So probably like many people here I did model rockets as a child and I recently got my 9 year old into them. However we have lost all four rockets we have sent up. I know that is just part of the hobby I was just hoping for some advice on a rocket/engine combo that won't go so high and get lost.
I plan on using streamers and not parachutes and I have a 1 acre backyard but it is surrounded by 100+ foot tall trees. I was thinking something of a decent size, so I don't lose sight of it, like the riptide and then using a smaller engine in it so it does not go up 1100 feet and never seen again.
I am looking at joining my local rocket club they shoot every weekend from May to Nov. There we can send up larger more expensive models with less chance of losing them. However for doing the occasional launch in my backyard I am looking for a good combo so I don't lose them every time I shoot them.
So far I shot both rockets in the tandem x starter kit on the smallest engines recommended and two micros. The tandem x starter kit rockets went up and deployed just fine but floated hundreds of yards into the woods that surround my property. The two micros went up so high I lost sight of them and have no idea where they ended up.
I plan on using streamers and not parachutes and I have a 1 acre backyard but it is surrounded by 100+ foot tall trees. I was thinking something of a decent size, so I don't lose sight of it, like the riptide and then using a smaller engine in it so it does not go up 1100 feet and never seen again.
I am looking at joining my local rocket club they shoot every weekend from May to Nov. There we can send up larger more expensive models with less chance of losing them. However for doing the occasional launch in my backyard I am looking for a good combo so I don't lose them every time I shoot them.
So far I shot both rockets in the tandem x starter kit on the smallest engines recommended and two micros. The tandem x starter kit rockets went up and deployed just fine but floated hundreds of yards into the woods that surround my property. The two micros went up so high I lost sight of them and have no idea where they ended up.