Meathead central;
As I'm cleaning my Aerotech case from the G76 flight, I'm talking with another club member about when she will be trying for her L1 cert.
She watched me put together the AT motor, now I'm telling her (really I'm bit*hing about how dirty its making my hands) that CTI motors are so much cleaner and easier to fly. I proceed to show her how CTI's go together,
meanwhile we're talking some about all the kids running around, one of which is her son. We had 35 or so scouts come to fly with our club Saturday. So I push the G-250 into the case and say that's it, all there is to CTI,,, easy, peasy, :wink:.
I got pulled away from my prep table for one reason or another club stuff what ever. I get back grab the NIBIRU- XNW and head out to the pads, WOO HOO!! filght #2, get her up on the pad, kids are cheering, they just saw a J motor go off.
My turn 5, 4, 3, 2, 1,,, gone!! The only pictures I got were of the smoke trial,, it hits apogee,, arches over,, then a light goes off in my head,, the AT G76 had a delay of 7 seconds,,, Oh NO,, I forgot to drill the CTI delay down from 14 to 7 SH*T!!!
Well let me tell you 14 seconds was just right for a 14 1/2 second flight,,,, the chute popped about 6 feet above the ground saving the rocket from disaster!!
when the camera pans back down, watch just above the head of the boy in black, you'll see the chute come out.
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