Lon Westfall hooks up his new, strengthened Tall Boy clone. The previous one, seen in many past photos here, is now hanging in a tree in Mahomet. Photo by Greg Smith

CIA held a regular club launch on Saturday, July 28, 2007 at Dodds Park in Champaign. The weather was nice, but with an easterly wind that made it difficult to recover all the rockets inside the park.

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CIA-Rocketry > We had a rare, out-of town visitor. Laura Watson from California was in C-U and attended our launch. Along with her family, she flew several large rockets and gliders. Here, she preps her LOC Forte for flight. Photo by Greg Smith

CIA-Rocketry > Laura Watson's Edmonds Aerospace Deltie Thunder glider lifts off with a D12 motor. Photo by Greg Smith

CIA-Rocketry > Jonathan Sivier takes a break from assembling a reloadable motor for his Vaughn Brothers Stretch Blobbo to watch the launches. Photo by Greg Smith

CIA-Rocketry > Liftoff! Photo by Greg Smith

CIA-Rocketry > Lon Westfall hooks up his new, strengthened Tall Boy clone. The previous one, seen in many past photos here, is now hanging in a tree in Mahomet. Photo by Greg Smith

CIA-Rocketry > Jonathan connects the igniter clips to his Stretch Blobbo before launch. Photo by Greg Smith

CIA-Rocketry > Greg Smith's competition C boost glider before a trim test flight on a B4-2 motor. The glider, which performed well, was lost on its second flight of the day, but was found and returned three weeks later! Photo by Greg Smith

Lon Westfall hooks up his new, strengthened Tall Boy clone. The previous one, seen in many past photos here, is now hanging in a tree in Mahomet. Photo by Greg Smith