Twenty-three flyers braved the elements to put up 69 flights. D motors were most popular, powering 15 flights; there were 3 1/2 A's, 3 A's, 9 B's, 8 C's, 15 D's, 6 E's, 9 F's, 6 G's, 7 H's, and 3 I flights. Jim Davis and Kyle Weeks had the most flights, with 6 each. Several flyers joined us for the first time: Travis Banks, Jim Felt, Mike and Mitchell Walsh, and Kris Dennis.

Congratulations go to Jeff Brundt for a good Level 1 certification flight with a Mountainside Hobbies Sandhawk on H180 power. Jeff also made good flights with his Estes and Mountainside Hobbies V-2's, as did Steve Seger with his Bec-Tec V-2. Bill Hrach also flew a V-2, his Imex plastic model conversion on H128 power (HP-PMC, anyone?).

Several folks had nice-looking Launch Pad rockets: Travis Banks made good flights with a Kormoran, as did Jim Felt with a Harpoon and Bill Hrach with his Hawk missile. Bob Schapp flew his unlikely-looking Milk Karton to Mars (MK-1A), a 1972 school project, as well as his classic Red Max, Ranger, and Mark II. Heino Pull made a good H123 flight of his LOC Caliber ISP. Matt and Mark McGraw flew a range of rockets from the B4-powered AIM-45A to the LOC NORAD and AT Strong Arm with F40 propulsion. Kyle and Dan Weeks also covered a wide motor range, from their 1/2A Nike Arrow and X-Ray to Dan's Arrow (Arreaux) with a G40.

Jim Davis flew quite a variety of rockets: his Apogee B2, D3, and E6-powered altitude attempts had trouble with the wind, either going unstable or arcing severely into the wind; his G55 Machbuster flashed into the sky never to be seen again, while his I211-boosted Bullpuppy was successfully recovered, thanks to its radio locator beacon. Jim reported that the rocket was found 2.5 miles downwind, just yards from the Mississippi levee. Mark Henriksen also flew an I211 in his Minnie Magg, and Steve Seger flew an I161 in a brand new PML Callisto; sadly, Steve's rocket drifted too far and was lost.