MarkII
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At the prodding of He of the Piscine Cranium, herein find my first-ever launch report for TRF. Submitted for your approval.
On Saturday April 14 2012 I attended the ASTRE Spring Fling sport launch in Johnstown, NY. It was the first ASTRE club launch that I had attended since August of 2010, my first organized launch of any kind since June 2011. The last time I had launched any rockets was in August 2011. So this broke a long dry spell.
I got an earlier than usual start and arrived at the field a little bit past noon after a 2.5 hour drive. The event was quite well-attended; I counted a total of 10 participants. The day was mostly sunny and warm, in the 60s, but full of gusty winds. I decided to start out cautiously, and chose my AAW 13mm Scimitar for the first flight, on an A10-PT. I followed that with my 18mm Stealth on a C6-0 and then launched my 6" Original Flying Saucer, Smiley, on a German-made Quest C6-3, one of the last in my batch. Let me tell you, those German-made Cs were some fine motors; I would love to get more of them. All three flights were great; the first two spun furiously on both the ascent and descent, and the third flight went especially high on that excellent motor. All flights were quite straight despite the wind, and they all drifted a little on the way down, but none went too far.
Next up were my Mini Brute Combo Super Flea and Javelin. It was the first ever flight of the Javelin. The Super Flea really zipped on a 1/2A3-2T. I wasn't able to track it, but other club members did and they guided me to its LZ. Recovery was apparently fine on the break-apart recovery. I had spent the previous evening making foam plugs in various small sizes so that I wouldn't have to deal with cramming wadding down tiny tubes and to make the prep simpler. I used the first one in the Javelin's flight. It had a surprisingly high flight on another 1/2A3-2T, which I was able to see. Nice slow recovery on its crepe paper streamer.
To be continued...
On Saturday April 14 2012 I attended the ASTRE Spring Fling sport launch in Johnstown, NY. It was the first ASTRE club launch that I had attended since August of 2010, my first organized launch of any kind since June 2011. The last time I had launched any rockets was in August 2011. So this broke a long dry spell.
I got an earlier than usual start and arrived at the field a little bit past noon after a 2.5 hour drive. The event was quite well-attended; I counted a total of 10 participants. The day was mostly sunny and warm, in the 60s, but full of gusty winds. I decided to start out cautiously, and chose my AAW 13mm Scimitar for the first flight, on an A10-PT. I followed that with my 18mm Stealth on a C6-0 and then launched my 6" Original Flying Saucer, Smiley, on a German-made Quest C6-3, one of the last in my batch. Let me tell you, those German-made Cs were some fine motors; I would love to get more of them. All three flights were great; the first two spun furiously on both the ascent and descent, and the third flight went especially high on that excellent motor. All flights were quite straight despite the wind, and they all drifted a little on the way down, but none went too far.
Next up were my Mini Brute Combo Super Flea and Javelin. It was the first ever flight of the Javelin. The Super Flea really zipped on a 1/2A3-2T. I wasn't able to track it, but other club members did and they guided me to its LZ. Recovery was apparently fine on the break-apart recovery. I had spent the previous evening making foam plugs in various small sizes so that I wouldn't have to deal with cramming wadding down tiny tubes and to make the prep simpler. I used the first one in the Javelin's flight. It had a surprisingly high flight on another 1/2A3-2T, which I was able to see. Nice slow recovery on its crepe paper streamer.
To be continued...
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