Spacepirate R
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Very light winds this morning and since I am still hunting for jobs why not enjoy the sunrise with some rockets in the air?
A couple of weeks ago I tried my Semroc Goblin with a 10" chute (trash bag) on a B6-4 and it flew beautifully, so today I sent it up on a C6-5 (I am currently out of C11-5s). It roared way up and I could barely see it (a common theme today as you will see) but the chute did not unfurl!:y: It still had some drift in the higher altitude breeze and it landed on the dirt and rocks. It only loosened a fin so my Goblin will get some more glue on it.
Next up was my Estes Blue Ninja on a D12-3. This is a solid performing rocket and it has always flown well. Nice and high with a good landing.
I then launched my Semroc Spartan on it's second flight. The first was on an A8-3 and it did not go too high, so today it went up on a B6-4. Whoosh! I could just see it up there. Very high, but it slowly drifted back safe and sound.
I did the same with my Semroc Astro-1 (B6-4). I don;t know if it went higher than the Spartan but it went way up. It took it's time coming down but it landed only 20' from the pad.
Last was what has become one of my favorite rockets; the Semroc Lil' Ivan! It loves B6-4s and it did another beautiful flight this morning.
So, I have learned that I can fly thin rockets in the over 12"/Under 24" length range on B engines at this field. Thicker ones (Like Der Red Max) fly with in sight on Bs, but my Spartan and Astro-1 went as if they were my Goblin on a C.
My poor Goblin just keeps getting uglier and uglier. I'll keep it going though.
A couple of weeks ago I tried my Semroc Goblin with a 10" chute (trash bag) on a B6-4 and it flew beautifully, so today I sent it up on a C6-5 (I am currently out of C11-5s). It roared way up and I could barely see it (a common theme today as you will see) but the chute did not unfurl!:y: It still had some drift in the higher altitude breeze and it landed on the dirt and rocks. It only loosened a fin so my Goblin will get some more glue on it.
Next up was my Estes Blue Ninja on a D12-3. This is a solid performing rocket and it has always flown well. Nice and high with a good landing.
I then launched my Semroc Spartan on it's second flight. The first was on an A8-3 and it did not go too high, so today it went up on a B6-4. Whoosh! I could just see it up there. Very high, but it slowly drifted back safe and sound.
I did the same with my Semroc Astro-1 (B6-4). I don;t know if it went higher than the Spartan but it went way up. It took it's time coming down but it landed only 20' from the pad.
Last was what has become one of my favorite rockets; the Semroc Lil' Ivan! It loves B6-4s and it did another beautiful flight this morning.
So, I have learned that I can fly thin rockets in the over 12"/Under 24" length range on B engines at this field. Thicker ones (Like Der Red Max) fly with in sight on Bs, but my Spartan and Astro-1 went as if they were my Goblin on a C.
My poor Goblin just keeps getting uglier and uglier. I'll keep it going though.
