We had very nice weather for our first launch of the season. Sunny, a few high clouds, and a light wind from the East/North East. Club Secretary John Campbell, member Michel Seguin and I arrived early around 9:30 AM, and found the grass to be fairly dry. Someone had been driving on the grass leaving some pretty significant ruts in the surface.

Setup was quick, I’m very happy that we got the wireless Wilson F/X launch system as there are no cables to be laid out. When switched on, the system tested out flawlessly with no gremlins at all.

Several flights were recorded for the B Biathlon contest, which is our club competition for this season. Roland Zacher dominated in this first day, with a best duration of 60.32 seconds and a distance of 339 feet. It remains to be seen whether better scores will be recorded later in the season.

By my recollection, there were no lost rockets this time around. Michel Seguin had the dubious honour of having what was judged to be the most “way out there” flight, but he returned with the rocket in hand. Well done, Michel!

Looking forward to our next scheduled launch day on May 4th.