Erik Gates flew his Porthos on a really cool cluster - That's an M2400, two K1100s, and four K700s! (dg)

Yoooooo-oh.... (jm)
Yo-EEE-oh! (jm)
"My! That's a Big One...!" (eg)
For the Gates Brothers, installing the ignitors is a family affair... (jm)
Dirk and Erik Gates are ready to go - and so is Porthos! (dg)
Liftoff on the M2400 and the two K1100s (dg)
You really gotta love this one...! (eg)
...and this one...! (eg)
...and this one - In fact, you can make out the initial boost smoke (top of image), the K700 airstart smoke (the white puff), followed by the tracking smoke. (eg)
All parts safely recovered! (dg)
Erik's brother Dirk Gates also flew his Aramis II for his Level 3 on an M1315. (eg)
Nothing like a passing cloud shadow to make your liftoff extra dramatic! (dg)
Nice view of the flight line... (dg)
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