NAR 60 Year Reunion, Part 8 - A Few Old Rocketeers.

Actually there were more than a few in attendance at the reunion...

Here is a pic of Tom and Linda Milkie:

Back in the old days, I used to read and re-read all of the fine articles and plans by Mr. Milkie that were published in Model Rocketry Magazine. Now, 45 years later, I finally get to meet the man in person!

Here are a couple more old-timers:

George Flynn and Guppy Youngren are joined by Tom Milkie for this photo.
George, of course, was the founder and editor of MRm, and also contributed a lot of articles and features for publication in that fine magazine.

I remembered Guppy from reading about his antics at NART-1 and the early ECRMs back in the 1970-71 time period.  Some of these meets were the first time that F-Engine (Condor) boost/glide events were flown.  Nobody really knew at the time how to build a Condor that would stay together, let alone glide.  The only available F engines in those days were the FSI F7 or F100.  The former was a long burner that allowed Condors to prang before the ejection charge could go off, and the F100s packed such a punch as to convert the gliders into a cloud of balsa parts at the pad!

When I met Guppy at the re-union, he was delighted when I made mention of his early Condor B/G attempts with a model he called 'Gargoyle' that I had read about in MRm coverage of those contests.