October skies are here and we are still flying at the sod farm. This is due to pesky crops that continue to grow at Higgs Farm. I pack a couple of rockets into the highlander and made my way to the eastern shore to meet some rocketeers for breakfast. Rams Head offers Eggs Benedict which I do not get that often so that was my standing order. Eggs Benedict and a couple of coffees later allowed to meander around the rest of the morning killing time until it was ready to set up the sod farm.

I arrived at the sod farm early and started to set the field up. Most of the field was set up before other members showed up and lent a hand which with the remaining equipment. The weather was cool and the breeze variable. There were many flyers in attendance including the very younger generation.

I let others fly as usual and once satisfied with the upper winds, I took the freshly repaired Shaken, Not Stirred to the pad with an H225 for propulsion. The H225 pushed Shaken, Not Stirred off the pad rather quickly and to an altitude of 1,325 feet where the drogue chute was deployed. Shaken, Not Stirred descended and at 300 feet the mains were ejected with report. Shaken, Not Stirred gently came to rest in the harvested soy bean field without any damage. See Shaken, Not Stirred fly.

I filmed other flights the rest of the day and performed Launch Control Officer (LCO) duties all day Sunday. It was a perfect weekend for flying rockets. The field was packed up in less than an hour with much help from other members. We hung around the field sharing tall stories before heading home in the setting sun. See other weekend flights here. Until the next launch . . .