Jonathan Holland was first up with an Alpha III blasting off on a conservative A8 motor for a nominal flight. James Hollister was in full force with his fleet of rockets. He started the day with an Estes Sizzler, but suffered a tangled a tangled chute upon ejection. I'm starting to see colors other than Neon Orange on his rockets. What gives?

Paul Graf flew his nicely detailed Gemini titan on two B6 motors for a good flight. He then came back with it on two C6 motors. This time around however, only one motor lit. Luckily, it had enough boost to recover safely. Unfortunately, at the next launch, the luck ran out when the rocket thought it was a lawn dart.

John Buckley had several flights as well including an Estes Big Bertha, a QCR Rocket Glider, and an F-16 Plastic Model Conversion. He stopped after the F-16 drifted down field and into the road where it was promptly reduced to polystyrene stock by a passing car.

Mark McGraw flew a Boyce Saturn 1B on a 1/4A. You pretty much need a magnifying glass to see this thing. Its sooo adorable. Jack Hollister launched his Alien Space Probe on a B6 motor. It failed to land upright, though. I think jack is slacking off a bit. Tom McAtee flew several models, including an Estes Streak that disappeared. I happened across it on my way back from retrieving a rocket.

Mark Geislinger stopped by to fly as well. He had a couple of good flights with an Aerotech Initiator on an E15 and an Estes Bailout on a C motor. Steve Mizerany flew a Quest Renegade on an Aerotech D21. The rocket just sort of disappeared. Ryan Graf had some ignition problems with his Estes Mars Probe, but finally got it to light. Unfortunately, a piece of tape on the rod impeded its flight.

Nick Robinson, with assistance from Jeff Brundt, brought out a good looking Estes Astro Blaster Glider. It lifted off nicely, but unfortunately the wind may have caught it because at burnout, it looped over hard into the ground and suffered what looked like major damage.

Overall, we had an extremely successful day. There were a few mishaps, but considering the number of flights we had and the wind, almost everyone had good flights.

Engine usage for the day:
1.........1/4A
8.........1/2A
19............A
24............B
35............C
34............D
6..............E
2..............F

Total impulse: 1608.125 ns.