BlueSkies48 Report
March 26, 2011

It was windy and cold. The fields were dry and ready for our launch.

We had 8 fliers with 30 flights and 31 motors burned. The total impulse was 7535.35 N-sec. (A CTI M-2505) .

Motor breakdown:

  • 1/8A - 0
  • 1/4A - 0
  • 1/2A - 1
  • A - 3
  • B - 4
  • C - 14
  • D - 5
  • E - 0
  • F - 1
  • G - 0
  • H - 1
  • I - 0
  • J - 1
  • K - 0
  • L - 0
  • M - 1

    Flyers and their Birds.
    Name Flights Comments
    Joe Magginnis 10
    1. Snitch (C6-0) First flight of the day.
    2. Snitch #2 (C6-0) Good Flight.
    3. Snitch (C6-0) Good Flight.
    4. Snitch #2 (C6-0) Good Flight.
    5. Stinger (D12-3) Good Flight. Broke Shock Cord at ejection. No structure damage. Chute ripped in two peices. Long walk for recovery.
    6. Venture (B6-4) Good Flight. Long walk for recovery.
    7. Patriot (C6-5) Good Flight. Long walk for recovery.
    8. Patriot (C6-3) Drag race with Jeff. Got off the pad last. Long walk for recovery due to 12" parachute recovery.
    9. Patriot (C5-3) Drag race with Jeff. Got off the pad first. Medium walk for recovery due to streamer recovery.
    10. Metalizer (B6-4) Great Flight and recovery. Landed a few feet from the launch table.
    Jeff Caldwell 8
    1. Golden Scout (1/2A6-2) Good Flight.
    2. Black Brant II (D12-5) Good Flight.
    3. Patriot (B4-4) Good Flight.
    4. Onyx (F22-7J) Good Flight.
    5. LTV Scout (C6-3) Wild Flight. Just missed Darryl and I South of the launch area.
    6. Little Joe II (A10-3T) Good Flight.
    7. Patriot (C6-3) Drag race with Jeff. Got off the pad first. Long walk for recovery due to 12" parachute recovery.
    8. Patriot (C6-3) Drag race with Jeff. Got off the pad last. Long walk for recovery due to 12" parachute recovery. Last launch of the day.
    Matt Magginnis 4
    1. Sky Trax (C6-5) Good Flight.
    2. EX-200 (A10-3T) Good Flight.
    3. Mini-Max (A10-3T) Good Flight.
    4. Magician (D12-5) Good Flight. Due to high winds this is the first time this rocket was launched with a D12 and a spacer.
    Darryl Hankes 3
    1. Blue (12-7) Good Flight.
    2. Dagger (C6-0/C6-7) Chad stage caused the model to loop all over the sky. Second stage did ignite. Ejection occurred on the ground.
    3. Long March 3 (C6-3) Good Flight.
    Jon Owens 2
    1. Eliminator (D12-5) Good Flight.
    2. Outlaw (B6-4) Good flight.
    Zachariah Smith 1
    1. Firestorm 54 (J-400) Successful L2 flight.
    Dennis Stevens 1
    1. Wildman Jr. (H-120) Good Flight. Long walk to recover.
    Vanderbilt University 1
    1. University Student Launch Initiative (USLI) (M650) Class Project Qualifying flight. Long walk to recover across the river.

    There were a total of 18 attendees including the Vanderbilt University group who came to launch their class project.
    Congratulations to Zachariah Smith for his successful Level 2 completion on a CTI J400.

    Our next launch is scheduled for April 23, 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.

    Joe Magginnis

    END 03/27/2011 END