BlueSkies 97 Report
September 13, 2015
Highland Sod Farm
Elizabethtown, KY

It was a great day to fly rockets. The day started out with little to no winds and hot. Temperatures were in the mid 90's with high humidity.

We had 6 fliers with 46 flights on 49 motors burned. The total impulse was 4098.3 N-sec. (CTI L1355p) .

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

    Flyers and their Birds.
    Name Flights Comments
    Joe Kipp 20
    1. Mega Der Red Max (D12-5) .
    2. Der Red Max (C6-5)
    3. Mini Der Red Max (A10-3T) .
    4. Big Daddy (E9-6) .
    5. Long Tom (B6-0/B6-4)
    6. Solar Warrior (D12-5).
    7. High Flyer (A8-3) .
    8. High Flyer (A8-3)
    9. Mini Honest John (A10-3T).
    10. Mini Honest John (A10-3T) .
    11. Scion (F50-6 T)
    12. Mongoose (B6-0/B6-4).
    13. Fat Boy (A10-3T)
    14. Photon Probe (B6-4).
    15. Quest AGM 256 (B6-4) .
    16. High Flyer XL (D12-5)
    17. Super Neon XL (D12-5).
    18. Mega Der Red Max (H175) L1 Attempt completed successfully.
    19. Scion (F50-6 T)
    20. Mega Der Red Max (H182).
    Joe Magginnis 7
    1. Snitch (C6) .
    2. EX-200 (1/2A3-4T) .
    3. Patriot (C6) .
    4. Goblin (F16-8) Underpowered. Flew Horizontal about 50' above ground level.
    5. Gold Strike (C6) .
    6. Gizmo (J244) .
    7. Goblin (F36 BS) Long walk to recovery. ~15" short of landing in Bean Field East of Launch site.
    Ed Motley 7
    1. Growler 54 (H87 Imax) .
    2. Bertha (C6-5)
    3. Bertha (C6-5)
    4. Metalizer (C6-5)
    5. Need for Speed (E16-8)
    6. Growler 54 (H163)
    7. Growler 54 (I345)
    Matt Magginnis 5
    1. LGM (C6-5)
    2. Blue Ninja (E9-4)
    3. Arreaux (F20-7)
    4. Darkstar 4 (J145 SK)
    5. Darkstar 4 (J145 SK)
    Joe Purvis 4
    1. Metalizer (B6-4)
    2. Mini Mars Lander (A3-4T)
    3. Onyx (G104M)
    4. Metalizer (B6-4)
    Darryl Hankes 3
    1. Mercury Redstone (A8-3) Beautiful looking rocket with lots of detail.
    2. Der Red Max (A3-4T)
    3. Black Head (A2-5)

    Come to our next launch and enjoy the fun.
    Congratulation to Joe Kipp on the successful completion of his L1 certification. Welcome to HPR.

    Our next Sport launch scheduled is October 10, 2015 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 now due at $20.00 for the year.

    We still need a Tripoli member to replace Darrell as the Prefect, so if intrested contact Darrell.

    END 09/27/2015 END