{"id":122,"date":"2015-09-28T21:33:36","date_gmt":"2015-09-29T01:33:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/centralohiorocketry.org\/?p=122"},"modified":"2015-09-28T21:35:46","modified_gmt":"2015-09-29T01:35:46","slug":"cub-scout-launch-is-a-blast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/centralohiorocketry.org\/index.php\/2015\/09\/28\/cub-scout-launch-is-a-blast\/","title":{"rendered":"Cub Scout Launch is a BLAST!"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Parents<\/a>

Parents and scouts enjoying a smooth safe launch.<\/p><\/div>\n

Cub Scout troop 701<\/a> in Sunbury, Ohio successfully launched their rocket projects this past Sunday. CORSA provided full launch support which allowed the scouts the experience a genuine NAR sport launch. Each flier filled out a launch card every time they flew. Erich Zahn provided assistance with packing recovery systems, and inserting motors\/igniters to those who needed it. After the rockets were ready, the scouts had their rockets checked out by Paul Demus who was the RSO (Range Safety Officer), then proceeded to Ed Hingsbergen who was the LCO (Launch Control Officer) for their final trek out to the pad. 30 different fliers flew a total of 55 flights. There were no CATO\u2019s or RUD\u2019s but a few rockets did experience recovery failures including one \u201cheads up\u201d lawn dart. The motor report for the launch is:
\n\u2026
\n1\/2A \u2013 4
\nA \u2013 24
\nB \u2013 10
\nC \u2013 4
\nunknown \u2013 13<\/p>\n

\"A<\/a>

A small sample of the many rockets the scouts flew.<\/p><\/div>\n

The scouts flew a variety of Rockets. There was a Estes Mini Fat Boy<\/a> in a red white and blue paint scheme, an Alpha III<\/a>, a Shuttle Xpress<\/a>, two Phantom Blues<\/a> that went up solo then were launched in a drag race, and many, many others.<\/p>\n

Scouts and parents didn\u2019t just show up, fly, and leave. Many questions were asked and answered as the crowd made observations about flights. A scout asked why the rockets seemed to float sideways (parallel to the ground) before ejection. A CORSA member explained the relationship of the wind, center of gravity, center of pressure and why the rocket floated sideways. After seeing all the different motors people were using one parent asked what all the numbers and letters meant on the side of the motor. Paul Demus explained the code which prompted even more questions. It was good to see the participants engaging in rocket discussions.<\/p>\n

The scouts and their parents gradually left with the smell of black powder in their rockets and smiles on their faces.<\/p>\n

\"CORSA<\/a>

CORSA members Paul Demus (left) and Ed Hingsbergen review launch operations before scouts arrive.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"CORSA<\/a>

CORSA members Paul Demus and Erich Zahn are ready to help the scouts.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"5<\/a>

5 – 4 – 3 – 2 – 1 – LAUNCH!<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Cub Scout troop 701 in Sunbury, Ohio successfully launched their rocket projects this past Sunday. CORSA provided full launch support which allowed the scouts the experience a genuine NAR sport launch. Each flier filled out a launch card every time they flew. Erich Zahn provided assistance with packing recovery systems, \u2026 Continue… → <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":128,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[36,37,15],"class_list":["post-122","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-events","tag-boy_scouts","tag-education","tag-estes"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/centralohiorocketry.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/centralohiorocketry.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/centralohiorocketry.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/centralohiorocketry.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/centralohiorocketry.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=122"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/centralohiorocketry.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":129,"href":"https:\/\/centralohiorocketry.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122\/revisions\/129"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/centralohiorocketry.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/128"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/centralohiorocketry.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=122"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/centralohiorocketry.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=122"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/centralohiorocketry.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=122"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}