NEFAR’s two-day “Half-Blast” took place the weekend of April 9-10. Under beautiful blue skies, rockets took flight both days.
Here are some videos and links to still photos of the launch.
Still Photographs
Aerial Video
Rick Boyette’s M-100 “MegaGyroc”
MakeZine Artricle: Hobby Rocketeers Build Amazing Upsized Estes Gyroc
Red Bull Rocket Competition
Mad Maxwell
The Leaper
NEFAR held its monthly launch on February 13. The Valentine’s Day Eve event was held under clear blue skies. A record crowd (for February) lined the launch site.
Below is a video of the launch recorded from an “Eye in the Sky” perspective
Still photos of the launch have been uploaded to the RocketReviews.com photo album at http://www.rocketreviews.com/february-2016-launch.html. Additional photos and video are in the NEFAR gallery.
If we had checked the weather forecast for Saturday, we might not have made the trek to Bunnell for the September NEFAR launch. The forecast called for up to an 80% chance of rain. But, as often is the case, the rain stayed away allowing us to fly into the afternoon.
Apparently punching holes in the skies with rockets is an effective method of warding off showers.
In addition to the video above, I took some still photos which you can view in the RocketReviews.com NEFAR Photo Gallery.
Above is a video I made of NEFAR’s June launch using footage captured from my quadcopter combined with still photos taken by myself, Bracha Smith, and Thea Mathen.
A collection of the still photos that Bracha and I took of the launch is in the RocketReviews.com Photo Album.
ROCK’s June launch featured a modest turn out, but a full day of flying.
I flew my new DJI Phantom 3 quadcopter to record the event from the sky. The video above also contains some of the still images Bracha and I took. You can see more of the photographs in the RocketReviews photo album at http://www.rocketreviews.com/june-2015-launch.html.
ROCK held its last launch of 2014 on December 6. The light winds and moderate temperature made for a great day to fly. The countdown reached zero and a rocket soared skyward more than eighty times during the day.
I’ve uploaded the photos Bracha and I took of the launch to a Photo Album at RocketReviews.com. Below is a video I created using some of the photos and footage captured from my quadcopter.
NEFAR hosted it’s annual two-day Bunnell Blast launch on November 8 and 9, 2014. Canopies, cars, and trucks covered the full length of the north edge of the launch site and extended around the eastern edge.
Chris Michielsson debuted his latest odd-rock creation, the Spudnik which he flew, though “flew” might not be the right word, on an A10-3T motor.
The overcast skies on Saturday provided a dramatic backdrop for the high-power launches, especially the ones flying on “sparky” motors.
The rocket above lifted off powered by two J motors with dark smoke then airstarted two sparky J motors.
The forecast for Sunday was dreary, but the day actually turned out nice. The light rain ended before 11 and the sun peeked out between the clouds a few times.
You can see additional still photos taken at Bunnell Blast by Bracha and myself in the RocketReviews.com NEFAR Photo Album.
I’ve uploaded my still photos of the October, 2014, launch to the NEFAR Rocket Launch Gallery at RocketReviews.com.
I’m still working on editing the videos from my quad-copter and will post them soon.
I flew my quadcopter at the April, 2014, ROCK launch capturing aerial photos of the event. Visit the April ROCK Launch photo album at RocketReviews.com to view the collection of photographs.
On Saturday, NEFAR held their last launch of the year. With overcast skies and a brisk wind, turn-out was low. But, a few diehards launched rockets large and small.
Here’s a video I produced of the launch using a Phantom 2 Vision quadcopter.