BlueSkies47 Report
February 20, 2011

What a great day to fly rockets, with little to no wind and mild temps it could not have been a better day.
It was great to get back to Simms Farm. Except for a few wet spot in the field in places little to no mud stuck on the shoes.

We had 1 flier with 15 flights and 15 motors burned. The total impulse was 428.4 N-sec. (An I195J) .

Motor breakdown:

  • 1/8A - 0
  • 1/4A - 0
  • 1/2A - 0
  • A - 1
  • B - 2
  • C - 5
  • D - 2
  • E - 2
  • F - 2
  • G - 1
  • H - 0
  • I - 0
  • J - 0
  • K - 0
  • L - 0

    Flyers and their Birds.
    Name Flights Comments
    Darryl Hankes 15
    1. Baby Bertha (B6-4) First flight of the day.
    2. Baby Bertha (C6-5) Good Flight.
    3. Baby Bertha (C6-5) Good Flight.
    4. Baby Bertha (C6-5) Good Flight.
    5. Baby Bertha (C6-5) Good Flight.
    6. Baby Bertha (D13-7W) Flew like I stole it.
    7. Baby Bertha (A8-3) Last flight of the day.
    8. SR 72 (B6-6) Nice flight with a roll.
    9. SR 72 (C6-7) Lost the Nose Cone.
    10. Blackhawk24 (D15-7T) Delay was a little long.
    11. Blackhawk24 (E11-3J) Slow Flight.
    12. Silver Bullet (E11-3J) Low and Slow Flight.
    13. Silver Bullet (F24-4W) Chuff, chuff and its away with a twist.
    14. Phoenix (F25-4W) Great Flight.
    15. Phoenix (G76-4G) Ejection charge deployed recovery device at burnout. No Damage.

    Our next launch is scheduled for February 26, 2011 at Sims Farm if weather permits. Come and have fun. Hope to see ya all then.

    Stay tuned to this web site for launch schedule updates.

    See you there.

    Darryl Hankes

    END 02/21/2011 END