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Wheatchex 3-day launch is GO
June 06, 2008
Today is the first day of Wheatchex featuring Midway Elementary. The forecast stinks but, so far, the weather guessers have been more wrong than right. Show up to see what really happens. If you plan to attend between 10 A.M. and 3 P.M. Friday check out the Wheatchex details entry below for more specific information.
I drove by the launch site Tuesday and it’s in fantastic condition.
We’ll be launching from the same general spot as last month.
That portion of the field remains fallow with a few persistent weeds showing some green.
The area to the South is split.
Immediately south is fallow while the portion S-SE is fresh green approximately 10” high.
The field to the west (where we launched last year) is about 4” high.
As you move north there is a section that was planted last fall and it’s a good 12” high.
Further north the field shifts back to freshly planted and about 4” high and goes all the way to Wild Rose Rd.
The fallow fields and 4” high stuff presents pretty good search and recovery opportunities.
The 10 – 12” stuff is high enough to hide a rocket with ease. There were several crows out in one section and they were totally invisible when on the ground.
Battery charging sequence is complete and the trailer is connected.
President Bob
Posted by bobble at June 6, 2008 05:28 AM
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