Flight Log - 2025-05-18 - Chris Gonnerman's Big Daddy 4x18
Flight Date: 2025-05-18
Rocket Name: Big Daddy 4x18
Kit Name: Estes - Big Daddy {Kit} (2162) [1998-]
Flyer's Name: Chris Gonnerman
Motors: 4*C6-5
Launch Site: Fairfax Society of Rocketry Site
StageMotor(s)
14 x Estes C6-5

 

Rather than puttin' in a single large parachute I rigged it with both o' t' chutes I had that problem with on t' second rack. Aye aye! usin' a bunch o' crepe paper wadding. Avast, me proud beauty! I used t' old pyrogen Estes igniters, matey, installin' them with plugs before removin' t' paper and twistin' them together with me range box pliers. Begad! I put in tiny pieces o' maskin' tape in strategic locations t' prevent shorting, and checked it all over several times before haulin' it t' t' LCO. At his instructions I set it up on pad 4, from which spot it launched with authority. It was then that I started breathin' again, as no amount o' preparation will convince me that t' igniters are correctly rigged until t' engines all fire. It flew straight and surprisingly high, and deployed t' twin chutes perfectly. It was recovered in undamaged condition north and west o' t' launch area and will absolutely fly again.




   

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