At the April 28th Dawsonville Launch event we were welcomed with fair skies, pleasant temperatures, but still bothered at times by some challenging breezes from the northwest. Despite the wind-factor, the day provided sixteen participants with some great rocketry moments during the forty-seven launches that were accomplished.

Throughout the day there were many rockets placed out on the pads that exhibited great craftsmanship and creativity. Standouts were David Cain’s Madcow Rocketry Honest John that he modified with beautiful scale details (3D printed) and flown with a G64, and Allen Isdell’s Estes V2 with its striking Dr. Pepper paint scheme. There were also some unique models like Mike Huggins’ Quest Orion Recovery Vehicle and the return of Jose Morales scratch-built and gas stabilized ‘I Got Gas’ that had improved flight characteristics from his last attempt.

For other thrilling mid-power flights, we had Katie’s LOC Iris flown with a G61-W and Allen’s LOC-IV also powered by a G61-W.

Here are some photos from the event.

Motor Ignition counts:

• A – 6
• B – 9
• C – 10
• D – 6
• E – 8
• F – 5
• G – 4