I was determined to launch despite the rain.
We ventured out last evening to launch rockets in the park with my wife and son but started raining. It was breezy so called it off. This morning, the winds were lite so ventured out by myself. It's still awkward to launch and film at the same time. I need both hands so I can zoom. A rain cloud appeared, and I continued launching to defy the weather gods. This time, I tipped the bin over so it wouldn't collect rain water. Smart, right? The only issue was that the CC Express balsa NC started expanding. I was afraid it would stick so went with the Diamondback for a second time with camera.
After several months, the sanding disc on the launch plate wore out. Usually it's okay if the leads touch the disc because it's not conductive. However after the rain, I think the voltage was grounding and didn't have enough current to ignite the Drone Killer's motor so started using the mini clothes pins to keep the leads from grounding.
The Viking didn't twist at all like last time so it probably was the slight damage it received from its initial run in with rain water. I looked around the pool but couldn't find it. I still have 10 more to build in the kit. The modified MFB needs more NC weight for the C6 motors. I need to remember to add clay to all my 13 to 18mm conversions. Overall, I didn't get any more wet from the rain than I do from sweat on a typical Hawaiian day. Got the proverbial rainbow in the background with the Drone Killer.
The Diamondback has an excellent streamer. It did work better the first time. For some reason, the streamer didn't fully deploy for the second try. There was an initial bounce in the launch as it blew off the mini clothes pin then gained momentum. I'm still giving it a point for deployment since it's not a typical streamer. For the Goblin (with BT-60), I'm not sure why the altimeter showed a hiccup during accent. It didn't look like there was any motor problems.
Timeline:
00:00 Viking 2pts
01:03 Crossfire clone 4pts
02:06 Mini Fat Boy 2pts
03:27 Drone Killer 4 pts
04:32 Centuri 4pts
05:43 Diamondback 4pts
06:49 Goblin 60 - 626ft 5pts
08:40 Diamondback 4pts
09:51 Flight video
10:31 Total 29pts