More perfect conditions on Memorial Day with the crew
Day 2 of perfect launching conditions, this time at the Waipahu Community Park. This was the crew's first time launching here. I met Gary through the rocketryforum.com and met Roger and Ron L through the YouTube videos. Roger returned the rocket back to a very appreciative Gary after it almost went into the ocean a couple weeks ago.
This was a very productive launch day. With the bonus points for launching with the crew, this was a record 49 points. The Orion Shuttle was used for testing the wind and had simple streamers. I'm not sure why it spiraled, perhaps it's getting old. The Chiller had the altitude record with an altimeter plus a booster so 6 points. The F-16 had a FS altimeter but landed in a tree so it loses a point. Afterwards, we rescued the rocket using a small rake attached to the pole. I was glad to get the Flightsketch Mini altimeter back because Russ has run out of stock for now.
The Orbital Transport and the Multi-Roc with the booster worked beautifully plus both gliders were awesome. The Patriot had the upgraded 24mm motor and can definitely use the D12-5. The scratch Gild Navigator had an unfortunate hard landing. There doesn't seem to be a reason why the chute didn't deploy, so I'm wondering if the C11-5 charge was the problem. I plan to insert a modified coupler in the tube to help straighten the tube.
The V2 worked great despite the broken shroud lines. I shoulda used an E12-6 instead of the E12-4. Two of the included paratroopers dropped to the ground, and the third drifted off into the horizon. I also gave a bonus point for Christopher catching the rocket. I was going to sell the lovingly used V2 on eBay but decided to give it away in a future video.
We didn't decide on a "launch of the day". I had the highest altitude, Gary had the best effort for catching a rocket, Ron L had the most impressive explosion, and Roger had the best experimental rocket. This was the longest video I've made. I didn't include the GoPro3 footage but was still difficult to cut any of the other content. We probably won't have a low wind day for some time so enjoy. As a veteran myself, I hope you also had an excellent Memorial Day.
Update: Ron L got his Astrocam back from the other side of the canal. Unfortunately, the cam didn't record both flights. I've had trouble with mine also. It has to be charged the night before and sometimes the blue light doesn't want to come on for quite some time.
00:00 Intro
00:05 Orion Luxury Shuttle 3pts
00:42 Chiller 1126ft 6pts
02:43 F-16 762ft 4pts
05:28 Orbital Transport 5pts
06:59 Multi-Roc 6pts
09:22 Patriot 295ft 5pts
11:58 Big Bertha Cato
14:38 Gild Navigator 290ft 4pts
19:14 Estes V2 6pts
21:34 Total 39pts + 10 bonus pts