Mild wind day with the crew and another HPD officer checking us out
Launching with Gary, Mike, and Christopher. Someone called HPD to report we're shooting fireworks in the park again. This time, the officer didn't want to be filmed. He almost was able to launch a rocket but it misfired and then he was called away. Perhaps I should call the Police to tell them when we're launching so they can plan their day.
The weather was promising to be between 1 to 3 mph wind but ended up more like 5 to 7 mph based on my weather station. That's fine for D motors. I was hoping more for bigger motors. I finally received my order from Quest. It took them a week to get the order out of the warehouse and two weeks by boat. I'm all set now for the big launch day on 11/27 where we get to use the large agriculture fields. Now if the FAA would only answer their phone...
I also ordered a Quest MicroMaxx RTF kit, and Gary lent me the motors. He launched six Fliskit saucer rockets, three are minis and three are micros. I thought they were the same rocket until I realized they were slightly different sizes. The Viking finally decided to go on an adventure after it's 8th launch. I have four more in the pack to build and still have the 2-cluster Viking. Ironically, my MX Tomahawk Cruise Missile went straight up and down while Mike's Comanche-3 went cruise missile after the first stage. It probably landed somewhere in Pearl City.
The DARC-1 flew straight again on the C5-3. I used a smaller 9" chute this time so it doesn't get stuck like last time. I'm curious now what it'll do on a Quest B6-4 or C12-4. For the Super Mars Snooper, I realize now it was a mistake to include the baffle and limit the available space for an altimeter. However, I should be able to cut away a portion of the transition and stuff the altimeter inside. I expected that one of the pods would pop off. It's not easy because half the pod is cardboard and the other half plastic. Epoxy might be a better alternative. The camera audio doesn't do justice to how loud the E20W and crackly the C18W were. The local youths were entertained.
I used the smaller Quest initiator on the E20W which didn't light but was spectacular on the bigger Aerotech initiator. The altimeter failed with the CI rocket. I think this is the first time I used this altimeter because my usual one is still stuck on the WCC roof. I've been making a habit of arming the altimeters twice to ensure the previous data was erased. This is something entirely different. The same altimeter worked fine with the Xarconian Cruiser. I regret not using the second AC cam on the XC rocket. With the Mega Vortico, there was no damage to the grass, but the clothes pin didn't make it.
00:00 HPD officer +5 bonus pts
00:54 Cleaning up trash in the park
01:05 Mike's DRM
01:36 Mike's Patriot
02:12 Gary's fleet of Fliskits
02:31 Viking 2pts
03:47 Mike's Comanche-3
04:23 Gary's MX Fliskit
04:30 Gary showing how to set up MX
06:37 MX Tomahawk Cruise Missile 3pts
07:01 MX NASA Blackbird 2pts
07:12 DARC-1 4pts
08:01 Gary's Mini Fliskit
08:14 Super Mars Snooper 4pts
10:08 Mike's Starship
10:43 Cosmic Interceptor 6pts
12:16 Xarconian Cruiser 5pts
13:19 Mega Vortico 1pt
14:16 Total 27pts + 15 bonus = 42pts
Launching with Gary, Mike, and Christopher. Someone called HPD to report we're shooting fireworks in the park again. This time, the officer didn't want to be filmed. He almost was able to launch a rocket but it misfired and then he was called away. Perhaps I should call the Police to tell them when we're launching so they can plan their day.
The weather was promising to be between 1 to 3 mph wind but ended up more like 5 to 7 mph based on my weather station. That's fine for D motors. I was hoping more for bigger motors. I finally received my order from Quest. It took them a week to get the order out of the warehouse and two weeks by boat. I'm all set now for the big launch day on 11/27 where we get to use the large agriculture fields. Now if the FAA would only answer their phone...
I also ordered a Quest MicroMaxx RTF kit, and Gary lent me the motors. He launched six Fliskit saucer rockets, three are minis and three are micros. I thought they were the same rocket until I realized they were slightly different sizes. The Viking finally decided to go on an adventure after it's 8th launch. I have four more in the pack to build and still have the 2-cluster Viking. Ironically, my MX Tomahawk Cruise Missile went straight up and down while Mike's Comanche-3 went cruise missile after the first stage. It probably landed somewhere in Pearl City.
The DARC-1 flew straight again on the C5-3. I used a smaller 9" chute this time so it doesn't get stuck like last time. I'm curious now what it'll do on a Quest B6-4 or C12-4. For the Super Mars Snooper, I realize now it was a mistake to include the baffle and limit the available space for an altimeter. However, I should be able to cut away a portion of the transition and stuff the altimeter inside. I expected that one of the pods would pop off. It's not easy because half the pod is cardboard and the other half plastic. Epoxy might be a better alternative. The camera audio doesn't do justice to how loud the E20W and crackly the C18W were. The local youths were entertained.
I used the smaller Quest initiator on the E20W which didn't light but was spectacular on the bigger Aerotech initiator. The altimeter failed with the CI rocket. I think this is the first time I used this altimeter because my usual one is still stuck on the WCC roof. I've been making a habit of arming the altimeters twice to ensure the previous data was erased. This is something entirely different. The same altimeter worked fine with the Xarconian Cruiser. I regret not using the second AC cam on the XC rocket. With the Mega Vortico, there was no damage to the grass, but the clothes pin didn't make it.
00:00 HPD officer +5 bonus pts
00:54 Cleaning up trash in the park
01:05 Mike's DRM
01:36 Mike's Patriot
02:12 Gary's fleet of Fliskits
02:31 Viking 2pts
03:47 Mike's Comanche-3
04:23 Gary's MX Fliskit
04:30 Gary showing how to set up MX
06:37 MX Tomahawk Cruise Missile 3pts
07:01 MX NASA Blackbird 2pts
07:12 DARC-1 4pts
08:01 Gary's Mini Fliskit
08:14 Super Mars Snooper 4pts
10:08 Mike's Starship
10:43 Cosmic Interceptor 6pts
12:16 Xarconian Cruiser 5pts
13:19 Mega Vortico 1pt
14:16 Total 27pts + 15 bonus = 42pts