YEAR IN REVIEW

Bluegrass 2013 Review

We had 13 launches in 11 of the 12 months during the 2013 flying season. December was the only month we did not hold a rocket launch. It was an extremely successful flying season for the club and it is hopefully 2014 will be even better.

Launch attendance increased from 37 flyers in 2012 to 106 in 2013. That's an increase of 286% which is mainly due to the location and suitability of the new launch site.

List of 2013 Accomplishments

New Launch site.
Membership now stands at 45.
There were eleven Certification flights successfully completed. This is the most the club has ever had.
- L1
  - March 9th - David Hopperton - - CTI H120R.
  - July 13th - Steve Blandford - UGLY - CTI H133BS.
  - July 13th - Allen Burnham - LOC IV - CTI H125 Classic.
  - August 11th - Joe Purvis - Sod Chisel - Aerotech H165R.
  - September 14th - Ed Motley - Leviathan - CTI H135W.
- L2
  - March 9th - Robert Mitchell - Fantom'438-EXL - CTI J335R.
  - March 9th - David Hopperton - - CTI J335R.
  - July 13th - Gregg Blincoe - - CTI K360W.
  - July 13th - Gregg Wright - - CTI J380SS.
  - August 11th - Steve Blandford - Wild Thing - CTI J520SK.
  - September 14th - Joe Purvis - Scud Zilla - CTI K454SK.
Congratulations and welcome to the world of High Power Rocketry
106 Fliers put up 427 flights this year. The number of fliers was up by 69 from last year and the number of flights was up 219.
462 motors were burned this year which is up by 224 motors from last year. (Note: not all motors were captured due to incomplete or no flight card)
The Total Impulse for 2013 was 81,174 Newton-Seconds which was up by an encouraging 64,877 N-S.
We had some unique rockets and some unusual flights.
There were a lot of excellent to average flights along with some unusual and heartbreaking flights.
All in all only a few CATOs, mostly E9 & E12 black powder motors, this year which is good for the hobby.

2013 Officers

President - Dennis Stevens
VP - Jeff Calwell
Secretary/Treasurer - Joe Magginnis
Webmaster - Joe Magginnis
SR Adviser - Ed Seward
Prefect - Darryl Hankes

Moving forward:

Do we Update membership cards?
Are you interested in getting involved in team competition?
Intrested in becoming a TARK mentor?
Hold/Mentor L2 tutor sessions.
Motor Mixing Classes.
Multiple and better Launch Sites.
10 Year Club Celebration February 8: Something OLD Something - NEW

Data for 2013

Event	Date	Fliers	Flights	Motors	N-Sec
TRA05	1/6	7	14	14	5,282
TRA06	1/27	4	8	8	3,698
BlueSkies63	2/17	7	33	35	3,627
BlueSkies64	3/09	12	62	66	15,299
BlueSkies65	3/31	4	6	6	12,393
BlueSkies66	4/13	3	7	7	14,934
BlueSkies67	5/11	8	18	21	9,739
BlueSkies68	6/8	5	31	38	577
BlueSkies69	7/13	11	47	47	2,789
BlueSkies70	8/11	13	67	72	4,707
BlueSkies71	9/14	10	37	42	3,276
BlueSkies72	10/13	11	37	39	3,259
BlueSkies73	11/9	11	60	67	1,594
Totals		106	427	462	81,174

As always it is you who make BlueGrass Rocketry Society what it is today. Thanks to all who put in a lot of hard work in 2013 to make it a success and hopefully more people will hear about us and join in on the fun in 2014. A special thanks goes to Jeff Caldwell for finding the new launch site and Darryl Hankes for securing permission to use it. It has greatly increased our flight numbers as can be seen above but has also given us a much better launch site.
The new site allowed for more flyers, increased number of flights and the use of more and higher impulse motors. Except for a few lost rockets due to the corn, it was a great year.

We look forward to seeing you and your rockets in 2014.

Lets make this the best year yet - Get involved and Enjoy the Hobby.

Dues for the 2014 will remain at $20 and this includes launch fees for the year.
Non-members will have a $5 launch fee for model rockets and a $10.00 fee for HP Rockets, 1st time fliers are free.
Children 16 and under free.

HAPPY 2014

Joe Magginnis
NAR 10720 L2
TRA 11793 L2

01/05/2014