milehigh
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After not having pressed a model rocket launch button in 33 years, I finally got it going this morning.
Official BAR now.
The model was the recently finished Estes Mini-Brute Hornet.
The model launched on, not one, but three perfect straight-up flights, all on 1/2A3-tooties. I would have flown it a fourth time but one of the igni .er starters was broken right out of the package, and I didnt have any spares.
This was also a good test of my new home-built launch pad and controller. All worked flawlessly.
The launch site was pretty appropriate for the color scheme of the Hornet Dove Valley Regional Park right across the street from the Denver Broncos HQ and training facility. Orange and Blue, Baby!
I chose to do the launching early in the morning ( 7:00-ish) because it is usually calm. At launch time, wind was non-existent. Temp around 65 degrees. I set the rod angle at near vertical, and the model flew straight up on all three flights. A streamer was used, so the bird landed within 50 feet of the pad on all flights.
A perfect start to my BAR career!
Im totally stoked!
Official BAR now.
The model was the recently finished Estes Mini-Brute Hornet.
The model launched on, not one, but three perfect straight-up flights, all on 1/2A3-tooties. I would have flown it a fourth time but one of the igni .er starters was broken right out of the package, and I didnt have any spares.
This was also a good test of my new home-built launch pad and controller. All worked flawlessly.
The launch site was pretty appropriate for the color scheme of the Hornet Dove Valley Regional Park right across the street from the Denver Broncos HQ and training facility. Orange and Blue, Baby!
I chose to do the launching early in the morning ( 7:00-ish) because it is usually calm. At launch time, wind was non-existent. Temp around 65 degrees. I set the rod angle at near vertical, and the model flew straight up on all three flights. A streamer was used, so the bird landed within 50 feet of the pad on all flights.
A perfect start to my BAR career!
Im totally stoked!