On a windy and cloudless blue sky October morning twenty participants gathered at Herb Belins field near Dawsonville to launch sixty-nine rockets, cones, spinning saucers, and a cat. Yes, a cat named Fray Dee Cat on a D12-3, which was just one of Kevin Scholberg’s (who else?) Halloween themed creations. Did it fly well? Did it land on its feet? Did it survive? Well, that’s subjective. Kevin’s Black Web on a D12-0 and a large Spider on a C6-0 looked awesome. Also less scary but quite remarkable was David Cain’s Honest John launched on a G76-7 with a tether release set for 300’. David also launched a Mega Der Red Max on a G76-4 with a tether release as did Kevin Boyd with his Mega Blue Max on a G64-4 also set for 300’ chute deployment. Those tether releases kept recoveries much closer for less walking in windy situations. Kevin B. also launched his Cricket on a G80-4 and his Saturn V on a E20-4 while Steve Bellio brought out his 9” Pyramid of Doom with a G71-4R for boost. There were many great flights, and yes, some had to take a long walk, but the day and the view from the field was spectacular.
Today’s motor ignition counts:
- A – 4
- B – 16
- C – 34
- D – 10
- E – 5
- F – 2
- G – 5
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