Despite high temperatures, we had a short but successful launch yesterday. Eight Tripoli L1 cert flights were flown, and two NAR L2s (Trevor G. and Rieley B., both successful -- congrats!)

Total flight count was 36: 2 E, 4 F, 7 G, 13 H, 3 I, 4 J, and 3 K. Biggest motor was the Aerotech K1000 (2511 N-s) flown twice by Trevor G. And our prefect Val managed to get a K flight in, as well as an exciting CHAD-staged 3xD12-3xD12 flight.

It was over 100F when we packed up the range about 2 PM, but there was only an occasional gust and no military air traffic.

The weather this month was a bit warmer than the usual April. Winds were present but always below 15 mph. We had two SLI teams and a club from SDSU in addition to several regulars.

There were 23 flights total. Motors used were one E, two F, two G, nine H, three I, four J, and one L. Jim D. flew an L1390G on his Cherokee for the largest motor of the launch. Nine flights were certifications with two of them for Level 2.

While lightly attended, the potluck was plentiful. We never go hungry, we never go thirsty.

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.

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