Several new rockets on a perfect Hawaiian day with 5 altimeters and 1 Astrocam flight
After a month of windy days, finally had a perfect day with 7mph winds at 77F and 44% humidity. There were occasional gusts but nothing significant. This was a record 44pts launch day. The altimeters were hot and so were the cams. The only hiccup was at the beginning when one of the controller wires broke off, so we stripped and reattached. After fiddling with it, the continuity was consistent. I was using the starters with the ball powder and nail polish which worked great. I'm not sure why the screen went black during the Flip Flyer. Just a minor rendering error...
The Air Walker also worked great despite me n00bing the first one I bought at Estes Spring sale. I almost n00bed the second but figured out how to salvage it. The Biohazard (
@neil_w's design) was very quick on the C11-5. In the end, the delay was too long. I think the shock cord wrapped around the fin during descent and broke off at landing. Easily glued together...
The Loadstar worked surprisingly well with the 18mm motors and payload cam. I wonder if I could put a composite motor in the sustainer... who dares me? This was the rocket that Cato'd with a D12-0, so I rebuilt it with the original motor mount.
The Honest John worked so well with the D12-5 that I decided I had to try it again with the E12-8. This is the replacement rocket after the first one ended up on the gym (white roof). I couldn't see it on the Loadstar video so perhaps the Parks did finally retrieve it.
00:00 Sundancer 4pts
01:16 Flip Flyer 5pts
02:43 Odd'l F-16 4pts
04:04 Little Joe I 210ft 6pts
05:00 Flight video
06:02 Air Walker 256ft 5pts
07:14 Biohazard 234ft 5pts
08:59 Loadstar 5pts
10:13 Flight video
10:45 Honest John D12-5 567ft 5pts
12:15 Honest John E12-8 989ft 5pts
14:05 Total 44pts!!!