The October 26th Southern Area Rocketry launch event in Dawsonville had excellent weather conditions with clear blue skies, warm temperatures, and light to moderate winds; all of this with colorful Fall foliage as a backdrop. No wonder then that the event was well attended and for the day there were 129 total launches accomplished. Mid-power rockets were steadily being placed on the launch pads with excellent flights and generally good recoveries (always a few mishaps).
Jorge Blanco got in a successful flight of his Apogee TTV “timer test vehicle” with an E30-4/B6-4 two stage combination and with a new altimeter that solved earlier problems. Kevin Scholberg brought out his scratch-built Halloween Hellraiser flown on a cluster of two D12-5s and recovered in two parts with entrails spewed out – quite a sight.
For G-power there was Dion’s Estes Der Big Red Max powered by a G77 as was the LOC/scratch-built The Raven which was also flown on a G80. Herb Howe launched his Sunward King Tut pyramid with a G35-4 which was impressive and unique. Ryan Campbell had two flights (powered by G64 and G76) of his LOC Alien with dual deployment on recovery. Well done. These were just a small sample of the highlights.
Some event photos [here]
Motor ignition counts:
A – 16
B – 28
C – 22
D – 26
E – 28
F – 15
G – 8
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