http://wallyum.blogspot.com/2022/03...ld-3-20-22.html
Braving the winds, the wires and the cars for an eight flight day.

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Bill Eichelberger
NAR 79563

http://wallyum.blogspot.com/

I miss being SAM 0058

Build floor: Centuri Bulldog AGM-83A Centuri Design Contest F-150 Hurricane Semroc - Shrike, SST Shuttle

In paint: Estes Air Commander, F-22 Air Superiority Fighter. Long Tom, Python, Solar Flare Peter Alway Scale Bash - Blossom V-2 Semroc Cyber III, Excalibur, Firefly

Ready to fly: Estes QCC Explorer, Warp II

Ya just had to scuff up the pretty little scale BB III, didn't you?

I need to get you hooked on draggy low altitude rockets for your B6-4 field.

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I love sanding.

Nice Flight Report, as always, Bill !

That supposed "Honest John" however is FAR too ugly to ever deserve a motor again !
Unless....You GLUE IT IN along with gluing in the nose cone, giving it an "El Destructo"/Explodor flight profile. A SU Aerotech 18mm D21 would do a great job for that. High-Altitude Destructive DITCH-O-MATIC !

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When in doubt, WHACK the GAS and DITCH the brake !!!

Yes, there is such a thing as NORMAL, if you have to ask what is "NORMAL" , you probably aren't !
Failure may not be an OPTION, but it is ALWAYS a POSSIBILITY.

I have several that are candidates, but this one might be ready for the biggest load. And bang.

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Bill Eichelberger
NAR 79563

http://wallyum.blogspot.com/

I miss being SAM 0058

Build floor: Centuri Bulldog AGM-83A Centuri Design Contest F-150 Hurricane Semroc - Shrike, SST Shuttle

In paint: Estes Air Commander, F-22 Air Superiority Fighter. Long Tom, Python, Solar Flare Peter Alway Scale Bash - Blossom V-2 Semroc Cyber III, Excalibur, Firefly

Ready to fly: Estes QCC Explorer, Warp II

I didn't. US 27 did. I was impressed with the people swerving so they didn't hit it.
I'm loaded with draggy stuff, but I'm dealing with a backlog of never flown and not flown for years birds that I'm trying to work through. Ironically, the BB III was last flown here last year. It was an impulse fly.

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Bill Eichelberger
NAR 79563

http://wallyum.blogspot.com/

I miss being SAM 0058

Build floor: Centuri Bulldog AGM-83A Centuri Design Contest F-150 Hurricane Semroc - Shrike, SST Shuttle

In paint: Estes Air Commander, F-22 Air Superiority Fighter. Long Tom, Python, Solar Flare Peter Alway Scale Bash - Blossom V-2 Semroc Cyber III, Excalibur, Firefly

Ready to fly: Estes QCC Explorer, Warp II

Of all the ugly rockets I’ve seen, your Honest John is/was the best!

(That may not have sounded like a compliment … )

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Lee Reep
NAR 55948

Projects: Semroc Saturn 1B, EAC Firecat (Mini HoJo bash), Scorpius, DBRM
In the Paint Shop: Nothing! Too cold!
Launch-Ready: Farside-X, Maxi Honest John, Super Scamp

I'd love to know the story behind it. I have a Shrike that's pretty close to being as ugly.

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Bill Eichelberger
NAR 79563

http://wallyum.blogspot.com/

I miss being SAM 0058

Build floor: Centuri Bulldog AGM-83A Centuri Design Contest F-150 Hurricane Semroc - Shrike, SST Shuttle

In paint: Estes Air Commander, F-22 Air Superiority Fighter. Long Tom, Python, Solar Flare Peter Alway Scale Bash - Blossom V-2 Semroc Cyber III, Excalibur, Firefly

Ready to fly: Estes QCC Explorer, Warp II