Southern N.H.
Posts: 4,333
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Originally Posted by tbzep
I went to a wedding in the Menomonie/Eau Claire area in March about 20 some odd years ago. About a million people were still ice fishing, and the pickup hadn't fell through yet...they had a pool for cash if you picked the date it fell through. Really nice folks in both towns. I can see how a frozen lake would be a good launch area, as long as there is some fairly soft snow to keep you from breaking fins. Our snow glazes over into concrete pretty quick.
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There was a light, fluffy snow last night.
A few inches only.
There was a crust on the ice.
The snow helped a little.
There were several CATO's on the pad and in the air. Those were cool!
A few altimeters froze during flight and did not deploy. Broken fins.
I learned a new trick about keeping the altimeters warm besides body heat.
Lost two rockets to wind drift.(not mine) I did not bring any rockets to launch.
I'm LPR only.
Like I said, it was a very interesting day.
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