Jeff’s November Mill Springs Launch Report

Published on November 8, 2014

IMG_8683Fair autumn skies saw ninety launches by twenty-two participants at the SoAR November Mill Springs Launch.  Moderate and sometime variable winds provided ample opportunity for many successful flights and recoveries with motors ranging from 1/4A to F32.  The favorite choice was the B6-4 which boosted fourteen rockets skyward while C6-5 saw eleven launches.  A three stage launch (A8-0/A8-0/A8-5) was successfully flown and recovered by Warren with his retro Farside.  Steve successfully launched and flew two remote control boosted gliders for four spectacular flights with motors ranging from E12 to F15.

Throughout the day we saw many parasitic gliders and space planes with some really good results.  A Space Shuttle scratch built by Marcus was remarkably realistic in its lift off, booster separation, and especially with how the Space Shuttle glided down back to earth with a very flat glide angle.

So all-in-all we had another good turnout of participants, many with family and all enjoying a variety of interesting launches on a beautiful autumn day.

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