Another beautiful Fall afternoon for rocketry at the October 23rd launch event at Dawsonville. Very light winds from the south with mild temperatures and ample blue skies. Equipment setup went quickly with welcomed help from those who came early to assist. Rockets were streaking skyward even before the posted event start time. For this great turnout event there were 135 launches performed by thirty-nine participants.

Of special interest were the number of scratch-built rockets being launched (many upscales), the beautiful finishes and creative color schemes, the abundance of mid-powered engines (twelve G-powered) being used, many short recovery walks, the number of families coming out to enjoy the day, and of course the gorgeous mountain views from the hilltop (Fall colors emerging) as rockets drifted down on their parachutes.

The launch pads were busy to the very end of the event. Taking down the field equipment went smoothly with many helpers pitching-in. Some pictures from the event [here]

Engine ignition counts:
A – 24
B – 14
C – 30
D – 27
E – 22
F – 13
G – 12