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Build, Learn, & Launch: Introduction to Model Rocketry
Septem
ber 27, 28, and 29, 2016 – Orange County Library – Alafaya Trail Branch: Come be a “Rocket Scientist” with us! Build, design, fly, and keep your own model rocket in this three night educational series! Join Rocketry of Orlando’s Community Kids to construct your own rocket, and learn about how each of these pieces work together to make for a smooth flight. On Saturday (October 1), you can join ROCK at the Econlockhatchee State Forest to send your rocket hundreds of feet into the sky! Recommended for ages 11 and up. Seating is limited. Registration is recommended. -
Video of NEFAR’s May, 2016, Launch
Below is my video of NEFAR’s May, 2016, launch.
https://youtu.be/bIAP1t9fTGc
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Video of ROCK’s May, 2016, Launch
ROCK’s monthly launch on May 7, 2016, as captured by a remote-control quad-copter, is shown in the video below.
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NEFAR’s April “Half-Blast” 2016 Launch
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
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpZB8KP
The Leaper
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXai2U0fvsk
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ROCK’s March Launch Video
Below is the video I created of the March, 2016, ROCK launch in Oviedo, FL. I used a DJI Phantom 3 Professional quadcopter to record aerial footage of the launches and edited them together using Adobe Premiere.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPKHahlszos
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NEFAR’s February 2016 Launch
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” perspectiveStill 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.
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NEFAR’s January 9, 2016, Launch
If you were to pick one word to describe NEFAR’s January, 2016, launch, the word would be “foggy.”It was foggy in the morning and it remained foggy until the early afternoon.
Because of the weather, we were mostly limited to low-power flights, but a few larger rockets were launched.
Above is a video I made at the launch. It captures the events from an aerial perspective. As you can see, there was very little wind. Often, the column of smoke from a flight would linger in place long after the launch.