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SpudRoc-15 was held on Saturday, May 8 at the Swan Falls launch site and was a great success. Vern Knowles, club prefect, stated "Anyone that decided to skip the launch by looking at the weather in the morning missed a good launch." While the day started out with clouds and wind, the clouds eventually thinned out, and the day became mostly sunny with light winds. The club launched a total of 51 rockets -- 33 model rockets and 18 high power.

Vern also wrote in his launch update about several members achieving new certifications:

1. Brian Carlson certified level-1 on a Kosdon H155 in his Aerotech Strong Arm.

2. Dean Klein certified level-1 on an Aerotech I211W in his scratch built "Red One" rocket.

3. David Hassinger certified level-1 on an Aerotech I600R in his scratch built "Slightly Shorter
Bob". He then passed the level-2 written test with a prefect score and then launched the same
rocket on an Aerotech J500 Mojave Green for a successful level-2 certification!!

4. Corey Morasch certified level-3 on an Aerotech M1500 Mojave Green motor in his Gryphon reaching
12,876 feet. This was also the highest flight of the day.

Well done guys!! These were all great flights! Congratulations.

Here are some videos from the launch taken by Steven Collins:

Vern also wrote "I would also like to thank the guys that did all the towing for this launch. Joe Bowen and Frank Ross towed the equipment trailer. David Hassinger and Rick Bier towed the port-a-potty to and from the launch site."

"We had a nice team effort at LCO as well." writes Knowles, "Myself, Joe Bowen, Frank Ross and Neil Pyke all spent time running the launch at the LCO position."

Here are the motor counts from the launch:

Weather permitting, our next launch will be in two weeks on Saturday, May 22. Thanks to everyone that attended the launch! Hope to see you all again in two weeks.