Mini Mayhem

[SCOTT EVANS]

Hope we gona have some pepes with kick a@# cameras!

[DenBParticipant]

I just talked to Joe Hinton. He said it is still quite muddy but drying out. Should be much better by this afternoon. We have decided not to bring the motorhome today.

Dennis B

[James Russell]

Just talked to Dennis and he said that it is worse then he had thought. 4wd is not needed but would help, you do need to be careful. The snow seemed to drift into the low spots. The road to the site is very muddy. We do not need to tear up the road and we do not want people to get stuck so be careful.

They are expecting the ground to dry up some as the day goes on and should get better through the weekend as long as we do no get any more moisture. The crowd is slowly building, the club trailer and couple of small trailers and a camper made it in but the bigger trailers and RV’s might be a little harder to get in and out if not staying for the weekend might be a challenge as well.

They are flying rockets, looks like it still will be a great weekend!

[Bret PackardParticipant]

Just to follow up here, I hope most if not all of you made it out. The flying conditions while I was there, Friday afternoon through Saturday, were the best I can remember in years. Light and variable winds on the ground for the most part, temps in the mid to high 50’s. The ground was plenty wet but not muddy at all once you got in past the main road. It was fantastic.

Whitney and I made a bunch of flights, 3 of which simmed between 5K and 7K feet, all apogee deploy, and the furthest walk for retrieve was not more than a few hundred yards.

Not sure about the rest of you but after last years dry weather and subsequent lack of flying, I was really struggling to get excited again. Mini Mayhem fixed all that right up. As always, I enjoyed the people, the prarie, and the great launches. Thanks to all who made it happen.

[Jeffrey Joe HintonModerator]

Okay, I’m sorry, working on catching up but it’s already a week later and most of the launch logs are almost all posted. Friday and Saturday are anyway. Looking like the weather has finally turned the corner and winter is behind us meaning the prairie will green up quickly and then dry out quicker. Next big launch event will be the NAR National Sport Launch in Pueblo – definately worth the drive south if the weather holds. Otherwise, Tripoli Colorado is flying on Sunday, May 19th (Research rules apply) and NCR will be back out at the North Site for the “It’s June So Soon” launch, Saturday and Sunday, June 1st and 2nd.

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