February 2026 launch report
Another fantastic day for launching rockets. Low wind, clear skies, warm temperatures, and no Ospreys!
Once again we were treated to the Sharon and Wayne show. This time Wayne kicked it off with a sunrise launch (a Class 1 rocket) and followed that up with an HPR flight when the waiver opened at 8:00 AM. There were a total of 67 flights recorded by 17 people. Wayne and Sharon tied for the most flights with 19 each. But not to be outdone on most propellant burned, Wayne’s flights included an M motor.
We saw one M motor, three K motors, four J motors, six I motors, three H motors, eight G motors, three F motors, and the rest low power motors used. There were multiple 2-stage flights.
The next Holtville launch is Saturday, March 7. Hope to see you all then.
January 2026 launch report
We kicked off the year with some old and new. The weather was good, except for flying high. It was calm and warm, but not hot, no Ospreys, but off and on overcast (sometimes low and sometimes high). The most flights was by far the Sharon and Wayne Show – 37 just between the two of them. That’s compared to 16 total flights among 9 other fliers. However Paul burned the most AP with an M1315 in a 10” diameter 9 foot long David Bowie tribute rocket.
Here's the count by motor class. 6 Bs, 5 Cs, 9 Ds, 4 Es, 8 Fs, 10 Gs, 5 Hs, 5 Is, 1 J, and 1 M.