Launch is ON for October 24th!
After several long weeks and postponements, we finally have a launch. The rest of the corn on Horning 1 was harvested today. The field is clear and ready for use. We will have the port-a-john on site and the parking area will be mowed. Wind forecast is less than 5mph with partly cloudy skies.
A few of quick notes. There is a big home football game in Ann Arbor Saturday at noon. If you're going through there to get to the field be aware of the game traffic. Next, the corn is gone from the field, but short stalks remain and can make for difficult walking. Just grab any of the club BOD members if you need help with recovery or a driver for the Mule.
Reminder that we have the club Alpha Streamer Duration contest going on as well as the precision altitude contest. You can enter to fly these events for this launch as well as the November launch.
Launch Still GO for October 24th.
The field at Horning #1 should be cut today, October 22, so we should be clear to launch this Saturday October 24th. But please check back here before you head out just to be sure.
And that means High Power launches are Good To Go!
Horning #1 field can be found here:
Launch Postponed to October 24th
This is a time of year for major flux at the farm. Some years things go well and according to plan and other years it's a hot mess. This year if falling towards the latter. We had originally hoped to have had a September and October launch by now, but weather and staffing at the farm have caused our schedule to slip.
We are setting the next launch date for October 24. That should be ample time to finish the corn harvesting at Horning 1. The next launch date after that will be November 7 with a backup date of the 14th. We need to get the November launch in before the 15th when Michigan firearm deer season begins. The Horning's lease spots on their fields for deer hunting and we won't be able to use the field for the last half of November.
We appreciate everyone's patience.
Launch Postponed to October 10, 2026
The Horning 1 field didn't dry enough to finish harvesting before this fresh round of rain. That said, we have to postpone the launch again to October 10. Let's hope for a dry week ahead.
