On a record-breaking warm February afternoon at the Mill Springs launch event there were twenty-four participants who launched a total of seventy-eight rockets. Steady breezes from the south kept directing recoveries mostly down the length of the field, but as usual there were a few rockets that did not go home at the end of the day. Regardless of this challenge there were many great flights with successful recoveries that included two-stage and some mid-power launches.

Steve Bellio successfully launched and recovered his LOC EZI-65 on a G75-4M and sent up his Estes Partizon on an E40-4T and an Estes Mammoth on an E20-4W. Nicolas got to send up his two-stage Estes Loadstar twice with B6-0/B6-4 combinations and Andrew Chong launched an Estes Mongoose with a B6-0/A8-5. Some other impressive first flights included Izzy’s Estes Mosquito on a 1/4A3-3T (yes, it was recovered), Kate’s Estes Sky Writer on a A8-3, Roman’s Mercury Redstone on a C6-5 and Jacob’s Estes QCC Explorer powered by a D12-5.

We had many family members cheering those who were launching and other folks coming by just to check out the action while enjoying a warm Spring-like day.  Event photos by Kevin Boyd

Motor Ignition Counts:

• 1/4A – 2
• 1/2A – 2
• A – 18
• B – 29
• C – 14
• D – 8
• E – 6
• F – 1
• G – 1