Saturday, August 26, 2006

 

Launching Model Rockets


Well, I'm not sure but I think Grandpa enjoyed this just as much, if not more than the kids did. Alex and his friend Tyler thought it was great. The rockets make a loud hiss and shot straight up out of site except for a little white trail. Then the parachute opens and you can see it. Below is the recovery of the rockets. NASA would have been proud, when the rockets landed in a fenced heavy equipment yard, calls were made to get permission to climb over and "recover" them. They landed a good quarter of a mile away. Needless to say, we moved the operation to a larger open area to continue firing where we only had to worry about them landing in the middle of Route 66! Talk about getting your kicks!


Since E.J. thinks he has found a new hobby, we'll have to find a better place to shoot them off, like way out in the boonies somewhere, maybe out Stockton Hill Road towards Meadview? :)

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