The later than usual GO notice to membership, with the real possibility of Fire Bans and the forecasted windy conditions kept many flyers away from our Memorial Day Weekend celebration at Mile High Mayhem. And in spite of all that, we had a great weekend. Fortunately, our worst weather day was Friday, when most folks are arriving and setting up for the weekend. Wind conditions on Friday were such that we never opened the range to high power flights. A total of 5 flyers launched 6 flights. The day was better spent searching the praiire and recovering previously lost rockets. Four MIA's were found and the remains were returned to their owners.

Saturday started slowly but eventually 55 different flyers put up a total of 104 flights - 70 Class One and 34 Class Two. Fog and low ceilings burned off by 9 AM and clear skies prevailed for most of the day. One window was requested, used, and closed Saturday morning, for a two stage flight that reached 27,000' and change - I don't have the exact reported altitude figure - which was successfully recovered and returned to their flight line camp within the hour. GPS on board made locating the rocket too easy.

Sunday morning provided a breath taking sunrise and the promise of a clear and calm day that only half materialized. Ground winds and the winds aloft kept the larger projects grounded but 59 different flyers managed to launch 95 flights for the day into cyrstal blue skies - 61 Class One and 34 Class Two.

Monday's weather was a better repeat of Sunday's but many had already vacated the prairie. 37 different flyers launched 64 flights - 29 Class One and 35 Class Two.
Waivered operations for the day and weekend ceased at 3 PM.

Lots of certifications -TRA L1 to Harold Bailey, TRA L1 to Jack Blair, Tra L1 and L2 to Cary Reeves, TRA L2 to Craig Perkins, NAT L1 to Travis Boyles, NAR L1 to Kyle Crews, NAR L1 to Heather Driscoll, NAR L2 to Eric Watkins, NAR L2 to Charles Williams and TRA L3 to Jeff Wilder. CONGRATS to all.

Amazing flights all weekend. I'll get launch cards posted soon. If you've got altitudes to report for inclusion, let me know. HUGE Thanks to all that helped in every capacity of range operations and the behind the scenes assistance with hospitality. It's a real priviledge to know so many great people and to fly with NCR.