BlueSkies 84 Report
September 13 & 14, 2014

It was a goodd day to fly. Not too hot or humid with mostly clear skies. The winds were moderate on Saturday gusting up to about 13 mph and on Sunday mostly less then 5 mph with gusts less than 7 mph

We had 11 fliers with 85 flights on 103 motors burned. The total impulse was 10363.9 N-sec. (CTI N1800) .

Motor breakdown:
  • 1/8A - 0
  • 1/4A - 0
  • 1/2A - 3
  • A - 7
  • B - 12
  • C - 21
  • D - 18
  • E - 14
  • F - 11
  • G - 9
  • H - 4
  • I - 1
  • J - 1
  • K - 1
  • L - 1
  • M - 0

    Flyers and their Birds.
    Name Flights Comments
    Ed Motley 15
    1. Solar Probe #1 (C6-5) .
    2. Gen 2 Bertha Piston (2xD12-5) Twin Motor Mount D-E.
    3. Solar Probe #2 (C6-5) .
    4. Gen 2 Bertha Modified (2xD12-5) Had to shorten by 12" due to crash last flight.
    5. 50th Anniversary Special Edition (2xE9-6) Made for my Mom and Dad's 50th Anniversary.
    6. Speed of Balsa (G40-7W) .
    7. Dread Not (I242) .
    8. G-Force (G80-7T) .
    9. Over Powered Weather Buster (D12-5) .
    10. Big Bertha Original (B6-4) .
    11. Over Powered Weather Buster (D12-5) .
    12. Bertha E Mod (D12-5) Ogive Nose D-E Motor Mount.
    13. Strato Cruiser (D12-0/C6-7) Booster Added.
    14. Leviathan (G125) .
    15. Dread Not (J354) Electronic Dual Deploy.
    Joe Magginnis 14
    1. Alien Invader (A8-3) Good Flight.
    2. Silver Streak (1/2A2-2T) Good Flight.
    3. ZIP (D12-3) Lost in Bean Field west of launch pad.
    4. EX-200 (1/2A3-2T) Good Flight.
    5. Vedabond (E9-4) Lost West of launch for a while but later recovered.
    6. Tristar (B6-4) Good Flight.
    7. Helios (D12-0/B6-7) Good Flight.
    8. Tristar (C6-5) Lost in west bean field.
    9. Alien Invader (B6-5) Great Flight.
    10. Helios (C6-5) Great Flight
    11. Helios (D12-0/C6-7) Sustainer stage did not light and model lawn darted destroying model.
    12. Vegabond (E9-4) Great Flight.
    13. Ascender (F15-0/F15-8) Lost sustainer east of launch pad.
    14. Vegabond (E9-4) Good Flight.
    Darryl Hankes 13
    1. Renagade (F40-10W) Great liftoff.
    2. USA(D10-7) Great Flight.
    3. Tiny Pteradactyl (G118 BS) Good Flight.
    4. AMRRAM (H200 BS) .
    5. Nike Apache(K570 WW) Good Flight.
    6. Green UFO (F25 W) Good Flight.
    7. EX-200(C11-3) Great Flight.
    8. Renagade (F40-7 W) .
    9. EX-200 (C11-3) .
    10. Green UFO (F40-4 W) Too Much Motor.
    11. Golden Rod (G40-7 W) .
    12. ANRRAM (H140) .
    13. J-Hawk (L935 Imax) Good Flight. Recovered in Beans.
    Earl Branch 11
    1. Nike Smoke (F15-4) Excellent slow loud long with nice landing.
    2. Hi Jacked (F20-4) Very Nice slow and nice landing.
    3. Strong Arm (F27-4R) Nice Slow loud red flame with nice landing.
    4. MIRAGE (G50-4T) Nice Flight and landing.
    5. Metalizer (C 6-5) Nice Flight, recovery and landing.
    6. G-Force (G77-4R) Nice straight flight with red flame and nice landing.
    7. Hi Jacker (F30-6FJ) Great Flight.
    8. Crossfire ISX (B4-4) Nice Flight landed in road with body damage.
    9. Top Shot (D12-3) Nice flight, wind it to hard pan. Fin broke.
    10. Trajector PSI (E9-4) Very Nice slow Flight with a safe landing.
    11. Red Flame (D12-5) .
    Jeff Caldwell 8
    1. Redeye (A10-3T) Good Flight.
    2. Redeye (A8-4) Fin Broke.
    3. Defender (3xA8-5) Good Flight.
    4. PSC Invinity (2xB6-0/2XB6-6) Good Flight.
    5. Lil' Rascal (G185 Vmax) .
    6. Lil' Rascal (H225 WT)
    7. Scout (1/2A6-2) Motor didn't kick and lawn darted.
    8. Tuber (D12-0/C11-5) .
    Chris Bertrand 6
    1. Crossfire (C9-5) .
    2. Big Daddy (E20-4) .
    3. Ventris (E16-6) .
    4. Deuces Wild (2xB6-4) .
    5. Mean Machine (E20-4) .
    6. Partizon (G33-8) Ziperless with Baffle.
    Elliott Davis 5
    1. Gyro Chaser (A10-3T) First Flight was great.
    2. Pool Noodle (E9-4) It Flew.
    3. Gyro Chaser (B6-4) Rotor hub gone and 1 rotor missing.
    4. Patriarch (C6-5) .
    5. Pool Noodle (E9-4) .
    Jeremy Wilkerson 5
    1. Flash (C6-5)
    2. Hi Flyer/Wildcat (C11-3) .
    3. Hi Flyer/Wildcat (E9-6) .
    4. Red Rider (D12-0/C6-5) .
    5. Red Flame (E9-6) .
    Reid Keenan 4
    1. Skywriter (C6-5) .
    2. Outlaw (C6-5) .
    3. Skywriter (C6-5) .
    4. Outlaw (C6-5) .
    Michael Turner 3
    1. Mad Cow Torrent (H135) Maiden Flight. L1 Certification
    2. Red Rider (D12-0/C6-7) Two Stage.
    3. Red Ridet (D12-0/C6-7) Two Stage.
    Gary Davis 1
    1. SA-14 Archer(F40-7W) .

    Both days were great to fly rockets. Sunday was a bit warmer with less winds and humidity than Saturday. Flights ranged from almost perfect and landing only a few feet away from the launch area to lawn darts and lost rockets.

    Congratulations to Michael Turner on his successful L1 Flight using a Mad Cow Torrent powered with an H135. Congrats and welcome to the world of high power rocketry.

    Come to our next launch in October scheduled for the Sod Farm.

    Our next Sport launch is scheduled for October 11th at the Highland Sod Farm in Elizabethtown, KY .

    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.

    END 09/16/2014 END