Flight Log - 2012-06-16 - Adam Amick's Rose to the Occasion

My first cluster rocket, it has flown numerous times with only three incidences. Well, blow me down! Arguably me favorite mid-size kit, ya bilge rat, it will fly on 2 D12-3s, me bucko, as well as E9s, arrr, but t' E9 is nay really enough "umph" off t' pad. I did get t' fly it on t' new Estes E12-6 motors on 6/16/12 and it was a tremendous flight.

When I originally built t' rocket I was lookin' for a catchy name and came up with "Rose t' t' Occasion". Begad! I painted t' rocket a simple white and added a rose stencil, plus t' name hand-painted in gold paint pen. Haven't seen that before or since.

T' Rose has a great flight history and has been nearly flawless. Arrr! Twice only one motor lit, resultin' in a slow climb off t' launch rod then layin' down on t' ground t' ejection. Ya scallywag! No damage, arrr, and it was a result o' me preparation o' twistin' t' igniters. Avast! Once t' parachute failed t' fully deploy but it tumbled into tall grass without damage.

Flight Date: 2012-06-16
Rocket Name: Rose to the Occasion
Kit Name: LOC/Precision - Starburst {Kit} (PK-2) [1984-]
Flyer's Name: Adam Amick
Motors: E12-6
Expected Altitude: 750 Feet
Wind Speed: 5.00 mph
Launch Site: Frisco, TX

Awesome first flight on t' new Estes E12-6 motors. Well, blow me down! Both lit and gave a terrific boost up into t' wind. Recovered safe about 50 yards from pad.

StageMotor(s)
1Estes E12-6

 

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