BlueSkies 81 Report
June 14, 2014


It was a great day to fly. Moderate to Light winds and Mostly Sunny Skies.

We had 10 fliers with 46 flights on 56 motors burned. The total impulse was 6313 N-sec. (Loki M1882LW) .


Motor breakdown:
  • 1/8A - 0
  • 1/4A - 0
  • 1/2A - 2
  • A - 5
  • B - 12
  • C - 10
  • D - 11
  • E - 3
  • F - 1
  • G - 4
  • H - 3
  • I - 2
  • J - 2
  • K - 1
  • L - 0
  • M - 0


    Flyers and their Birds.
    Name Flights Comments
    Joe Magginnis 10
    1. EX 200 (1/2A3-2T) Nice Flight.
    2. Helios with BT60 Booster (D12-0/C6-7) Maiden Flight.
    3. Helios with BT60 Booster (D12-0/C6-7) Great Flight.
    4. Quad Runner (4XC6-5) Model veered toward west off of launch pad. One engine did not ignite.
    5. Guardian (D24-4) Model shot off quickly. Shock Cord came out of body tube and zippered upper 1.5" of Body Tube.
    6. Snitch (B6-4) Drag race with Elliot.
    7. Silver Streak (1/2A3-2T) Good Flight.
    8. Patriot 54mm (J293) Good Flight. A bit of a recovery walk.
    9. JART (J250) Too long of a delay. Stripped shroud lines from parachute and rocket came in hot. Broke Fin/BT Fillet but it is repairable.
    10. Patriot 54mm (I100) The long burn put it up there a ways. Lost Rocket in subdivision north of launch area.
    Jeff Caldwell 8
    1. Redeye (A3-4T) Maiden Flight.
    2. Centuri Astro-1 (A8-3)) Scratch Built. Great Flight
    3. IQSY Tomahawk - Semroc (B6-6).
    4. Tuber (C11-0/C11-5).
    5. IQSY Tomahawk - LOC H54-WLB. Nice long burn combination.
    6. "D" Region Tomahawk (D12-3)
    7. Centuri Astro-1 (B6-6) Great Flight.
    8. Vanguard Eagle (C6-0/B6-6.
    Ed Motley 8
    1. Strato Cruizer 2(D12-0/D12-5) Good Flight.
    2. Big Red N Black One (I540-11A) Nice rocket. Worked Great.
    3. Speed of Balsa (G80-7) Great Flight.
    4. Speed of Balsa (H163-11W) Nice and high Flight.
    5. EXP Bertha (D12-5) Nice Flight.
    6. EXP Bertha (D12-5) Great Flight.
    7. Big Bertha (A8-3) Good flight.
    8. EXP Bertha (E9-6) Nice.
    Elliot Davis 6
    1. Snitch(B6-4) Good Flight.
    2. Snitch(B6-4) Good Flight.
    3. Snitch(B6-4) Good Flight.
    4. Snitch(B6-4) Good Flight.
    5. Snitch(B6-4) Good Flight.
    6. Snitch(B6-4) Good Flight.
    George Gradl 4
    1. Mach Buster(D12-5) Good Flight.
    2. Mach Buster(F72-10 T) Stripped parachute form shroud lines.
    3. HV Arcus(E28-4) Model Broke in half and turned end for end.
    4. HV Arcus(E28-4) Good Flight.
    C. J. Kendrick 3
    1. QCR Explorer(D12-3) Good Flight.
    2. Solar Warrior(D12-5) Stripped parachute form shroud lines.
    3. AMRAAM(C6-5)
    Joe Purvis 3
    1. Sod Chisel(G64-4W) 48th Attempt. Good Flight.
    2. Sod Chisel(G104-4W) 49th Attempt.
    3. Sod Chisel(G104) 50th Flight. Model retired.
    Judy Gradl 2
    1. Big Bertha(B6-4) Good Flight.
    2. Big Bertha(B6-4) Good Flight.
    Darryl Hankes 1
    1. Drago X (K661 BS) Beautiful lift off and upward flight.
    Ed Seward 1
    1. Upscale Der Red Max (H238 T-M) Great Flight for the ump teenth time.


    It was a good day to fly and lose rockets. A alot of great flights were launched today. Why not and come out to our next Sod Farm launch in July.

    Our next Sport launch is scheduled for June 19th at Sod Farm .


    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 2014 season are only $20.00 for the year.

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