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Dan Goldsmith has achieved Level 1 with his new rocket, Apollo II. After a year of planning and building, everything came together at November EARS, 2007. It was suitably followed by the fireworks spectacular! What an amazing day. With perfect weather, Dan's friends Oliver Neil Smith and Kes Daood, joined him for the event. The flight was overseen by RSO Cath Bashford. Cath had previously certified Oliver at Level 1 during UKRA Heckington 2006. Of course, at that event it was Dan supporting Oliver. Read the story and browse the photographs below. Also see the videos (YouTube) Walking
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Dan with friend Oliver, at PARS HQ workshop - having just finished the build.
Cath works with Dan to help him prepare for the launch. Not too many tricky questions.
Kes and Oliver supported Dan during the event. They
had to wait a long time to fly their rockets while Dan was preparing
for his Level 1 flight. That's friendship. Note that Oliver is giving a "I know what he is going through" kind of smile. Oliver did all this in 2006 on WOWROC2. He knows how emotional it can be. And now Kes is planning for Level 1 in 2008.
Dan takes great care putting the rocket on the pad.
A shot of the take off - unfortunately into the sun. ABOUT CATH BASHFORD Cath Bashford is an experienced rocketeer. She was the first female UKRA level 3 certified flyer in the UK and the first ever female Tripoli Prefect. You can visit Cath's web site here and take a look at photographs of her expeditions to large rocket events in the United States such as BALLS and LDRS. We thank Cath for the time she spent with Dan during Nov EARS 2007. |
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An amazing picture of the launch taken by Niall You can see Dan and Cath in the background. The rocket is already bending over. This was a worry
We still don't know why this happened. An inquiry
Here is Apollo 2 - based on a modified Sprint
Recovery was successful, but there was some
Minor damage to the rocket is evident. The
The gang return to the PARS basecamp, worried that
But all is well ...
The RSO, and Cath, decides the damage is minor, Cath also gave Dan some advice for the repair. Dan had achieved Level 1 in 2007, which was his MORE FOR THE FAMILY ALBUM (This is a Photobox album, and so high resolution Also see the videos (YouTube) Walking
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