BlueSkies 69 Report
July 13, 2013

Launch was at the Sod Farm in Elizabethtown, KY. It was a mostly sunny day. The winds gust up to about 7.0 mph but were steady at 0 - 5 mph. The corn fields ate a few rockets but most were recovered with the help of tracking devices be it electronic or human eyesight.

We had 11 fliers with 47 flights on 47 motors burned. The total impulse was 2,789 N-sec. (Cesaroni 730) .

Motor breakdown:
  • 1/8A - 0
  • 1/4A - 0
  • 1/2A - 0
  • A - 2
  • B - 3
  • C - 19
  • D - 11
  • E - 0
  • F - 2
  • G - 2
  • H - 2
  • I - 3
  • J - 1
  • K - 2
  • L - 0
  • M - 0

    Flyers and their Birds.
    Name Flights Comments
    Dennis Stevens 13
    1. Air Show (C6-3) Nice.
    2. Air Show (C6-3) No Deployment. No Damage.
    3. Air Show (C6-3) Great Again.
    4. NSA (C6-5) Good Flight. Lost in cornfield NW of Launch Pad.
    5. Police Box (D12-3) Corn Recovered with burnt Chute.
    6. N-20 Demon (D12-3) Square Body Tube. Nice.
    7. Goblin (D12-5) Square Body Tube. Nice.
    8. Rebel-3 (C6-0/B6-6) Awesome.
    9. Xarconian Cruiser (C6-3) Nice.
    10. Starship Nova Black (C6-3) Blow out side - Nice Roll.
    11. Starship Nova White(C6-3) Roll - Again Blow Out Side.
    12. Starship Nova Yellow(C6-3) Roll - Crash - More of Side Blew Out
    13. Starship Nova Original (C6-3) Come on - Blew Out Side one more time. This design requires some modification from the instructions.
    Joe Magginnis 9
    1. Snitch (A6-4) First launch of the day. Nice Flight. Wind Speed(mph) - 6.2: Humidity - 75.2%; Temperature(F) - 74.6; Time -10:15am
    2. Patriot 18mm (C6-3) Nice straight flight - Landed short of dirt E of Launch Pad. Wind Speed(mph) - 6.8: Humidity - 73.4%; Temperature(F) - 74.6. Time - 11:09am
    3. Spin Fin (C6-5) No spin reading due to human error, did not durn on switch. Wind Speed(mph) - 8.1: Humidity - 81.8%; Temperature(F) - 77.0 Time - 11:28am
    4. Sonic Boom (C6-5) Wind Speed(mph) - 6.5: Humidity - 68.0%; Temperature(F) - 75.4
    5. Umbrella (D12-3) Wind pushed model backward toward crowd. Wind Speed(mph) - 8.5: Humidity - 82.3%; Temperature(F) - 82.4; Time - 12:48pm
    6. Patriot 1/4 scale (G80-5) Low Flight - Lawn Dart with core sample. Wind Speed(mph) - 7.6: Humidity - 62.2%; Temperature(F) - 89.1; Time - 2:37pm
    7. Snitch (B6-2) Wind Speed(mph) - 7.6: Humidity - 62.2%; Temperature(F) - 89.1; Time - 3:19pm
    8. Snitch (C6-5) Drag Race with Matt - First off pad & last to land. Wind Speed(mph) - 2.6: Humidity - 66.7%; Temperature(F) - 88.8
    9. Patriot 1/4 scale (H100 I-max) Flew East into wind landed about 40 feet into in corn field. Wind Speed(mph) - 7.2: Humidity - 671.5%; Temperature(F) - 87.7
    Earl Branch 7
    1. Patriarch (A8-3) Short - Streamer - Quick Landing.
    2. Patriarch (B6-4) Better Flight - 4 second delay too long.
    3. Top Shot (C11-3) Fat Boy - Nice straight Flight - Poor ejection - Rocket OK.
    4. Renegade D (D12-3) Good Flight - Ejection Poor - Rocket OK.
    5. Renegade D (D12-3) Good flight. Lost in Cornfield North of Launch Pad.
    6. Patriarch (C6-3) Nice.
    7. Metallizer (C6-3)
    Allen Burnham 4
    1. LOC IV (H125-9) L1 Certification Successful. Congrats Allen.
    2. Big Daddy (D12-5)
    3. Big Daddy (D12-3)
    4. Vagabond (D12-5)
    Jeff Caldwell 3
    1. PAC-3 Patriot (J250SK) 1804' Altimeter Reading.
    2. Lil Rascal (I140SK) Estimated ~3000'
    3. Wildchild (F30 WLB) Estimated ~2100'
    Matt Magginnis 3
    1. Laser Lance (D12-5) Maiden Flight of unpainted rocket. Good Flight. Lost in cornfield N of Launch Pad.
    2. Photon Disrupter (C6-5) Good flight. Easy recovery.
    3. Snitch (C6-5) Drag with Dad - longest flight - Resulted in a tie.
    Ed Seward 3
    1. Bat Ray (Mad Cow) (I245 green)
    2. Der Red Max (I240)
    3. Goblin (D12-7)
    Steve Blandford 2
    1. Cherokee D (F59) Maiden Flight of unpainted rocket. Good Flight. Lost in cornfield N of Launch Pad.
    2. Ugly (H133) Good flight. L1 Certification Successful. Congrats Steve.
    Gregg Blincoe 1
    1. (K360) L2 Certification Successful. Congrats Gregg.
    George Gradl 1
    1. Onyx (G53-5J)
    Gregg Wright 1
    1. (J380SS) L2 Certification Successful. Congrats Gregg.

    We had a 3 new members join. Steve Blackford from the Frankfort, Ky, Paul Thompson from Jeffersonville, IN and George Gradl from Lousiville, KY.

    Our next Sport launch is a maybe in August so stay tuned for a definate date if is there is one in August. If there is a launch in August it is scheduled for August 10th at the Sod Farm .

    The following four certifications were successful:

    Level 1
    Steve Blandford     used "UGLY" powered by an H133
    Allen Burnham used "LOC IV" powered by an H125

    Level 2
    Gregg Blincoe     used "??" powered by a K360
    Gregg Wright used "??" powered by a J380

    Congratulations to each one of you and Welcome to the world of high and higher power motors.

    Come and have fun.
    Hope to see ya all then.

    Stay tuned to this web site for launch schedule updates.

    Dues for the 2013 season are only $20.00 for the year.

    Thanks to all the rocketeers and spectators who attended our 100th Launch of the Bluesgrass Rocketry Society on July 13, 2013 and making it a big success.

    The club has been launching rockets since November 2003 @ Landfill with the 1st official launch on February 28, 2004 at Sims Farm.

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