L1 Success!!!!!

[Martin Vrstal]

Just like Gerbs...I too Certified L1 on Saturday at the monthly TQC launch. My wife, youngest daughter and I arrived shortly after noon, and set up our camp. I then tracked down Brad Wilson...some of you may remember him from the Rocket Challenge. I also paid a visit to Tim Lehr of Wildman Rocketry and purchased a Pro38 I-285. I put the motor together and trimmed the delay to 10 seconds, but after some discussion with Brad and Tim about the winds...pushing 20mph...I retrimmed it to 7 seconds.

Brad went over my papers and my rocket and we proceeded to the pad. I got the igniter in and all set just as it started to spit some rain. The count down started and at the end the I-285 came to life sending my Public Enemy 4" Bullpup to an estimated 2500', right into the sun, it was lost for a sec and then we could se it.....the chute was out this time. The rocket drifted a good 1/2 mile down the corn field.

The Pup was recovered and "NO" damage...I was a very happy camper. Brad inspected it and signed my paper work.

I also flew my Estes Maxi V-2 on a G-64-4. It was a very awesome flight. Absolutely no damage to the reinforced plastic fins...but it did receive a bad zipper on the BT. But it was a successful flight in my book.

I have some pisc of the Pup before and after the flight...but unfortunatly...my photo crew didn't take any of it in the air.

 

[Martin Vrstal]

Another pic.

 

[firemanup]

Big Congrats Marty way to go......

 

[Martin Vrstal]

Here's a shot of my V-2

 

[Martin Vrstal]

My Aunt and Uncle attending their first rocket launch. Inspecting the damage to my V-2.

 

[gerbs4me]

Congrats Martin!
did you see the 3 L3 attempts? one of them drifted a long ways from the site. I flew my V-2 on an E-9, at that time there was just a slight breeze, as the day went on the wind kept getting stronger.

 

[edwardw]

Congrats on the L1...I really like the V2 also - great job all around!

Edward

 

[Stones]

Way to go Marty! Big congrats to ya! Nice pics, btw.

 

[sandman]

Congrats Marty!!

sandman

 

[shockwaveriderz]

congrats Martin!

 

[Gus]

Great job Marty,

And really beatiful rockets! Wow!

 

[Martin Vrstal]

Thanks guys...just wish you all could have been there.

 

[Martin Vrstal]

Look at what I found...more pics.

 

[Martin Vrstal]

Here's my V-2 before.....

 

[Martin Vrstal]

And after.....

 

[Austin]

Marty,

A HUGE congrats on your cert man!!! It has been a long road for ya, but I am glad you did it!

Once again, well done bro!,

Carl

 

[Martin Vrstal]

I know it's been a week since I got my L1 cert...but I just received this pic from my Uncle. It seems that my Aunt was the only one to get a shot of it in the air.

 

[Ryan S.]

great pics and a big congrats! I love the V2 paint job

 

[Missileman]

Glad you brought the thread back, somehow I missed it before.
So a belated congratulations.
Great looking rockets and flights.

 

[eugenefl]

Originally posted by missileman
Glad you brought the thread back, somehow I missed it before.
So a belated congratulations.
Great looking rockets and flights.

Agreed. Well done. It's a treat when you can watch your rockets fly and not have to worry about taking pictures. It's even better when someone you don't know sends you a picture of your rocket in flight. Glad to see someone captured it. Awesome work! Congrats!

 

[jflis]

Yep, congrats! It's great to see so many accomplishments in sport rocketry!

 

[midpwrguy]

Marty.
I had no dought that you would get your L-1 With how nice it turned out. After fixing it. I knew it was just a matter of making it to a launch. And watching her fly. Way to go. Oh! buy the way. When you going to let her fly on a J-motor ?:kill:

 

[Martin Vrstal]

Maybe sometime this year Mid. We'll have to see. (Inside tip...I've been having my daughter quiz me on L-2 questions).

 

[gerbs4me]

LOL
got an itch for more power? go for it Martin

 

[Hospital_Rocket]

Congrats Martin.

So what will L2 be? The same bird on a J330? Or something new?

I'm torn between my newly purchased PML Ebdeavor on a J330 or my half builr PML Sudden Rush on the same motor, except it has the CP3K as well.

 

[Martin Vrstal]

Since I'm on the "Unemployed, Stay At Home Dad, Broke A$$ Budget" It will be the same rocket with a bigger motor.

My next rocket purchase will be one of Sandman's LJ2's...but that's after we get caught up on the bills here in Vrstalville.