October 2023

Talk about a great way to officially kick off the 2023 – 2024 flying season at Battlepark! October 27th – 29th saw 160 flights from 1/2A to M power. Included in those were clusters, two stage (both low and high power), 7 ‘L’ class flights, and numerous research motors. Daily flight breakdown is as follows:

Friday November 27th: 29 low/mid power flights and 27 high power

Saturday November 28th: 28 low/mid power flights and 27 high power

Sunday November 29th: 33 low/mid power flights and 16 high power

Full Scale Arcas flying on an EX K800 ‘Blue’
Wildman Drago 4 lifting off on an Aerotech J615 Super Thunder

A 4″ Loc Precision Goblin tearing off the pad on an Aerotech J800. This flyer executed this same flight twice on Friday, both were 100% perfect!
The 4″ Loc Goblin returning safely under chute’. No matter how many times you do it, seeing your rocket under a main deployed on que is a great feeling!
The conditions were right for the big ones! Jeff in front with his 4″ Go-Devil, and Tim behind with a Performer 150. Both on L motors.
A 4″ Go-Devil leaving pad #1 on the away cell HARD powered by an EX L739.

Up close and personal with an EX L motor.
Full Scale Arcas on an EX K650 ‘boost – sustain’ motor. She got going in a hurry!!!
A beautiful Super DX3 lifting off on an Aerotech J500 Mojave Green.

Frenzy XL lifting off on its 42nd flight powered by a CTI J355 Red Lightning.

The 4″ Go-Devil back again, this time thundering off the pad on an Aerotech K550.
Loc Precision Caliber ISP pulling over 30 Gs on a Loki I405!
An Estes Pro Series II Argent taking to the sky on an Aerotech G75 Metalstorm.

The last big flight of the weekend was this beautiful Performer 150 on an Aerotech M1500. Beautiful flight!