At the moment of staging, the booster drops away from William's Tres Two. One of the B6-0s appears to still be burning, while the upper stage motor, a D12-7, has not fully ignited yet and is not producing a visible flame. This is pretty much "that staging shot" I've been trying to take all these years! Photo by Greg Smith

We held a small, informal launch off the regular calendar on August 5, 2006. Despite a steady wind from the southeast, there were some nice flights at this low-pressure event.

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CIA-Rocketry > Chris Deem ran launch control for much of the day, and only flew two rockets himself. Photo by Greg Smith

CIA-Rocketry > Jonathan Sivier hooks up his Stretch Blobbo for the first of two flights. Photo by Greg Smith

CIA-Rocketry > The Stretch Blobbo heading up on a D12-5. Photo by Greg Smith

CIA-Rocketry > William Carney preps his Tres Two. This variation on the Fliskits Tres is a two-stage model with a cluster of three motors in the booster (B6-0's in this case). Photo by Greg Smith

CIA-Rocketry > William hooks up the first-stage cluster on his Tres Two. Photo by Greg Smith

CIA-Rocketry > William's Tres Two lifts off with all three B6-0's thrusting. Photo by Greg Smith

CIA-Rocketry > At the moment of staging, the booster drops away from William's Tres Two. One of the B6-0s appears to still be burning, while the upper stage motor, a D12-7, has not fully ignited yet and is not producing a visible flame. This is pretty much "that staging shot" I've been trying to take all these years! Photo by Greg Smith

At the moment of staging, the booster drops away from William's Tres Two. One of the B6-0s appears to still be burning, while the upper stage motor, a D12-7, has not fully ignited yet and is not producing a visible flame. This is pretty much "that staging shot" I've been trying to take all these years! Photo by Greg Smith