GARLO 2007

Young flyers set up Photo: Alan M. Carroll

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Young flyers set up Photo: Alan M. Carroll

Photo: Alan M. Carroll

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Photo: Alan M. Carroll

First time flyer launch. Black Dart / Estes Astro / A8-3 Photo: Alan M. Carroll

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First time flyer launch. Black Dart / Estes Astro / A8-3 Photo: Alan M. Carroll

Jules Verne '29 / G54-S Photo: Alan M. Carroll

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Jules Verne '29 / G54-S Photo: Alan M. Carroll

Alan Carroll gets ready to load up his whole flock of "Green Rages," identically painted PML AMRAAMs, of various sizes. Photo by Greg Smith

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Alan Carroll gets ready to load up his whole flock of "Green Rages," identically painted PML AMRAAMs, of various sizes. Photo by Greg Smith

Alan starts to load his 2.1" diameter PML AMRAAM, "Green Rage 2," on the pad. Photo by Greg Smith

nobody@smugmug.com (CIA-Rocketry) — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 21:50:21 -0700

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Alan starts to load his 2.1" diameter PML AMRAAM, "Green Rage 2," on the pad. Photo by Greg Smith

Green Rage Squadron Photo: Alan M. Carroll

nobody@smugmug.com (CIA-Rocketry) — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 13:52:16 -0700

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Green Rage Squadron Photo: Alan M. Carroll

Green Rage 1 / Estes Amraam / B6-4 Photo: Alan M. Carroll

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Green Rage 1 / Estes Amraam / B6-4 Photo: Alan M. Carroll

Green Rage 2 / PML Amraam / G38-7 Photo: Alan M. Carroll

nobody@smugmug.com (CIA-Rocketry) — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 13:56:14 -0700

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Green Rage 2 / PML Amraam / G38-7 Photo: Alan M. Carroll

Green Rage 3 / PML Amraam / H128-S Photo: Alan M. Carroll

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Green Rage 3 / PML Amraam / H128-S Photo: Alan M. Carroll

Going for "closest to pad" Photo: Alan M. Carroll

nobody@smugmug.com (CIA-Rocketry) — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 13:56:21 -0700

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Going for "closest to pad" Photo: Alan M. Carroll

Dave Harris' Aerotech Phoenix radio-controlled rocket glider before flight. Photo by Greg Smith

nobody@smugmug.com (CIA-Rocketry) — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 21:43:09 -0700

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Dave Harris' Aerotech Phoenix radio-controlled rocket glider before flight. Photo by Greg Smith

Dave Harris' Phoenix R/C glider lifts off -- slowly, and with a huge cloud of smoke -- on an F23 motor. Photo by Greg Smith

nobody@smugmug.com (CIA-Rocketry) — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 21:45:23 -0700

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Dave Harris' Phoenix R/C glider lifts off -- slowly, and with a huge cloud of smoke -- on an F23 motor. Photo by Greg Smith

Photo: Alan M. Carroll

nobody@smugmug.com (CIA-Rocketry) — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 13:56:31 -0700

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Photo: Alan M. Carroll

Photo: Alan M. Carroll

nobody@smugmug.com (CIA-Rocketry) — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 13:56:25 -0700

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Photo: Alan M. Carroll

Dave's Phoenix glides in for a smooth landing on the grass. Photo by Greg Smith

nobody@smugmug.com (CIA-Rocketry) — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 21:45:36 -0700

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Dave's Phoenix glides in for a smooth landing on the grass. Photo by Greg Smith

Robert Brunner helps a young modeler load the parachute in his Alpha III. Photo by Greg Smith

nobody@smugmug.com (CIA-Rocketry) — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 21:42:14 -0700

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Robert Brunner helps a young modeler load the parachute in his Alpha III. Photo by Greg Smith

Cluster saucer Photo: Alan M. Carroll

nobody@smugmug.com (CIA-Rocketry) — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 13:56:44 -0700

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Cluster saucer Photo: Alan M. Carroll

Photo: Alan M. Carroll

nobody@smugmug.com (CIA-Rocketry) — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 13:56:50 -0700

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Photo: Alan M. Carroll

Photo: Alan M. Carroll

nobody@smugmug.com (CIA-Rocketry) — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 13:56:55 -0700

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Photo: Alan M. Carroll

Photo: Alan M. Carroll

nobody@smugmug.com (CIA-Rocketry) — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 13:57:00 -0700

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Photo: Alan M. Carroll

Photo: Alan M. Carroll

nobody@smugmug.com (CIA-Rocketry) — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 13:58:35 -0700

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Photo: Alan M. Carroll

Greg Smith's replica of the Estes Cobra takes off with three C6-7 motors all burning. Photo by Greg Smith

nobody@smugmug.com (CIA-Rocketry) — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 21:45:43 -0700

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Greg Smith's replica of the Estes Cobra takes off with three C6-7 motors all burning. Photo by Greg Smith

Photo: Alan M. Carroll

nobody@smugmug.com (CIA-Rocketry) — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 13:57:07 -0700

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Photo: Alan M. Carroll

Photo: Alan M. Carroll

nobody@smugmug.com (CIA-Rocketry) — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 13:57:23 -0700

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Photo: Alan M. Carroll

Photo: Alan M. Carroll

nobody@smugmug.com (CIA-Rocketry) — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 13:57:28 -0700

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Photo: Alan M. Carroll

Photo: Alan M. Carroll

nobody@smugmug.com (CIA-Rocketry) — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 13:57:33 -0700

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Photo: Alan M. Carroll

Ben Evans' Estes Big Daddy, painted in a spectacular purple, lifts off. Photo by Greg Smith

nobody@smugmug.com (CIA-Rocketry) — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 21:50:30 -0700

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Ben Evans' Estes Big Daddy, painted in a spectacular purple, lifts off. Photo by Greg Smith

Photo: Alan M. Carroll

nobody@smugmug.com (CIA-Rocketry) — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 13:57:39 -0700

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Photo: Alan M. Carroll

Photo: Alan M. Carroll

nobody@smugmug.com (CIA-Rocketry) — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 13:57:47 -0700

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Photo: Alan M. Carroll

Photo: Alan M. Carroll

nobody@smugmug.com (CIA-Rocketry) — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 13:57:54 -0700

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Photo: Alan M. Carroll

Jonathan Sivier's "Spudnik" ignites. Photo by Greg Smith

nobody@smugmug.com (CIA-Rocketry) — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 21:46:08 -0700

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Jonathan Sivier's "Spudnik" ignites. Photo by Greg Smith

Jonathan Sivier's "Spudnik." Photo by Alan M. Carroll

nobody@smugmug.com (CIA-Rocketry) — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 13:58:06 -0700

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Jonathan Sivier's "Spudnik." Photo by Alan M. Carroll

Photo: Alan M. Carroll

nobody@smugmug.com (CIA-Rocketry) — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 13:58:41 -0700

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Photo: Alan M. Carroll

Liftoff of Christopher Deem's upscale Sputnik II replica. Photo by Greg Smith

nobody@smugmug.com (CIA-Rocketry) — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 21:43:22 -0700

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Liftoff of Christopher Deem's upscale Sputnik II replica. Photo by Greg Smith

Chris returns to the launch area after recovering his Sputnik II re-creation. Photo by Greg Smith

nobody@smugmug.com (CIA-Rocketry) — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 21:43:43 -0700

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Chris returns to the launch area after recovering his Sputnik II re-creation. Photo by Greg Smith

Photo: Alan M. Carroll

nobody@smugmug.com (CIA-Rocketry) — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 13:58:11 -0700

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Photo: Alan M. Carroll

A young rocketeer loads his rocket on the pad. Photo by Greg Smith

nobody@smugmug.com (CIA-Rocketry) — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 21:41:28 -0700

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A young rocketeer loads his rocket on the pad. Photo by Greg Smith

Chris Deem's Centuri Laser-X, with an autograph by Lee Piester, founder of Centuri, before flight. Photo by Greg Smith

nobody@smugmug.com (CIA-Rocketry) — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 21:41:51 -0700

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Chris Deem's Centuri Laser-X, with an autograph by Lee Piester, founder of Centuri, before flight. Photo by Greg Smith

Liftoff of Chris Deem's Centuri Laser-X. Photo by Greg Smith

nobody@smugmug.com (CIA-Rocketry) — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 21:42:43 -0700

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Liftoff of Chris Deem's Centuri Laser-X. Photo by Greg Smith

Liftoff of Greg Smith's Estes Orbital Transport with a C6-3 motor. Photo by Greg Smith

nobody@smugmug.com (CIA-Rocketry) — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 21:44:06 -0700

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Liftoff of Greg Smith's Estes Orbital Transport with a C6-3 motor. Photo by Greg Smith

Bob Schifo's flight-converted Steak-N-Shake drink cup takes off. This is a transparent plastic cup, so you can see the motor mount and exhaust inside the model. Photo by Greg Smith

nobody@smugmug.com (CIA-Rocketry) — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 21:44:28 -0700

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Bob Schifo's flight-converted Steak-N-Shake drink cup takes off. This is a transparent plastic cup, so you can see the motor mount and exhaust inside the model. Photo by Greg Smith

Greg Smith's BecTec Flying Fun Bird flies free of the launcher with an Apogee E6-8 motor, which burns for 6-1/2 seconds. Photo by Greg Smith

nobody@smugmug.com (CIA-Rocketry) — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 21:44:46 -0700

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Greg Smith's BecTec Flying Fun Bird flies free of the launcher with an Apogee E6-8 motor, which burns for 6-1/2 seconds. Photo by Greg Smith

Liftoff of a three-D12 Estes Maxi-Force. Photo by Greg Smith

nobody@smugmug.com (CIA-Rocketry) — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 21:45:53 -0700

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Liftoff of a three-D12 Estes Maxi-Force. Photo by Greg Smith

Nice recovery of an Aerotech Initiator after a successful flight. Photo by Greg Smith

nobody@smugmug.com (CIA-Rocketry) — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 21:46:14 -0700

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Nice recovery of an Aerotech Initiator after a successful flight. Photo by Greg Smith

Robert Brunner launches Greg Smith's "The Cow" with a RoadRunner F45 motor. Photo by Greg Smith

nobody@smugmug.com (CIA-Rocketry) — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 21:46:37 -0700

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Robert Brunner launches Greg Smith's "The Cow" with a RoadRunner F45 motor. Photo by Greg Smith

Descent of The Cow after a crowd-pleasing flight. Photo by Greg Smith

nobody@smugmug.com (CIA-Rocketry) — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 21:46:44 -0700

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Descent of The Cow after a crowd-pleasing flight. Photo by Greg Smith

Greg's The Cow performed a "stuck" upright landing. Unfortunately, it also broke a fin (not visible in this image). Photo by Greg Smith

nobody@smugmug.com (CIA-Rocketry) — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 21:47:01 -0700

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Greg's The Cow performed a "stuck" upright landing. Unfortunately, it also broke a fin (not visible in this image). Photo by Greg Smith

Liftoff of Christopher Deem's Cherokee II, an upscale of the Estes Cherokee-D kit. Photo by Greg Smith

nobody@smugmug.com (CIA-Rocketry) — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 21:45:08 -0700

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Liftoff of Christopher Deem's Cherokee II, an upscale of the Estes Cherokee-D kit. Photo by Greg Smith

Recovery of Chris Deem's Cherokee II. Photo by Greg Smith

nobody@smugmug.com (CIA-Rocketry) — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 21:45:15 -0700

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Recovery of Chris Deem's Cherokee II. Photo by Greg Smith

Things can get busy around the check-in and launch control table at GARLO. Mark Joseph handles the LCO duties here. Photo by Greg Smith

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Things can get busy around the check-in and launch control table at GARLO. Mark Joseph handles the LCO duties here. Photo by Greg Smith

Lon Westfall's Estes Interceptor, an original from the early '70s, lifts off on a C motor. Photo by Greg Smith

nobody@smugmug.com (CIA-Rocketry) — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 21:47:58 -0700

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Lon Westfall's Estes Interceptor, an original from the early '70s, lifts off on a C motor. Photo by Greg Smith

Recovery of Lon's Interceptor after a successful flight. Photo by Greg Smith

nobody@smugmug.com (CIA-Rocketry) — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 21:48:24 -0700

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Recovery of Lon's Interceptor after a successful flight. Photo by Greg Smith

Lon inspects his Interceptor after recovery. Photo by Greg Smith

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Lon inspects his Interceptor after recovery. Photo by Greg Smith

Greg Smith's "Et2," a modified and slickly finished Rocket R&D Brutus kit, took first place in the "best looking rocket" category at GARLO 2007. Pinstriping by Chris Davis. Photo by Greg S ...

nobody@smugmug.com (CIA-Rocketry) — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 21:47:19 -0700

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Greg Smith's "Et2," a modified and slickly finished Rocket R&D Brutus kit, took first place in the "best looking rocket" category at GARLO 2007. Pinstriping by Chris Davis. Photo by Greg S ...

Liftoff of Greg Smith's Et2 on an Aerotech H128-S reloadable motor. Photo by Greg Smith

nobody@smugmug.com (CIA-Rocketry) — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 21:48:57 -0700

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Liftoff of Greg Smith's Et2 on an Aerotech H128-S reloadable motor. Photo by Greg Smith

Descent of Greg Smith's Et2 with a 50" parachute after a successful flight. Photo by Greg Smith

nobody@smugmug.com (CIA-Rocketry) — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 21:49:02 -0700

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Descent of Greg Smith's Et2 with a 50" parachute after a successful flight. Photo by Greg Smith

The largest of Chris Deem's three various-sized "Sputnik II" replicas lifts off on a cluster of three C5-3 motors. Photo by Greg Smith

nobody@smugmug.com (CIA-Rocketry) — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 21:49:18 -0700

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The largest of Chris Deem's three various-sized "Sputnik II" replicas lifts off on a cluster of three C5-3 motors. Photo by Greg Smith

Jonathan Sivier's A-20 Demon, another original rocket from the 1970s, lifts off. Photo by Greg Smith

nobody@smugmug.com (CIA-Rocketry) — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 21:49:34 -0700

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Jonathan Sivier's A-20 Demon, another original rocket from the 1970s, lifts off. Photo by Greg Smith

William Carney loads his NCR Phantom 4000 on the pad. Photo by Greg Smith

nobody@smugmug.com (CIA-Rocketry) — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 21:50:06 -0700

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William Carney loads his NCR Phantom 4000 on the pad. Photo by Greg Smith

Liftoff of Christopher Deem's upscale Chief Cherokee with a Rocketflite Silver Streak H220 motor. Photo by Greg Smith

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Liftoff of Christopher Deem's upscale Chief Cherokee with a Rocketflite Silver Streak H220 motor. Photo by Greg Smith

Chris' Chief Cherokee takes off. Photo by Alan M. Carroll

nobody@smugmug.com (CIA-Rocketry) — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 13:58:01 -0700

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Chris' Chief Cherokee takes off. Photo by Alan M. Carroll

Descent of Chris Deem's Chief Cherokee after a beautiful flight. Note the recovery wadding. Photo by Greg Smith

nobody@smugmug.com (CIA-Rocketry) — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 21:50:52 -0700

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Descent of Chris Deem's Chief Cherokee after a beautiful flight. Note the recovery wadding. Photo by Greg Smith

Liftoff of Jonathan Sivier's Centuri Mach 10 boost glider. Look closely and you can see the igniter plug bouncing into the air just above the top of the fence post. Photo by Greg Smith

nobody@smugmug.com (CIA-Rocketry) — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 21:51:18 -0700

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Liftoff of Jonathan Sivier's Centuri Mach 10 boost glider. Look closely and you can see the igniter plug bouncing into the air just above the top of the fence post. Photo by Greg Smith

Lon Westfall loads his Hawk Mountain Transonic II with altimeter-controlled recovery and one of the spectacular Aerotech H999 motors with Warp 9 propellant. Photo by Greg Smith

nobody@smugmug.com (CIA-Rocketry) — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 21:51:07 -0700

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Lon Westfall loads his Hawk Mountain Transonic II with altimeter-controlled recovery and one of the spectacular Aerotech H999 motors with Warp 9 propellant. Photo by Greg Smith

Lon Westfall's Transonic II barely clear of the rail on an H999 motor. Catching a picture of this model in flight is almost pure luck, because the rocket accelerates so fast it is just a st ...

nobody@smugmug.com (CIA-Rocketry) — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 21:51:31 -0700

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Lon Westfall's Transonic II barely clear of the rail on an H999 motor. Catching a picture of this model in flight is almost pure luck, because the rocket accelerates so fast it is just a st ...

Lon's Transonic II descending on its altimeter-deployed main 'chute after its flight with an H999 motor. Photo by Alan M. Carroll

nobody@smugmug.com (CIA-Rocketry) — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 13:56:37 -0700

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Lon's Transonic II descending on its altimeter-deployed main 'chute after its flight with an H999 motor. Photo by Alan M. Carroll