At the abbreviated March 10th Mill Springs launch event we had thirty-nine participants (including Scouts) who were able to quickly squeeze in eighty-five launches. Action was fast-paced and despite the shortened day we packed in more than enough excitement in the two-plus hours that would typically be found at any launch event.

Glenn Harper placed his LOC Graduator “Bad Penny” out on the pad loaded-up with a F67-9 and sent it roaring skyward. It came back, so he reloaded it with a G77 Red and launched it again, and well… Justin Moore had two successful launches of his Estes Trajector on a E20-4 and a third launch with a F15-8. D. Tripp sent his Estes Big Daddy up on a E15-4.

Some other remarkable flights included Ian Schlecht’s successful flight of his Estes two-stage Hyper Bat on a C6-0 / C6-5 that was recovered way downfield at the very edge. Jose Morales launched a spectacular flight of his SpaceX Falcon 9 with a D12-3, March Briner came out with a sleek Semroc Aerobee-Hi that was flown twice with a B6-4, and Jacob Schwartz had a thrilling flight of his FlisKits Tri-Glide that had all three gliders chasing each other in a beautiful spiraling glide pattern.

Then the forecasted rain finally arrived… Click here for a few pictures from the event.

Motor ignition counts:

• 1/4A – 2
• 1/2A – 2
• A – 11
• B – 39
• C – 22
• D – 5
• E – 4
• F – 2
• G – 1