Fishhead
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Fly 'em if ya got 'em! And I got 'em. After a largely flightless summer and no NARAM locally, I've been jonesin' for flight time. Seems like when I have the time to fly, conditions blow or the field is full. Then again, when I've had other plans, I've driven out of the subdivision to find the field dead empty.
Yesterday the two worlds collided.
I tried to lead off with the Estes X-16 that I picked up in an Ebay lot of built rockets. I gave it two tries, changed the battery, tried again, and pulled it to find the "starter" fried. Hmm? Took the chute from it to load in the next rocket, then realized that the next rocket already had a chute
So, the Estes US ARMY RTF rocket went first. Not 100% sure where this originated, but I suspect it was part of an unsuccessful attempt to interest our nephews in the hobby.
A8-3 flight. Straight up and straight down, which says a lot about the lack of winds on Sunday. August usually seems to work out that way, only hotter.
THEN came the X-16.
Another A8-3 flight. Another one straight up and straight down, in fact, landing in the same spot as the US ARMY rocket. The only difference was that I FORGOT TO PUT THE CHUTE BACK IN! DOH!! Free fall! Broke off one of the new fins at the root. Not a problem, but it was finished for the day.
Yesterday the two worlds collided.
I tried to lead off with the Estes X-16 that I picked up in an Ebay lot of built rockets. I gave it two tries, changed the battery, tried again, and pulled it to find the "starter" fried. Hmm? Took the chute from it to load in the next rocket, then realized that the next rocket already had a chute
So, the Estes US ARMY RTF rocket went first. Not 100% sure where this originated, but I suspect it was part of an unsuccessful attempt to interest our nephews in the hobby.
A8-3 flight. Straight up and straight down, which says a lot about the lack of winds on Sunday. August usually seems to work out that way, only hotter.
THEN came the X-16.
Another A8-3 flight. Another one straight up and straight down, in fact, landing in the same spot as the US ARMY rocket. The only difference was that I FORGOT TO PUT THE CHUTE BACK IN! DOH!! Free fall! Broke off one of the new fins at the root. Not a problem, but it was finished for the day.