Moderate temperatures and mild northwesterly winds pushed away morning clouds to make for a very delightful day for our September 12^th Mill Springs launch event.  We had sixteen participants loading the pads at a leisurely pace to launch sixty-two rockets.  Motor selection included five 1/2A, sixteen A, nineteen B, fourteen C, six D, four E, and a single G.  The B6-4 was the most prevalent selection.

Of special interest was Gabriel’s New Way Sky Spike shaped like a railway spike but actually flew straight and true on a C6-3.  There was Joel Downs Estes MIRV with a spectacular flight starting with a B6-0 booster stage igniting three MIRV rockets each on A3-4T separating into their own trajectories.  Glenn Harper tempted fate with his One Big Rush on a G74 which was recovered successfully with a little help from the SoAR tree recovery team (a.k.a. Jorge with a long stick), and we had a few CATOs that provided some ground-level drama.   Kevin Scholberg launched an Estes Ascender on an E15-4W and completed a dozen other flights while Marcus had an excellent flight with his Sky Dart II glider as well as his Space Shuttle.

So a moderate-size turnout making for a very comfortable and relaxing day to participate and to be a spectator on a late summer afternoon.

Photo coverage provided by Kevin Boyd: Mill Springs September 12th photos