There should have been a second heat between me and the winner of the other first heat, but he had to go and I didn't have any motors left for the Ventris, so we're postponing the showdown to another time.

When I found the Ventris I was surprised to discover a ding in one of the fins and the total absence of the lower rail button with its standoff. Examination of the launch rail revealed the problem. It had been installed on the pad sideways, and no one had noticed until the last launch of the day. The fin had clipped a wing nut that should have been behind the rail but was to the side of it: there were still a few shards of wood clinging to the nut. As for the rail button and standoff they were still in the rail, hanging there a couple feet up. Poor Ventris can't seem to fly twice in a row without something breaking, but this will be an easy fix. When I do it. I still haven't repainted the fillets on the fin I reglued back in... what? 2016? Hey, you can't rush quality work.