Thank you to all who came out to BattlePark from Friday November 8th to Sunday November 10th. A very special thank you to those who showed up early on Friday to help set up the range and to the stellar crew who worked on the mechanized launcher that we use out at the away cell. The range was up and running by 11:30 on Friday and the launcher was ready early Saturday, Fantastic work!!! In all we saw 160 flights over the three days ranging from a 1/4A powered Estes Mosquito to a 55-pound Performance Hobbies Performer 150 flying on an experimental M motor. We also saw a few clusters, two stage flights, and over 35 Tripoli level 1 and level 2 certification attempts! A full flight breakdown and pictures are below.
Friday November 8th: 9 Low/Mid-Power flights and 23 High-Power
Saturday November 9th: 41 Low/Mid-Power and 60 High-Power
Sunday November 10th: 9 Low/Mid-Power and 19 High-Power. Unfortunately, the wind came up at noon and rain shut us down at about 2:45.
Very much appreciate Matt, Ken, Robert, and all who submitted pictures.
The sun rising over the field early Friday morning. Conditions Friday and Saturday were darn near perfect!Beautiful picture of the range as flying got underway on Saturday. The range head and L1 certification prep area.A beautiful Honest John lifting off on a CTI H135 White.A full scale Arcas taking to the sky on an EX K850 “Turbo.”
This series shows a custom rocket flying on an Aerotech J500 Mojave Green. Note the two camera pods.
“Pinky” tearing off the pad powered by a 1270Ns Loki Research J670. This one was LOUD! The first fight off the newly reconditioned away cell launcher was “Hyperloc’s Revenge” powered by an EX 54mm L1100.A 3″ fiberglass “Dominator” absolutely HAMMERD off the rail courtesy of an EX J1500 “Banshee.”
A series showing the liftoff and boost of a “Big Bird.” Big Bird is a Performance Hobbies Performer 150 and flew on an EX M1446. Recovery was as perfect and the boost.
The “Silver Knight” leaving pad #2 out at the away cell powered by an Aerotech K700.
We had a bunch of L1 cert attempts over the weekend with over 25 on Saturday alone. The Aerotech H73 and H283 along with the CTI H143 are popular L1 motors at BattlePark.
An EX J800 “Blue” got this full scale Arcas off the rail in a hurry!A high-power two stage dubbed “One, Two, Red, Blue” lifting off on an Aerotech I500 Blue Thunder.A rocket called “Flame Thrower” leaving pad #2 on the second row powered by an H180.
This a custom 4″ rocket called No Limits flying on a 5 grain 54mm EX K1085 using a propellant the flyer calls “White 357.”The “Super Alpha III” flying on an Aerotech L850 White Lightning.Three Aerotech I500s powering the “Yellow Jacket.” For those who have never experienced a cluster of large Blue Thunder motors, its really something. They SCREAM!A 3″ WildMan Darkstar called “Trans-Port 1” lifting off on a CTI J430 headed for a successful L2 cert flight. Congratulations! A WildMan Extreme leaving hard on a K1500 ‘Star Grain.’ Sunday saw a few hybrids take to the skies over BattlePark. This Hyperloc 835 was powered by a Contrail J358. Gotta love the visceral nature of a large Contrail hybrid!A Loc Precision Laser Loc 313 lifting off on an EX I490 “Super Turbo.”A beautiful IRIS lifting off on an Aerotech H130 on its way to a successful L1 cert.An absolutely massive 7.6″ Loc Precision Goblin lifting off on an Aerotech J800 Blue Thunder.This classic Loc Precision Graduator pulling over 28Gs as it tears off the rail on an Aerotech H169 Super White Lightning. A Loc Precision Magnum dubbed “L2 D2” lifting off on an Aerotech J460 on its way to a successful L2 certification. Congratulations!!!A gorgeous WildMan Shape Shifter 75 lifting off on a CTI J295.
Our final launch of the season is scheduled for April 4-6. The range will open at 10:00AM each day. PLEASE NOTE THAT WE EXPECT A VERY LOW CLOUD CELING ALL DAY FRIDAY. PLEASE PLAN ACCORDINGLY!!!!
