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GARLO 2010

The Great Annual Rocket Launch of 2010 was held Saturday, June 26, 2010 at Dodds Park in Champaign, Illinois. This year's theme was "The Year We Make Contact" (based on the book and movie sequels to "2001: A Space Odyssey"). It was a very hot day with temperatures in the mid-90s and modest, mostly westerly winds. The heat probably kept some rocketeers inside and a few elaborate projects from flying, but it was a very successful event overall, with a 96% success rate out of 127 total rockets flown.
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  • Matt Joseph's Estes Mean Machine, with an Independence Day paint scheme, lifts off with a D12-5 motor. Photo by Alan M. Carroll

    Matt Joseph's Estes Mean Machine, with an Independence Day paint scheme, lifts off with a D12-5 motor. Photo by Alan M. Carroll

  • Photo by Alan M. Carroll

    Photo by Alan M. Carroll

  • Matt Joseph's Mean Machine ascending under power. Photo by Alan M. Carroll

    Matt Joseph's Mean Machine ascending under power. Photo by Alan M. Carroll

  • Matt Joseph's Mean Machine. Photo by Alan M. Carroll

    Matt Joseph's Mean Machine. Photo by Alan M. Carroll

  • Mike Z's two-stage Warp II lifts off with a B6-0/B6-4 motor combo. Photo by Alan M. Carroll

    Mike Z's two-stage Warp II lifts off with a B6-0/B6-4 motor combo. Photo by Alan M. Carroll

  • Photo by Alan M. Carroll

    Photo by Alan M. Carroll

  • Gary Slater's Adria 11-29, a highly modified LOC IV, lifts off with a G80 motor. Photo by Alan M. Carroll

    Gary Slater's Adria 11-29, a highly modified LOC IV, lifts off with a G80 motor. Photo by Alan M. Carroll

  • Gary Slater's Adria 11-29. Photo by Alan M. Carroll

    Gary Slater's Adria 11-29. Photo by Alan M. Carroll

  • Ascent of Gary Slater's modified LOC IV. Photo by Alan M. Carroll

    Ascent of Gary Slater's modified LOC IV. Photo by Alan M. Carroll

  • Photo by Alan M. Carroll

    Photo by Alan M. Carroll

  • Gary's Adria 11-29 at ejection. Photo by Alan M. Carroll

    Gary's Adria 11-29 at ejection. Photo by Alan M. Carroll

  • William Carney's Oranger takes off. Photo by Alan M. Carroll

    William Carney's Oranger takes off. Photo by Alan M. Carroll

  • A slightly non-vertical ascent for William Carney's pyramid rocket. Photo by Alan M. Carroll

    A slightly non-vertical ascent for William Carney's pyramid rocket. Photo by Alan M. Carroll

  • The H148 Redline motor ignites in Brian Smith's Pem-Tech King Kraken. Photo by Alan M. Carroll

    The H148 Redline motor ignites in Brian Smith's Pem-Tech King Kraken. Photo by Alan M. Carroll

  • Brian Smith's King Kraken clears the pad. Photo by Alan M. Carroll

    Brian Smith's King Kraken clears the pad. Photo by Alan M. Carroll

  • Jonathan Sivier's Death Star lifts off with a C6-3 motor. Photo by Alan M. Carroll

    Jonathan Sivier's Death Star lifts off with a C6-3 motor. Photo by Alan M. Carroll

  • Jonathan Sivier's Death Star. Photo by Alan M. Carroll

    Jonathan Sivier's Death Star. Photo by Alan M. Carroll

  • Photo by Alan M. Carroll

    Photo by Alan M. Carroll

  • Photo by Alan M. Carroll

    Photo by Alan M. Carroll

  • Photo by Alan M. Carroll

    Photo by Alan M. Carroll

  • Jonathan Sivier's Illini Special, a FlisKits Frick'n'Frack kit. This was very cool. It split in to two parts, orange and blue with tumble recovery. Despite its appearance, this is a two-stage model with B6-0 and C6-0 motors. Photo by Alan M. Carroll

    Jonathan Sivier's Illini Special, a FlisKits Frick'n'Frack kit. This was very cool. It split in to two parts, orange and blue with tumble recovery. Despite its appearance, this is a two-stage model with B6-0 and C6-0 motors. Photo by Alan M. Carroll

  • Liftoff of Adam Joseph's Airspike on a RoadRunner F45-8 motor. Photo by Alan M. Carroll

    Liftoff of Adam Joseph's Airspike on a RoadRunner F45-8 motor. Photo by Alan M. Carroll

  • Liftoff of a FlisKits Deuces Wild with two B6-4 motors. Notice how the motors are canted outward with their thrust vectors intersecting the rocket's center of gravity. This should make it fly straighter even if one motor fails to ignite (although both lit just fine for this flight). Photo by Greg Smith

    Liftoff of a FlisKits Deuces Wild with two B6-4 motors. Notice how the motors are canted outward with their thrust vectors intersecting the rocket's center of gravity. This should make it fly straighter even if one motor fails to ignite (although both lit just fine for this flight). Photo by Greg Smith

  • Adam Joseph helps a young rocketeer get his rocket loaded and hooked up on the pad. Photo by Greg Smith

    Adam Joseph helps a young rocketeer get his rocket loaded and hooked up on the pad. Photo by Greg Smith

  • Liftoff! Photo by Greg Smith

    Liftoff! Photo by Greg Smith

  • Pretty recovery shot. Photo by Greg Smith

    Pretty recovery shot. Photo by Greg Smith

  • Chris Deem at work preparing a rocket before the start of the launch Saturday morning. Photo by Greg Smith

    Chris Deem at work preparing a rocket before the start of the launch Saturday morning. Photo by Greg Smith

  • Jeff Deem's upscale variation on the Art Applewhite "Cinco" lifts off. Photo by Greg Smith

    Jeff Deem's upscale variation on the Art Applewhite "Cinco" lifts off. Photo by Greg Smith

  • Mike Z's Patriot takes off with a C6-3. Photo by Greg Smith

    Mike Z's Patriot takes off with a C6-3. Photo by Greg Smith

  • Robert helps Scott Stromley install the special launch pin needed for his spinning monocopter. Photo by Greg Smith

    Robert helps Scott Stromley install the special launch pin needed for his spinning monocopter. Photo by Greg Smith

  • Scott Stromley's Monocopter shortly after takeoff with a C6-0 motor. Photo by Greg Smith

    Scott Stromley's Monocopter shortly after takeoff with a C6-0 motor. Photo by Greg Smith

  • Rocketeers load their rockets on the pads. Photo by Greg Smith

    Rocketeers load their rockets on the pads. Photo by Greg Smith

  • Chris Deem's Big Daddy takes off on an NCR F62-6 motor with black exhaust. Photo by Greg Smith

    Chris Deem's Big Daddy takes off on an NCR F62-6 motor with black exhaust. Photo by Greg Smith

  • Mike Z's Big Bertha, carrying a miniature video camera, lifts off. Photo by Greg Smith

    Mike Z's Big Bertha, carrying a miniature video camera, lifts off. Photo by Greg Smith

  • Mike Z's Big Bertha shortly after ejection. Photo by Greg Smith

    Mike Z's Big Bertha shortly after ejection. Photo by Greg Smith

  • Chris Deem's highly modified Estes Snitch takes off on an Aerotech E15-4, a motor far bigger than any recommended by the original designer. Photo by Greg Smith

    Chris Deem's highly modified Estes Snitch takes off on an Aerotech E15-4, a motor far bigger than any recommended by the original designer. Photo by Greg Smith

  • Greg Smith's bright red Aerotech Cheetah lifts off with a RoadRunner F60-7 motor. The rocket landed far outside the park and was recovered hours later after a flight to 1763', as recorded by the altimeter onboard. Photo by Greg Smith

    Greg Smith's bright red Aerotech Cheetah lifts off with a RoadRunner F60-7 motor. The rocket landed far outside the park and was recovered hours later after a flight to 1763', as recorded by the altimeter onboard. Photo by Greg Smith

  • Jonathan and Dave in the prep area. Jonathan is modeling the official GARLO 2010 T-shirt. The black shirt looked great, but was not the best choice for comfort in the 95° weather this year. Photo by Greg Smith

    Jonathan and Dave in the prep area. Jonathan is modeling the official GARLO 2010 T-shirt. The black shirt looked great, but was not the best choice for comfort in the 95° weather this year. Photo by Greg Smith

  • Mark Joseph approaches the pad to help Dave Harris as he prepares the igniter in his Aerotech Phoenix radio-controlled rocket glider. Photo by Greg Smith

    Mark Joseph approaches the pad to help Dave Harris as he prepares the igniter in his Aerotech Phoenix radio-controlled rocket glider. Photo by Greg Smith

  • Dave Harris' Aerotech Phoenix rocket glider in radio-controlled flight, after a boost on an F23 motor. Photo by Greg Smith

    Dave Harris' Aerotech Phoenix rocket glider in radio-controlled flight, after a boost on an F23 motor. Photo by Greg Smith

  • One of several spectator shelters in the prep area. Photo by Greg Smith

    One of several spectator shelters in the prep area. Photo by Greg Smith

  • Photo by Greg Smith

    Photo by Greg Smith

  • Dean Babcock's Aerotech Barracuda lifts off with an F22-5 Black Jack motor. Photo by Greg Smith

    Dean Babcock's Aerotech Barracuda lifts off with an F22-5 Black Jack motor. Photo by Greg Smith

  • Descent of Dean Babcock's Aerotech Barracuda in a far corner of the park. Photo by Greg Smith

    Descent of Dean Babcock's Aerotech Barracuda in a far corner of the park. Photo by Greg Smith

  • Football fan Jonathan Sivier gets a rocket ready for flight in the prep area. Photo by Greg Smith

    Football fan Jonathan Sivier gets a rocket ready for flight in the prep area. Photo by Greg Smith

  • Greg's Eliminator lifts off on an E9-8. Photo by Greg Smith

    Greg's Eliminator lifts off on an E9-8. Photo by Greg Smith

  • Recovery of Greg Smith's Estes Eliminator. Photo by Greg Smith

    Recovery of Greg Smith's Estes Eliminator. Photo by Greg Smith

  • Lon Westfall's Estes Saturn V lifts off on a RoadRunner F60-4 motor. This has far more power than the "D" engines this rocket was designed for. Photo by Greg Smith

    Lon Westfall's Estes Saturn V lifts off on a RoadRunner F60-4 motor. This has far more power than the "D" engines this rocket was designed for. Photo by Greg Smith

  • Recovery of Lon Westfall's modified Estes Saturn V. Photo by Greg Smith

    Recovery of Lon Westfall's modified Estes Saturn V. Photo by Greg Smith

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