Forty-one participants accomplished 118 total launches during the July 9th Mill Springs launch event.  Moderate winds and a high cloud deck shielding the sun for most of the morning and early afternoon kept temperatures just below the 90s and made for an enjoyable day.  Keith Frazier was back to provide cold beverages, doughnuts, and rocket supplies.  The club setup on the field early to get some cub scouts prepped, loaded, and launched.  The remainder of the day saw a steady volley of rockets by club members who brought out their favorites, beautiful scale models, and some very intriguing scratch-built creations.  I especially enjoyed watching Jose Morales’ Estes Mercury Redstone on multiple flights, Kevin Scholberg’s scratch built NLR launched with a E30-4T, and Kevin Boyd’s Mega Mosquito on a D12-3, then his Estes Leviathan on a E20-4.  Also fun to see on the pads were Jeff Eshbaugh’s Pemberton Little Bucky Jones and Kevin Scholberg’s scratch-built Pot Metal.  The motor selected most often was the B6-4.  A special thanks to David Cain for providing RSO support throughout the event.

Motor ignition counts were as follows:

• 1/2A – 3
• A – 20
• B – 45
• C – 36
• D – 9
• E – 6
• F – 1

Event Photos by Kevin Boyd: https://www.flickr.com/photos/boyd2000/sets/72157670196803181