And We Have Liftoff!
By Jeff Moffitt
@moffittjc (128824)
Gainesville, Florida
August 27, 2016 4:44pm CST
Today was a beautiful summer day here in Florida, not at all too hot or too humid like it has been most of the summer. So, I took advantage of such a nice day to take my son out to the park to launch his model rocket!
Even though we have launched his rocket hundreds of times, he never seems to get tired of seeing it blast its way skyward! Of course, we had to go to the hobby shop first to buy some new rocket engines, and also a new parachute to bring the rocket safely back to earth, but then we were on our way to the park to have a blast!
The current model rocket my son has will launch about a thousand feet (305 meters) into the sky! We have been trying to find a video camera to attach to the rocket that is small enough and light enough to allow the rocket to still reach its maximum velocity, but to date we have not had any luck finding such a camera (at least one that doesn't cost a fortune to buy).
But we still had lots of fun launching the rocket over and over again! After the second or third launch, we even had a bunch of spectators gathering around in the park to watch us launch!
Have you ever launched a model rocket, or flew RC planes or anything similar?
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@moffittjc (128824)
• Gainesville, Florida
27 Aug 16
Fun for him? Heck, it's fun for me too! lol
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Go for it Jeff!@moffittjc (128824)
• Gainesville, Florida
28 Aug 16
@KristenH You know this means I'm going to have to buy a bigger rocket, right? lol
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@garymarsh6 (23979)
• United Kingdom
27 Aug 16
NO but I would not mind doing that! What fun eh!
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@moffittjc (128824)
• Gainesville, Florida
27 Aug 16
I never had the opportunity as a kid to launch model rockets, so I am having just as much fun doing it now as my son is! It's a great father/son activity!
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@Hate2Iron (15724)
• Canada
27 Aug 16
Nope, me either, I guess if I had of had a few brothers, I might have though!
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@moffittjc (128824)
• Gainesville, Florida
28 Aug 16
I think my son is secretly hoping the one he has now will break so that he can go to the hobby store and get an even bigger and more powerful one!
@moffittjc (128824)
• Gainesville, Florida
28 Aug 16
@JudyEv My son has already wrecked three RC helicopters by flying them inside! He has a habit of crashing them into the walls and ceilings of the house!
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@moffittjc (128824)
• Gainesville, Florida
28 Aug 16
I think he would have lots of fun launching the rocket! And they're not that expensive, because you can keep re-launching the same rocket over and over! You'll just have to keep replacing the rocket engines each time you launch!
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@JudyEv (381815)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Aug 16
@moffittjc Sounds fun. He has wrecked his radio controlled helicopter by trying to fly it outside when it specifically says for inside use only. 
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@moffittjc (128824)
• Gainesville, Florida
28 Aug 16
Kites are next on my list! Those can be lots of fun too!
@moffittjc (128824)
• Gainesville, Florida
28 Aug 16
Yes, Cape Canaveral is where NASA and the Air Force launch all their rockets! I have seen quite a few "real" rocket launches in my life, the most recent one back on 19 August. It never gets old watching those powerful rockets blast off into space!
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@responsiveme (22923)
• India
28 Aug 16
No, that sounds interesting and fun ...and for me the most important...family bonding. My husband took out our boys for flying kites.
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@moffittjc (128824)
• Gainesville, Florida
28 Aug 16
I'm going to try kites next with my kids, although it may not be as fun for my son after he has enjoyed the experience of launching model rockets!
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@responsiveme (22923)
• India
28 Aug 16
@moffittjc true...but you never know.have fun.
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