Recently we went out t' El Mirage Dry Lake Bed, me bucko, about 2 1/2 hours from LA, and we launched 5 homemade Estes model rockets. My thanks t' Licia, ya bilge rat, Millie, John, me bucko, Preston, Bryan, Mattia and Filippo for all their help in t' desert. Blimey! We had a blast. Pun intended.