The weather for this launch was not promising looking and very few folks showed up. Saturday had four launches and Sunday subsequently got cancelled.
Summary of the motors flown:
| Motor | Saturday | Sunday |
| A | ||
| B | ||
| C | ||
| D | ||
| E | ||
| F | 2 | |
| G | ||
| H | ||
| I | ||
| J | 1 | |
| K | 1 | |
| L | ||
| M | ||
| Total | 4 |
Shriyans Dwivedi had two flights of Mercury on F51 motors for TARC data. These drifted a long way in the winds we were having. Mike Nay flew Pink Lady on a J430 and Mike McKeon flew Ugly on a K100. That was it for the weekend.
Looking back, I noticed I never did a report for the middle of November launch. So, belatedly, here it is.
Motor summary:
| Motor | Saturday | Sunday |
| A | 1 | |
| B | 3 | |
| C | 4 | |
| D | 6 | |
| E | 2 | |
| F | 1 | 3 |
| G | ||
| H | 5 | 1 |
| I | 3 | 1 |
| J | 8 | 1 |
| K | 1 | |
| L | 1 | 3 |
| M | 1 | |
| N | 1 | |
| Total | 19 | 27 |
On Saturday the 16th, there were a lot of certifications. Nate Orlowski flew Tempest on a J800 for his L2. Ethan Sites flew MCRN Cydonia on a J270 for his L2. James Garmon flew Cosmic Rider on a J305 for a successful L2. Jake Miskow flew Pit Bull for a successful NAR L1. Emily Cates flew Bue Jay on a I175 for her L1. Ben Radspinner flew The 4th Journal on an I175 for a successful L1. Gabriela Santiago flew Kerbal Space Program on an I80 for an L1. Congratulations to all.
A couple of college teams were out with NC State High Power Rocketry Club flying Genesis twice on a J500’s for successful flights. Sage Cooley with the Duke team (Mike Nay as responsible flyer) flew Pitchfork on a 4 grain 115mm N motor, made by Alan Whitmore. That flight went up well, but the down part was a little “exciting”. We want to avoid those…
Mark Hartmann flew Frenzy on a L1080. Sailor Koeplinger flew Quicksilver on a I229 and Mark Peot flew Cheerwine on a J415. Matt Willis had a couple of flights with Where’s Waldo on a J800 and Punisher 3 on a J420. Shriyans Dwivedi (w/Dave Morey) flew Iris V2 twice, both times on an H130. Mike Nay flew Tree Hugger on a H550. That rocket has an interesting back story – ask Mike. Finally, Dave Morey flew Sinister 24 on a G107 with a pair of F51’s and then a pair of D12’s air started in succession. He also flew Two Stage Crayon on a F51 staging to a D12.
On Sunday the 17th, Chad Holm came for a visit and certified L3 with Go Devil on a M1297. David Stack got his L1 certification with his Hyperloc 300 on an I377. Congratulations.
Robbie Kirk was a little busy with Olympus on an E18, 2.0 R2 on an experimental motor in BV3 formula estimated to be an F25, Cherokee E on a D16, Blue Thunder on a D13 and Astra on a C6. John and Connie Tolppi were quite busy as well. Connie flew Shuttle Express on a C6, Guardian on a B6, Sky Writer on a B6, Predator twice on an A8 and a C6 and Baby Bertha on a C6. John flew Delta Flyer on a B6, D-Region Tomahawk on a D12, on a D12, and Super Sprite twice, both times on a D12. Mike McKeon flew Stan on an I405 and Bob on a J1799.
Jim Livingston flew Sea Hawk on a L850 experimental motor in white smoke formula. David Cox flew Black Brandt VB on a H128, Copper Top on an F12 and D Tomahawk on an I161. Richard Powers flew Stargazer on a F15, Falcon Heavy on an E12 (which did some interesting, low level skywriting) and Vapor on an E12. Mike Nay flew his Double Shot on a K1100 staging to a J140. Nick Pyrtle flew Fever Pitch on a L1256 and Kurt Hesse flew Performer 98 on a two grain 75mm motor in BV5 made by Alan Whitmore. There are still quite a number of motors remaining that Alan made that will be making an appearance at the field.
Regards,
Kurt Hesse
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