Fly to the Sky 4 picture page

Almere, 16 August, 2008 - Until now most launches (including back-up dates) this year were cancelled, but now the weather was perfect. The wind was calm, few clouds and the temperature was comfortable. Although few people were present a fair number of rockets were launched.

Unfortunately I don't have all the names of the rockets and their builders. If you know the name of a rocket and/or builder, please mail the
For those interested in more pictures of their rocket(s), feel free mail to me (), as I have more pictures of most rockets. Besides that, I have both these and the ones shown below in a better resolution.
Fly to the Sky 4Jan-Hein Ramakers brought a R/C rocket glider. Unfortunately he could not get his transmitter working correctly. Fly to the Sky 4Peter Muller prepares a reloadeble AeroTech motor. Fly to the Sky 4The launch of Ton Rodenburg's aircraft like rocket. Fly to the Sky 4The rockets flight path clearly shows an S-shape. Fly to the Sky 4The launch of Jan-Hein Ramaker's Frankenstein rocket (it was made parts of cannibalised rockets). Fly to the Sky 4The launch of Peter Muller's V2. Note the dirt kicking up. Fly to the Sky 4The V2 flew very well. Fly to the Sky 4Harry Advokaat is ready to launch his first model rocket; the Little Horus. Fly to the Sky 4The descent of the Little Horus. Fly to the Sky 4The launch of Marcel Otte's DynaStar Rising Star. Fly to the Sky 4His Rising Star flew very well as usual. Fly to the Sky 4Ton Rodenburg prepares a rocket. His aircraft like rocket he launched earlier is in the foreground. Fly to the Sky 4Cor Wolters had built a very good X-Wing (plans are on the DRRA website). Fly to the Sky 4Gerard Vermeulen launches his triple C clustered Congrave. Sir William Congrave was the inventor of one of the first Western military rockets. Fly to the Sky 4The Congrave flew very well. Fly to the Sky 4The launch of Pleun Punt's classic Flying Saucer. Fly to the Sky 4It flew very well and is a very stable UFO. Fly to the Sky 4The descent of a UFO is generally upside down. Fly to the Sky 4Harry Advokaat connects the igniter to his Little Horus. Fly to the Sky 4Klaas-Jan van Til and Peter Gude. Fly to the Sky 4Cor Wolters and his X-Wing. Fly to the Sky 4Harry Advokaat observes his Little Horus being launched. Fly to the Sky 4The launch of an MPR rocket of Ton Rodenburg. Fly to the Sky 4Peter Muller places a motor in his AeroTech Initiator. Fly to the Sky 4Peter Gude prepares a Quest Zenith II two stage rocket. Fly to the Sky 4The launch of Cor Wolters' X-Wing. Fly to the Sky 4The X-Wing is very stable. Fly to the Sky 4The lift-off of Pleun Punt's Stealth UFO. Fly to the Sky 4Which performed some aeronautics. When recovered it was discovered a side had partially broken off. Fly to the Sky 4The launch of Peter Gude's two-stage Quest Zenith II. Fly to the Sky 4The upper stage of the rocket is just out of the picture, but the lower stage can be seen falling. You can also see where the upper motor started. Fly to the Sky 4The launch of Peter Muller's AeroTech Initiator. Fly to the Sky 4The launch of Marcel Otte's AeroTech Barracuda. Fly to the Sky 4The second launch of Jan-Hein Ramakers' Frankenstein rocket. Fly to the Sky 4Again it flew very fine. Fly to the Sky 4One of Ton Rodenburg's rockets in flight. Fly to the Sky 4Willem Knoop prepares his first model rocket; an Quest Icarus. Fly to the Sky 4Ton Rodenburg observes the successful lift-off of the Icarus. Fly to the Sky 4It flew great. Fly to the Sky 4But landed almost in a ditch (Harry G. Stine had his dogs for recovery, Willem has a club president...). Fly to the Sky 4We were also treated with a pair of buzzards flying around for a while. Fly to the Sky 4The launch of a model rocket. Fly to the Sky 4The motor of Pleun Punt's FlisKits Caution! has just ignited. Fly to the Sky 4The launch of an MPR rocket. Fly to the Sky 4The launch of a model rocket. Fly to the Sky 4The launch of Cor Wolters' Sterrenjager (again plans are on the DRRA website). Fly to the Sky 4The launch of Pleun Punt's silver rocket. Fly to the Sky 4Peter Gude launches his Quest Zenith II again. Fly to the Sky 4The launch of Pleun Punt's Honest John. To be able to view flashvideos you must have enabled javascript. Video of the second launch of Willem Knoop's Quest Icarus. Fly to the Sky 4Cor Wolters' Delta Clipper unfortunately went out of control. Fly to the Sky 4The launch of a model rocket. Fly to the Sky 4The second launch of Peter Muller's V2. Fly to the Sky 4The second launch of Marcel Otte's AeroTech Barracuda. Fly to the Sky 4The launch of Willem Knoop's Quest Super Eagle. Fly to the Sky 4Willem Knoop proudly points towards his descending Super Eagle. Fly to the Sky 4Pleun Punt's Flying Saucer was launched again too.