TRA06 Report
January 27, 2013

Today was a good day to fly other than the overcast skies. There was almost no wind and most of the rockets landed in the field.

We had 4 fliers with 8 flights and 8 motors burned (7 Commercial and 1 Research). The total impulse was 3698 N-sec. (CTI L851W).

Motor breakdown:

Commercial

  • 1/8A - 0
  • 1/4A - 0
  • 1/2A - 0
  • A - 0
  • B - 0
  • C - 0
  • D - 0
  • E - 0
  • F - 1
  • G - 1
  • H - 1
  • I -3 (2 Commercial and 1 Research)
  • J - 2
  • K - 0
  • L - 0
  • M - 0

    Flyers and their Birds.
    Name Flights Comments
    Jeff Caldwell 3
    1. Wildchild (F79SS) Great Flight.
    2. Stovi (G88SS) Low and Slow.
    3. Lil Rascal (H152BS) Just missed the river by the limb of a tree. Recovered.
    Darryl Hankes 2
    1. Boosted V (J1520VMAX) Neck Snapping.
    2. Thunder (I213CD/HMDT) Great Burn on an EX motor.
    Delbert Wilson 2
    1. Color me Gone (I175W) Nice Flight even though it ended up in a tree. Recovered.
    2. Buckeye Blast (I195RL) Tree caught model where it remained for a later recovery.
    Nick Greco (UofL) 1
    1. USLI (J425BS) Fin Shred.

    Remember, club dues of $20.00 for the year are due. If you pay by check please make it out to: Bluesgrass Rocketry Society.

    We still has some motor packs available for $3.00 a pack. That's a far cry from the current retail prices. See Dennis Stevens for purchases.

    Our next launch is February 16 - Sport Launch and February 17 - Research at Sims Farm. Come and have fun. Hope to see ya all then.

    Stay tuned to this web site for launch schedule updates.

    See you there.

    Report generated by Darryl Hankes

    END 02/01/2013 END