Excellent field conditions, mild temperatures, manageable winds and mostly overcast skies encouraged a good turnout for the April 27^th launch event at Dawsonville.  There were many mid-powered flights that were successfully flown and recovered but also more than a few heartbreakers as fate would have it.  In total the day had twenty-eight participants launch 107 rockets – a busy day.

Some of the more impressive mid-powered flights included Darren’s North Coast SA-14 Archer powered by a F67 (twice), Gary Knotts launched his Estes Nike Smoke PSII on a G64, Ray Lecture got in a good flight with his LOC Goblin 4” with a G76, Steven flew his Aerotech HV Arcas with a F67, and Brian & Austin launched their scratch-built Apollo on a F41.  To end the day there was Katina’s Estes Mega Mosquito with two flights, E then F powered with good results.

Other remarkable flights were accomplished by Jorge with his third flight of the two-stage Apogee TTV (“Hope”) that proved the technology worked, but after the E30-7 initial stage separated the upper stage C6-5 did not ignite (may not have been recovered if it actually had) although the igniter had been successfully activated.  So, we look forward to the next TTV launch in May.  Then there were a number of mid-power and low-power flights by Kevin Scholberg with rockets pulled from his deep inventory that were needing a day out.  Most (if not all) of these were creatively designed and finished like the impressive Purple Firebreather (Estes Ventris) flown on an E16, a scratch-built Megafin powered by a E28, and a scratch-built Venom going up on a D21 to name a few.  See some of these and other event photos [here].

Engine Ignition Count:
A – 11
B – 15
C – 30
D – 18
E – 24
F – 8
G – 3