BlueSkies 86 Report
November 09, 2014

It was a goodd day to fly. It started out cold at 39 degrees but warmed up to almost 60 by the end of the day. Skies started out partly cloudy but the clouds moved out and it became mostly clear skies for most of the launch. The winds were near zero with gusts up to about 4 or 5 mph.

We had 7 fliers with 34 flights on 38 motors burned. The total impulse was 5446.9N-sec. (Aerotech MN297W) .

Motor breakdown:
  • 1/8A - 0
  • 1/4A - 1
  • 1/2A - 1
  • A - 0
  • B - 2
  • C - 15
  • D - 2
  • E - 7
  • F - 2
  • G - 2
  • H - 1
  • I - 2
  • J - 1
  • K - 1
  • L - 1
  • M - 0

    Flyers and their Birds.
    Name Flights Comments
    Jeff Caldwell 8
    1. SST Shuttle (C6-3). Good Flight. Glider landed close to shuttle.
    2. D-Region Tomahawk (E9-6) Good Flight. Six second delay too long.
    3. Mercury Atlas (B4-4) .
    4. Wildchild (F85WT) 2100'.
    5. Astro-1 (C6-7) .
    6. Mercury Atlas (C6-5) Good Flight. Chute tangled.
    7. SR-71 Blackbird (C6-3) .
    8. Wildchild (F30WLB) .
    Joe Magginnis 8
    1. Snitch (C6-5) Good Flight.
    2. Vegabond (E9-4) Good Flight.
    3. Helios (D12-0/B6-6) Upper Stage did not ignite and lawndarted driving NC 2" into BT.
    4. Leviathian (G88) Good Flight.
    5. Vedabond (E9-4) Lost West of launch for a while but later recovered.
    6. Quad Runner (4xC6-5) Screw ball Flight. All motors ignited
    7. 220 Swift (1/4A3-2T) Good Flight. Nose Cone came off and landed next to body.
    8. Silver Streak (1/2A 3-4T) Good Flight.
    Jeremy Wilkerson 7
    1. Flash (C6-5) Chute did not open. No damage.
    2. Red Riger (C6-5) Great Flight.
    3. Red Rider (C6-5) Good Flight. 1165"
    4. Hi-flyer/Wildcat (E9-6) Good Flight.
    5. Hi-flyer/Wildcat (E9-6) Good Flight.
    6. Red Flare (E9-6) Good Flight.
    7. Red Flare (E9-6) Great Flight.
    Ed Motley 4
    1. Dread Not (J357) .
    2. Dread Not (I800) .
    3. G-Force (G80-7T) .
    4. Leviathan 1 (G126-9) .
    Ethan Dixon 3
    1. Snitch (C6-5) Good Flight. Gave him model
    2. Snitch (C6-3) Good Flight.
    3. Snitch (C6-3) Good Flight.
    Darryl Hankes 2
    1. Condor (I303BS) Landed in Pond.
    2. Arrow (L730C) .
    Ed Seward 2
    1. Goblin (D12-7) .
    2. Bat Ray (H170) Maiden Flight. Model became unstable after leaving launch rod and spit out several fins. Rocket should be repairable

    Weather started out a bit chilly but turned out to be a good day to fly rockets.

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

    Our next Sport launch scheduled is TBD 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 2015 season are still $20.00 for the year.

    END 11/15/2014 END