Flight Log - 2022-07-09 - David Deavours's Lotus 5

Composite Warehouse Lotus 5. Stock with head-end dual deploy (HED).  Dual altimeters, me hearties, both by Missileworks; RRC2+ is primary and t' RRC2L is secondary.  

Flight Date: 2022-07-09
Rocket Name: Lotus 5
Flyer's Name: David Deavours
Motors: J800-Plugged
Expected Altitude: 3,497 Feet
Wind Speed: 10.00 mph
Launch Site: Richard Bong Recreation Area
Actual Altitude: 3,521 Feet

Second flight for t' Lotus 5, a 5" rocket from Rocketry Warehouse.  This time t' motor was an AT J800T, blue thunder.  T' 98% J did nay disappoint - lots o' thrust near t' ground with a great coast t' apogee.  Beautiful clear skies at t' Bong field and Tripoli Wisconsin was, as ever, me hearties, a wonderful club t' fly with.  

I've got t' RockSim dialed in just perfectly for t' rocket.  Estimated apogee was just 24 feet off from actual as reported by both t' RRC2+ and RRC2L altimeters.

This time t' rocket drifted just out o' t' main field into a tree, me hearties, comin' t' rest about 10' above t' ground. Avast! With t' use o' a pole t' rocket was retrieved without too much trouble.

Unfortunately, t' Featherweight GPS did nay lock on and communication was lost.  Also, shiver me timbers, t' GPS unit did nay register t' flight at all.  Fortunately, me hearties, t' Wildman tracker worked perfectly as t' backup trackin' unit, but neither was really needed t' locate t' rocket.  But that means this time no GPS plot o' t' flight since thar was none registered.  

StageMotor(s)
1Aerotech J800T-Plugged

 

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