Colorado Aerial Rocket Circus V – April 19, 1997

By Bruce
Markielewski

    Our fifth annual Colorado Aerial
Rocket Circus was held on April 19th, with 14 entrants
participating. The day began sunny but a bit breezy, and
most of the competitors waited for a change in the
weather, opting to enjoy the many sport flights
attempted. The wind calmed around noon, and shifted away
from the lake for awhile, and the contest was underway.
Among the competitors were Dave Nauer from COSROCS, and
Tim Van Milligan from Apogee components.

    “1/4A” Helicopter
Duration was dominated by Kevin Kuczek. His 82 second
first flight nearly doubled his previous NAR record in
the event. Ed O’Neill was a distant second, followed by
Bruce Markielewski. “1/2A” Streamer Duration again was
won easily, this time by Kathleen Williams, competing in
her first contest ever! Ed again took second place, with
Todd Williams third. There was a surprising number of
DQ’s (disqualified flights), considering this was one of
the “easy” events.

    “A” Super-roc
Duration was the most popular, with 8 entrants, and the
most hotly contested. Bruce managed to squeak by Ben
Lewis for first, but lost his first model after a nearly
four minute flight. Since Ben was able to return his
flight of 218 seconds, it qualifies for a NAR national
record! James Simpson took third in the event, just
slightly ahead of Dave Nauer. “B” Boost Glider Duration
was won by Tim Van Milligan, who had a great flight of
over 3 minutes. Ed O’Neill also had a nice 149 second
flight, and took second well ahead of Dave
Nauer.

    Our “fun” event,
Broadsword Drag Race, was a new event for everyone, and
took a while to get organized and conducted. Five flyers
participated in the event, competing in pairs. Each
“race” was scored by awarding one point to the first off
the pad, one to the lowest altitude, and one for the
longest duration. James Simpson won over Brian Williams
in the first round, and Christiana Williams beat Tom Bell
in a close race. Ben Lewis was awarded a first round
“bye” as his flight was accidently raced against a large
sport model  flown by Mike Hellmund. James Simpson
could not continue in the contest, as he allowed his job
to interfere with his hobby, so it was up to Ben and
Christiana to compete for first place. The race was very
close in all areas, but Christiana was able to pull out
the victory.

    Ed O’Neill won first
place overall, with consistency and perseverance, taking
second place in three events. Bruce took second place,
just slightly ahead of Kevin, who entered only two
events. Tim Van Milligan took fourth place overall,
followed by Ben Lewis. Dave Nauer was sixth, and was one
of three contestants who entered all four NAR
events.

    This was a very fun
contest, in spite of the wind (which was still calmer
than a typical COSROCS contest), and the many trips over
the dam to recover models (Bruce had three trips). The
near record number of competitors seems to indicate an
increase in the interest in competition in our club. We’d
like to thank all of those who competed, and especially
those who help keep things going throughout the day.
Hopefully, we’ll have a large contingent attending
COSROCS’ Pikes Peak or Blast VIII in June, and our own
Colorado Model Rocketry Championships VII in
October!


“1/4A” Helicopter Duration (WF 20)
Pl.   
Contestant
     Flt 1
     Flt 2
    Total
         
   Pl. P.
   Open
     NAR
1
Kevin Kuczek
1:22
0:51
2:13
10
200
400
2
Edward O’Neill
0:25
0:31
0:55
6
120
240
3
Bruce Markielewski
0:21
0:22
0:43
4
80
160
4
David Nauer
0:07
0:10
0:17
2
40
80
5
Tim Van Milligan
0:06
NF
0:06
1
20
40
x
Raymond David
DQ
NF
DQ
0
0
0
x

Todd Williams
DQ
NF
DQ
0
0
0

“1/2A” Streamer Duration (WF 8)
Pl.
Contestant
Flt 1
Flt 2
Total
Pl. P.
Open
NAR
1
Kathleen Williams
1:12
0:59
2:11
10
80
160
2
Edward O’Neill
DQ
1:15
1:15
6
48
96
3
Todd Williams
DQ
1:04
1:04
4
32
64
4
Bruce Markielewski
DQ
0:54
0:54
2
16
32
5
Bennett Lewis
0:24
0:21
0:45
1
8
16
5
Tim Van Milligan
DQ
0:22
0:22
1
8
16
x

David Nauer
DQ
DQ
DQ
0
0
0

“A” Super-roc Duration (WF 13)
Pl.
Contestant
Flt 1
Flt 2
Total
   Points
Pl. P.
Open
NAR
1
Bruce Markielewski
3:52
1:14
5:06
45900
10
130
260
2
Bennett Lewis
3:38
1:19
4:57
44550
6
78
156
3
James Simpson
0:25
2:29
2:54
26100
4
52
—-
4
Dave Nauer
1:03
1:30
2:33
22950
2
26
104
5
Dan Fougner
0:55
1:02
1:57
17550
1
13
52
5
Kathleen Williams
1:05
NF
1:05
9750
1
13
26
5
Edward O’Neill
DQ
0:31
0:31
4650
1
13
26
x

Todd Williams
DQ
NF
0:00
0
0
0
0

“B” Boost Glider Duration (WF 19)
Pl.
Contestant
Flt 1
Flt 2
Total
Pl. P.
Open
NAR
1
Tim Van Milligan
3:10
0:26
3:36
10
190
380
2
Edward O’Neill
0:17
2:29
2:46
6
114
228
3
David Nauer
1:11
0:35
1:46
4
76
152
4
Kevin Kuczek
0:28
0.23
0:51
2
38
76
5
Dan Fougner
0:17
0:16
0:33
1
19
38
5

Bruce Markielewski
0:15
0.15
0:30
1
19
38

Broadsword Drag Race (WF 10)
Pl.
Contestant
Rnd 1
Rnd 2
Pl. P.
Open
1
Christiana Williams
W 2-1
W 2-1
10
100
2
Bennett Lewis
Bye
L 1-2
6
60
3
James Simpson
W 2-1
NF
4
40
4
Brian Williams
L 1-2
—-
2
20
4

Tom Bell
L 1-2
—-
2
20
Pl.
Overall Standings
Div.
1/4A HD
1/2A SD
A SRD
B BG
BS DR
Total
1
Edward O’Neill
C
120
48
13
114
—-
295
2
Bruce Markielewski
C
80
16
130
19
—-
245
3
Kevin Kuczek
C
200
—-
—-
38
—-
238
4
Tim Van Milligan
C
20
8
—-
190
—-
218
5
Bennett Lewis
C
—-
8
78
—-
60
146
6
Dave Nauer
C
40
0
26
76
—-
142
7
Christiana Williams
A
—-
—-
—-
—-
100
100
8
Kathleen Williams
C
—-
80
13
—-
—-
93
9
James Simpson
C
—-
—-
52
—-
40
92
10
Todd Williams
C
0
32
0
—-
—-
32
10
Dan Fougner
C
—-
—-
13
19
—-
32
11
Brian Williams
A
—-
—-
—-
—-
20
20
11
Tom Bell
C
—-
—-
—-
—-
20
20
12

Raymond David
C
0
—-
—-
—-
—-
0
Pl.
NAR Standings
Div.
1/4A HD
1/2A SD
A SRD
B BG
Total
1
Edward O’Neill
C
240
96
26
228
590
2
Bruce Markielewski
C
160
32
260
38
490
3
Kevin Kuczek
C
400
—-
—-
76
476
4
Tim Van Milligan
C
40
16
—-
380
436
5
Dave Nauer
C
80
0
104
152
336
6
Kathleen Williams
C
—-
160
26
—-
186
7
Bennett Lewis
C
—-
16
156
—-
172
8
Dan Fougner
C
—-
—-
52
38
90
9
Todd Williams
C
0
64
0
—-
64
10

Raymond David
C
0
—-
—-
—-
0
Pl.
Section
Open
NAR
1
C.R.A.S.H.
1313
2068
2
COSROCS
360
772