On a day with calm winds and sunny skies there were nineteen participants who found these conditions most favorable for mid-power rocketry at the May 22nd Dawsonville launch event. Seventy-eight launches were accomplished with many of these remarkable and some even quite spectacular.

There were five G-powered launches that provided a thrilling sight and sound coming off the launch pads. There was Joseph Barrett’s Custom Thor on a G80, Ray Lecture’s LOC Goblin powered by a G76 and his Hi Flyer XXL (upscaled upscale) on a G79, Gary Knotts with a beautiful NCR SA-14 Archer being lifted by a G64, Roy Green’s NCR by Estes Phantom 4000 launched with a G40.

Sights to behold included several of Kevin Scholberg’s uniquely designed and beautifully crafted rockets like the Sunward Gravity Rider going up on a cluster of two B6-4s and descending on twin parachutes, his scratch-built Andromeda Upscale launched twice (F63 and F51) that separates at apogee into two parts and comes down on two chutes.

Other standouts include Ray Lecture’s X-15 launched with a F67 for a spectacular flight and his 3” Goblin also flown with a F67. Tom Lacock sent up his scratch-built Grim Reaper on a cluster of two E12s. There were also four two-stage rockets launched requiring careful observation for successful recoveries. Thanks to the calm conditions everything launched at this event found its way home at the end of the day. Some photos from this event [here].

Motor Ignition Counts:
A – 9
B – 11
C – 15
D – 21
E – 16
F – 7
G – 5