At the October 14^th Mill Springs Academy launch event, what began as a gloomy early morning for range setup became an excellent day for launching rockets as blue sky finally made an appearance and just in time to view (with viewing glasses) and appreciate the solar eclipse that was also occurring that day.  But what was most spectacular, the attendees were treated with a free-for-a-smile lunch of fresh-off-the-grill hamburgers and hotdogs provided generously by Keith Frazier and his brother.  All of this made the day go by quickly and by the end of the event, we had twenty-one participants launch sixty-nine rockets.

The field conditions were much improved due to a recent bush-hogging over a large portion of the field, although a bit of high-stepping was still required over some grass clumps.  Overall though, this made most on-the-field recoveries much easier.

Some of the highlights included Robert Harris’ Cool Spool that roared up off the pad on a G76-4G – quite a sight.  He also entertained us with his New Way Square in the Air on D16-8 that chuffed-chuffed dramatically down field – both times.  Barry Savoy accomplished an awesome flight of his Estes Super Bertha – Air Force Version on a D22-4W.  Jorge got to fly his Polecat (rocket formally known as Prince) on an F50-4 and Kevin Scholberg had a number of spectacular flights including his Estes Argent on an E16-4.  Fulton Science Academy Rocket Club was in attendance and got some flights in near the end of the event as winds were starting to pick up due to approaching cold front.  All-in-all an excellent day of rocketry.  Some photos from the event [here].

Motor Ignition counts:
A – 17
B – 25
C – 16
D – 8
E – 2
F – 1
G – 1