Sights and Sounds from Shoot for the Stars, Windom Texas, October 2001

Locomotive Breath rising from its pad

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Locomotive Breath leaves the pad

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Locomotive Breath on its way

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The launch of Rags Fehrenbach's Locomotive Breath. It stayed up so long that another rocket was launched while it was still floating down. The recovery is shown in a separate video clip.
Video by Bill Gee, 10-27-2001

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The recovery of Locomotive Breath...the crowd loved watching this one float back.
Video by Bill Gee, 10-27-2001

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Alan Davis' Phasar begins its flight

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Alan Davis' Phasar leaves the pad

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Alan Davis on his way to his Level 3

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Alan Davis' Phasar making a successful Level 3 certification flight.
Video by Bill Gee, 10-27-2001

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Mark Sims' flying tetrahedron

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Mark Sims' flying tetrahedron

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Mark makes a successful flight with Osama, Bend Over.
Video by Bill Gee, 10-27-2001

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Mark makes another successful flight on Sunday with Osama, Bend Over.
Video by Bill Gee, 10-28-2001

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Marlin Philyaw

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Marlin Philyaw's flying Honda fan blade.
Video by Bill Gee, 10-27-2001

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American Pride and Sumo

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American Pride

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American Pride

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Tim Sapp's American Pride shows its patriotic colors.
Video by Bill Gee, 10-27-2001

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Sumo

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Sudden Rush

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Mark Sims' high flyer

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Mark Sims' high flyer

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Mark Sims' rocket autographs the sky on its way to high altitude.
Video by Bill Gee, 10-27-2001

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AMRAAM

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AMRAAM

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K motor drag race.

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K motor drag race.

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Alan Davis & Glen Carey in a K motor drag race.
Video by Bill Gee, 10-27-2001

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Brett Noake's GPTM begins a nice flight

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Brett Noake's GPTM makes a nice flight

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GPTM, by Brett Noake, makes a nice flight on an L850.
Video by Bill Gee, 10-27-2001

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Unidentified rocket

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Ultimate Endeavor.

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Ultimate Endeavor.

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AMRAAM

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AMRAAM

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Awaiting an igniter

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Tom Montemayor stages a J415 to a J180.
Video by Bill Gee, 10-27-2001

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Another two-stage flight.
Video by Bill Gee, 10-27-2001

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A rare sight these days: James Gartrell's Orbital Transport.
Video by Bill Gee, 10-27-2001

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Jim Parker's Magnum on an L1120.
Video by Bill Gee, 10-28-2001

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Launch!

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Classic two-stager

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SM-3 Seahawk

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LCO training

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Silver Comet

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Sizzler

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Executioner

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V-2

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Goblins!

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BlackJack smoke!

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Launch!

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Honest John

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Nice day to fly

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Launch!

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LCO Training

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Drag race

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Initiator

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Phoenix

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Another nice day

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LCO training

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Safety check

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Launch

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Most of our flights went well, but when there are this many, a few are destined to be less than perfect. Fasten your helmet! Here come the blooper reels...

Uh Oh...

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Jack Peeples' Shrimp Basket flying on 2 H210 Redlines and airstarting 2 G80s. Oops, that should have been launch, then airstart, and finally deploy.
Video by Bill Gee, 10-27-2001

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This Warthog was a bit underpowered on an F12.
Video by Bill Gee, 10-27-2001

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A Warthog on a G38 with a blown nozzle.
Video by Bill Gee, 10-27-2001

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Jack Sprague taunts the Twilight Zone with his three staged flying saucers flying on a C6 to another C6 to an A3. The crowd was amused.
Video by Bill Gee, 10-27-2001

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