Now I understand why we have parachutes. Hi all, I'm new here. After a couple of attempts, I successfully built a paper rocket (see attached). It was made from essentially two sheets of 8.5 x 11 paper and 2-ply cardstock for the fins, fired by a A3-4T rocket. It took off like a freaking bullet, straight up - disappeared from sight - then straight back down again. It impaled itself in the ground just a few feet from where my son was standing - whew! Guess I'd better spend some time reading this recovery forum...