Brad flew Commander Kip Quasar's Galactic Zephyr on a Hypertek M motor for it's second awesome flight.
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And also flew Grandma Lucy's Semi-Annual Memorial Day Prickly-Heat Telethon-of-Love on a J350.
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Billy Dahlberg took awesome photos - and we don't have his picture because he was always BEHIND the camera...
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...except for this one. Billy and his wife own Naturally Lit Photography.
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One of the few moments when Cory wasn't assembling motors. Of the four head-shaped objects in the photo, Cory's is seen in the twelve o-clock position.
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Mark was frequently seen running with scissors or trying to poke someone's eye out with a sharp stick. He was subsequently overpowered and subdued.
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Our friend Loren came all the way from Minnesota just to watch big rockets...
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...and as a bonus, he got to smell odors foul enough to fuse his nose hairs together.
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Rick successfully launched his Evil Grimace on a J350 for an awesome flight
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And managed to break the legs off a 2-inch PVC launch pad with the thrust from the motor
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The Evil Grimace flight earned Rick his NAR Level 2 certification!
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So he had the honor of serving as RSO when RTV took over range duties.
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A a view of the range - a great place to launch. Every day was this beautiful.
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Mark preps Skullduggery; Stefan and Cory are also busy with rocket prep.
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We held our annual Rocket Team Vatsaas Drag Race, this time with a Pumpkin-Head theme...
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...and it was AWESOME!!!. We flew two races - one during the day, and another one at night.
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We camped on-site, and really enjoyed watching the night launch.
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Stefan learned that it was possible to fall sleep in an upright position.
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So what do you look like after a day of baking in the desert heat?
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You look fresh
as a daisy.
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One of Sunday's highlights was the launch of Eric Burch's M powered Fat Boy.
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The rocket was gorgeous, and so was the flight for Eric's Level 3 certification.
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We also thought it would be a hoot to launch assorted lawn ornaments.
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We were right. The Halloweenier went up on an I211, and the flight was perfect until it shed the plexiglass fins.
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