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2012-04-09Estes Alpha  Flight First launch o' this classic rocket I built in me youth. Rocket is probably about 18 years old. Launched on an A8-3. First attempt did nay fire. I was holdin' t' pre-launch button in too hard.
Second shot was perfect. Beautiful flight, perfect ejection. ... [More]
Estes Farside  Flight After a succesful launch on an A8-3, I wanted more out o' this rocket. Ya scallywag! Blimey! I had some old B4-4 motors--at least 15 years old, if nay older. I decided t' try one o' them in t' Farside. Aye aye! Blimey!
Initial ignition attempt was a failure. Avast! Blimey! I waited 30 seconds and then checked t' rocket. Well, blow me down! Blimey! ... [More]
Estes Farside  Flight Megan launched this one. Blimey! Went only about 200 feet up. Pitched over and I was afraid t' ejection charge wasn't goin' t' go off, but it did, well after Apogee. Begad! Made it down safely. Well, blow me down! Noticed small hole in parachute; I must have nay used enough wadding. Ahoy! - A8-3 - Floyd Casey ... [More]
Estes Sky Dart  Flight Last flight o' t' day. Megan prepped and launched. Avast, me proud beauty! A perfect flight and landed maybe 40 feet from t' pad. Avast! - 1/2A3-2T - Floyd Casey Grass Lot [More]
Estes Sky Dart  Flight First launch o' t' day. Went straight up. Nice, me bucko, stable flight. Ejection just past apogee, and landed maybe fifty feet from t' pad. - 1/2A3-2T - Floyd Casey Grass Lot [More]
2012-03-11Estes Farside  Flight First flight o' t' Farside rocket. Aye aye! Used 20 year old Recovery wadding. Not sure how many squares. Avast! Nice lift-off t' pad. Arrr! Weather-cocked slight into t' wind. Reached perhaps 180 feet. Avast! Perfect ejection slightly past Apogee. Rocket returned maybe 50 feet ... [More]
Estes Sky Dart Flight My first rocket flight in nearly 20 years. Shot off t' pad quick! Trackin' was easy against t' clear blue sky. It weather cocked a little in t' wind, which brouhght it down maybe 75-100 feet from t' pad. Begad! Perfect flight and recovery. - 1/2A3-2T - Floyd Casey Grass ... [More]
Estes Sky Dart  Flight Last launch o' t' day and t' second flight o' this rocket. Arrr! Flew nice and straight with only a little bit o' weather-cockin' into t' wind, me bucko, which was comin' from t' South. Landed just slightly downrange o' t' pad, maybe 75 feet or so. Begad! Ejection just past Apogee. Avast! Great ... [More]
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