SEARS fliers enjoy themed launches. But in 2009 were are unleashing a new concept. General, Youth, Challenge and Advanced categories. General will be on the green flight cards and there will be the drawing for a prize pool item. Youth is for fun and will you will likely get your picture on the web site. Challenge is to develop your rocketry skills. Advanced: This categoy is for those who have the basic skills down and have been flying rockets for a year or more with appropriate certifications. These flights will be flown from the wireless launcher if they present a greater risk than normal flights. That would be monocopters, billiard balls, four stage rockets, 7 motor clusters and the like. The stand off distance will be determined by the Club Advisor. Details will be supplied on the next cut. Let me know if you have any tweaks to the events.
Greg
Jan 10, 2009
General: Anything but a Chute day.
Youth: Make a colorful streamer and fly in a rocket
Challenge: Fly a helicopter rocket
Advanced: Fly a monocopter rocket See http://www.artapplewhite.com/monocopters.html
Feb 7, 2009
General: Egg Loft Day
Youth: Decorate eggs as Eggstronauts
Challenge: Egg Loft Duration
Advanced: Billiard Ball Loft
Mar 14, 2009
General: Maiden Flight Day
Youth: Decorate A Rocket Contest
Challenge: Kit Mash, build a rocket from two or more commercial kits.
Advanced: Fly a Hybrid Rocket
Apr 18, 2009
General: Peep Spot Landing
Youth: Launch three different kinds of peeps
Challenge: Deploy four or more peeps. The more the better
Advanced: Fly a peep to as close to 1500 feet as possible based on an altimeter
May 9, 2009
General: Classic Day: Any published design or kit over 20 years old including clones and upscales.
Youth: Bring a friend to the launch and show them how to fly a rocket
Challenge: Scratch Build an original Design
Advanced: Fly a dual deploy rocket
Jun 13, 2009
General: Multi Stage Day
Youth: fly a two stage rocket and find both the booster and sustainer
Challenge: fly a three stage rocket
Advanced: fly a four stage rocket
Jul 11, 2009
General: Glider Day
Youth: Bring a hand glider and fly it
Challenge: Glider Duration
Advanced: Fly an glider with 24 inch wingspan or greater (Maybe R/C)
Sep 12, 2009
General: Sci-fi / Futuristic / Alien Day
Youth: decorate a rocket to have aliens on-board
Challenge: Fly a Mars Lander type rocket
Advanced: Warp Factor
Oct 10, 2009
General: Odd Roc Day
Youth Build and fly an Applewhite 13mm saucer
Challenge: Build an totally original Odd Roc
Advanced: Fly an rocket on K or larger motor
Nov 14, 2009
General: Cluster Day
Youth: Paint a rocket the same color as a pumpkin
Challenge: Modify a rocket to take three motors instead of one
Advanced: Cluster 7 or more motors
Dec 12, 2009
General: Drag Race day
Youth: Decorate a rocket for Christmas
Challenge: Drag race a matched rocket and motor with a friend
Advanced: Drag race H or larger rockets