BlueSkies 87 Report
December 13, 2014

The weather started out cold but overall it was day to fly. It started out cold at 39 degrees but warmed up to a comfortable temperature by the end of the day. Skies remained cloudy mostly most of the launch. The winds were near zero with gusts up to about 4 or 5 mph.

We had 6 fliers with 18 flights on 21 motors burned. The total impulse was 2391.9N-sec. (CTI K820BS) .

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

    Flyers and their Birds.
    Name Flights Comments
    Davis Elliot 8
    1. Noodle Booster V2 (E9-4). Maiden Flight.
    2. Gyro Naut (A3-4T) Maiden Flight. Used 18mm casing for adaptor to 13mm.
    3. Gyro Naut (B4-4) .
    4. Noodle Booster V2 (E9-4) .
    5. Guro Naut (C6-5) Maiden flight on this motor.
    6. SA14 Archer (G53-7) Good Flight. First use of new relay launch controller.
    7. SA14 Archer (F52-5) .
    8. Outlaw (C6-5) .
    Aaron Hoke 3
    1. Snitch (C6-5) First Flight ever. Got to keep the rocket.
    2. Silver Streak (1/4A3-4T) Good Flight launched for Joe Magginnis.
    3. Quad Runner (4xB6-4) Screw ball Flight. All motors ignited. Launched for Joe Magginnis
    Morgan Wilson 3
    1. Snitch (C6-5) First Flight ever. Got to keep the rocket.
    2. Alien Invader (B6-5) Great Flight launched for Joe Magginnis.
    3. Metalizer (C6-5) Good Flight launched for Joe Magginnis.
    Darryl Hankes 2
    1. Phoenix (H152 BS) .
    2. Nike Smoke (K1100 T) .
    Joe Magginnis 1
    1. Leviathan (G131) Good Flight. No chute ejection. Model got hung up on a utility line to a garage. No recovery.
    Ed Motley 2
    1. Leviathan (H255) .

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

    Come to our next launch the first of the season at Sims Farm.

    Our next Sport launch scheduled is December 14, 2914 at Sims 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 12/28/2014 END