At the July 23rd launch event in Dawsonville there were ninety-six launches accomplished by twenty-two participants. Field conditions were welcoming with recently mowed grass in the parking and launching areas at a level that you would find in a front lawn – nice. Field conditions in the greater recovery areas were a bit rougher but still allowed relatively easy navigating and sighting of rockets out on the field. Weather conditions were as forecasted with mild winds and mostly blue skies. The heat and humidity did become bothersome in the late morning and afternoon, but even so the event was one to thoroughly enjoy with many excellent fights.

With the favorable winds many participants went out to the launch pads with their favorite rockets and optimum engines for some great mid-power flights. Chris Lucas launched his LOC Goblin on a G76 and Tony Paridon chose a G74 for his Scratch-built Orange Crush. Tony also launched his Aerotech Strong Arm and Warthog each with F27s. Kevin Scholberg used a F15 for two flights of his scratch-built Fiery, but Mostly Peaceful and with his Estes-parts-built Argentris. Gavin used a D12-0/C6-5 combination for his Estes Savage two-stager – a long recovery walk. Chris cleverly named a scratch-built rocket “It’s Unclear” (but we saw right through it). It went skyward on an E12-4. David Lange had a three-motor cluster of D12-5s for his LOC Phoenix – awesome coming up off the pads. There were many other great flights – some event photos [here].

Engine ignition counts:
A – 11
B – 14
C – 27
D – 21
E – 15
F – 11
G – 2