At the September Mill Springs Launch event we had twenty-two participants launch a total of ninety-five rockets, saucers, and boost gliders. Although hot and humid the mild winds and partly cloudy skies provided an excellent day for rocketry.

Josh Finn of J&H Aerospace demonstrated numerous boost gliders. Some of these were guided by R/C and performed very well with long duration glides around the field before landing. Each boost glider exhibited remarkable engineering in the way the wing deployments were designed and in many details that kept each glider light and graceful in flight. [J&H Aerospace]

Other standouts were Leaor Schwartz’s Estes Juno-I Explorer I that was flown with a C6 with excellent results and Paul Doreika’s Super Big Bertha with a payload of three cameras looking out each 120 degrees and flown on an E20 (two times). David Cain used a Jolly Logic parachute tether set to release at 100 feet on his SpaceX Falcon 9 with a D13 for a very impressive flight and exciting recovery. [Event Photos] [Photos by Kevin Boyd]
Motor Ignition Counts:

• 1/4A – 1
• 1/2A – 3
• A – 15
• B – 28
• C – 34
• D – 11
• E – 3