who: Dan - NEPRA

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I think Tim and Dan truly have a blast doing this stuff!
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Dan steadies Tim
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Tim and Dan help Sam (I think) with his Level II Certification launch.
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MLG suffered some minor structural damage as the main popped out. Probably from 3 big shots on the same frame. Dan will switch to fiberglass wrapped on the next flight.
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MLG
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Patiently awaiting the drogue chute to deploy at apogee. These birds coasted what seemed to be at least half of their altitude.
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And off they went. The Ho-Jo got to ~5100 feet, and More Lori
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Okay, I was a little slow on the camera "trigger." Holy Cow did these two make some noise!
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For the M-powered stuff, the launch pads are 500+ feet away for safety reasons. To the right, you can see Eric
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If the rockets get any bigger, we
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Loading the "Ho-Jo" on the rail.
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Dan, Andrew, and Lori (on the ridge), pose before the big drag race.
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That
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Loading More Lori
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Tim (58 lb. Honest John) and Dan (56 lb. More Lori
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Straightening out the main chute prior to packing it in Tim
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Preparing to insert the chute.
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Dan skillfully "chains" the shroud lines.
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