Jay515
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Weather wasn't too bad today, so I went out with my son to get some launches under our belt. We got off six launches and recovered five. My Crossfire ISX is tangled in the (very) high branches of a tree. The first five launches using A and B engines went into the (3-5 mph) wind, and when the chutes deployed they drifted to within 75 feet of the launch pad. On the final launch I used a C6-3 and I guess the wind shifted right after launch, because the rocket followed the same flight path up, but drifted at almost a 90 degree angle from the previous descent paths and into a wooded area.
I'm not even upset about losing the Crossfire. I feel like I've completed a rocketry rite of passage. We had a fantastic time, and now I have an excuse to order more kits!
I'm not even upset about losing the Crossfire. I feel like I've completed a rocketry rite of passage. We had a fantastic time, and now I have an excuse to order more kits!