BlueSkies 67 Report
May 11, 2013


Launch was at the Sod Farm in Elizabethtown, KY. It was a cool windy day. The winds gust up to about 20 mph later in the day but were steady at 5 - 7 mph. The sun did make a short appearance every once and a while but it was overcast most of the day.

We had 8 fliers with 18 flights on 21 motors burned. U of L's 2 static tests were also performed to gather motor data for their project. The total impulse was 9,739.4 N-sec. (Cesaroni M1890) .


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


    Flyers and their Birds.
    Name Flights Comments
    Jeff Caldwell 7
    1. MX 774 (B6-4)
    2. X-RV (B6-2)
    3. M.L.A.S. (B6-2)
    4. Vanguard Eagle (B6-0/B6-6)
    5. ISQY Tomahawk (F85-WT)
    6. Mercury Little Joe (C6-3)
    7. X-RV (C6-3) First time on a C Motor
    Joe Magginnis 5
    1. Mongoose (C6-3) Rocket caught on launch pad. Drug stand-off clip got to end of pad and shot about 20 feet into the ground. Damaged the body tube and nose cone.
    2. Big Bettha (D12-3) Good Flight but a long walk for recovery.
    3. SemrocGoblin (D12-5) Good flight but another longer walk. Fin separated from body tube.
    4. Patriot 1/4 Scale (H-100) Steel cable loop separated causing body tube to lawn dart into sod and nose cone to land near fence line
    5. Big Bertha (D12-5) Good fligt but a long walk to recover.
    Nick Greco 2
    1. Static Test (L995RL) Static fired motor in test stand to gather data to determine motor chacteristics.
    2. Static Test (L995RL) 2nd Static fired motor in test stand to gather data to determine motor chacteristics.
    Zachary Wright 2
    1. Phoenix (H120-14) Certification Attempt.
    2. Phoenix (H120-14) 2nd flight
    Gregg Blincoe 1
    1. Patriot (I180) Certification Attempt.
    Justin Lord 1
    1. Mjothnitvir (I180) Certification Attempt.
    Sam Miller 1
    1. Indy (I212-14) Certification Attempt.
    Delbert Wilson 1
    1. Mercury Redstone (G76-7) Lawn Dart. Body Tube destroyed but insides still good.

    Our next Sport launch is scheduled for June 8th at Sod Farm .
    Come and have fun.
    Hope to see ya all then.

    Stay tuned to this web site for launch schedule updates.

    Dues are now due for the 2013 season at a special price of $20.00 for the year.

    END 05/18/2013 END