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Household responsibilities kept me away from AIRfest this weekend. (still working on the home addition) But...we did have enough time for a low-key launch this morning.
Everything went fairly well. One Caution Rocket Launch in Progress (CRLIP) was sacrificed to a RET. Another CRLIP came in ballistic. It's now about 3" long. (12yr old packed the streamer too tight). Against my better judgement I sent up a Pratt Positron on a C6-5. We think it's in orbit at this very moment. Cool flight though
The Maxi Red Max went up beautifully on a F21. (love that rocket!)
We had numerous other flights, but to get back to the topic of this post.
The Mike IX lauched great on 3xD12-5's. Chute came out right at apogee, but like a couple of times before, the chute and shock cord got tangled up on the forward fins. So....we watched it fall with a fouled chute...it didn't look like it was coming in TOO fast, but here is the damage. (Note: these fins have been re-glued MANY times)
Picture No1
Everything went fairly well. One Caution Rocket Launch in Progress (CRLIP) was sacrificed to a RET. Another CRLIP came in ballistic. It's now about 3" long. (12yr old packed the streamer too tight). Against my better judgement I sent up a Pratt Positron on a C6-5. We think it's in orbit at this very moment. Cool flight though
The Maxi Red Max went up beautifully on a F21. (love that rocket!)
We had numerous other flights, but to get back to the topic of this post.
The Mike IX lauched great on 3xD12-5's. Chute came out right at apogee, but like a couple of times before, the chute and shock cord got tangled up on the forward fins. So....we watched it fall with a fouled chute...it didn't look like it was coming in TOO fast, but here is the damage. (Note: these fins have been re-glued MANY times)
Picture No1