BlueSkies 71 Report
September 14, 2013

Launch was held at the Sod Farm in Elizabethtown, KY. It was a mostly sunny day. The winds were light to nonexistant. It was hot when the sun was out beating down. Thanks to Dennis for putting up his pop-up which saved the day for a lot of us.
There was a good crowd of flyers and spectators.

We had 10 fliers with 37 flights on 42 motors burned. The total impulse was 3276 N-sec. (Gorilla L789RT-PS) .

Motor breakdown:
  • 1/8A - 0
  • 1/4A - 1
  • 1/2A - 0
  • A - 4
  • B - 7
  • C - 7
  • D - 5
  • E - 5
  • F - 3
  • G - 6
  • H - 3
  • I - 0
  • J - 0
  • K - 1
  • L - 0
  • M - 0

    Flyers and their Birds.
    Name Flights Comments
    Joe Magginnis 9
    1. Tristar (C6-3) First launch of the Day - Recovered from corn field.
    2. Silver Streak (A10-3T) Good flight. Recovered by Cory.
    3. Big Bertha (D12-7) Good Flight. Recovered by Cory.
    4. Bat Roc (A8-4) Good Flight. Recovered by Cory.
    5. Mongoose (B6-0/C6-7) Great flight with good height and recovery.
    6. Leviathan (F50-10) Nose cone ejected but not enought ejection force to eject the recovery device. Model bounced several feet and collapsed about 6" of the forward portion of the body tube. Model is repairable.
    7. Tristar (B6-4) Nice Roll.
    8. Silver Streak (A10-3T) Nice.
    9. Mongoose (B6-0/C6-7) Great.
    Ed Motley 6
    1. Leviathan (G80-7)
    2. Leviathan (F50-7)
    3. Red Streak (D12-5)
    4. Red Streak (E6-4)
    5. Bertha2 (G80-10)
    6. Leviathan (H135) Level 1 Certification . Congratulation Ed.
    Matt Magginnis 5
    1. AGM-STX Heat Seeker (C6-5) Maiden Flight. Unstable with 3 loops and ground ejection Flight. No Damage.
    2. Athena (D21-4) Nose Cone separation. Body recovered but nose cone lost.
    3. Magestic (E16-6) Maiden Flight with New Estes 29mm BP motors.
    4. Mini Magg (H125) Maiden Flight .
    5. G-Force (H118) Maiden Flight - Corn Field Recovery.
    Steve Blandford 4
    1. Silver & Gold 18 (B6-4) Maiden Flight.
    2. Silver & Gold 24 (D12-5) Maiden Flight.
    3. Silver & Gold (G80-10) Maiden Flight
    4. Black & White (E30/E30) Cluster Flight
    Cori Lewis 4
    1. A2real (C6-5) Maiden Flight (Baby Bertha).
    2. Athena (B6-4) Good Launch and Landing.
    3. A2real (C6-5) Baby Bertha.
    4. Baby Bertha (C6-5)
    George Gradl 3
    1. Mark I (B6-6) Maiden Flight.
    2. Arcus (E28-4) Maiden Flight.
    3. Mosquito (A8-3)
    Judy Gradl 2
    1. Thunderbeast (1/4A-3T) Maiden Flight - Went well.
    2. Big Bertha (B6-6)
    Ed Seward 2
    1. Goblin (D12-7)
    2. Leviathan (G64W-7)
    Darryl Hankes 1
    1. Thunderclap (G126/F59WT) Maiden Flight.
    Joe Pervis 1
    1. ScudZilla (K454SK) Level 2 Certification Flight . Congratulation Joe

    Welcome to our newest member, Ed Motley from the E'town, KY.

    Our next Sport launch is scheduled for October 12th at the Sod Farm .

    The following two certifications were successful:

    Level 1
    Ed Motley     used "Leviathan" powered by an H135
    Level 2
    Joe Purvis     used "ScudZilla" powered by a K454SK
    Congratulations to each one of you and Welcome to the world of high and higher power motors.

    Launch Fees are $10.00 for HPR and $5.00 for low power per day
    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 who attended our September Launch. We hope you enjoyed and if you have any suggestions or comments that will improve our launches let one of the officers know. We appreciate your attendance and hope to see you in October.

    END 09/29/2013 END