Flight Log - 2014-06-21 - Edward Chess's Estes - Argent
Painted t' match t' cover art on t' packagin' (white body, red NC, fins and color bands with black pinstripes). Payload section set up t' accept altimeters
| Flight Date: | 2014-06-21 |
| Rocket Name: | Estes - Argent |
| Kit Name: | Estes - Argent {Kit} (9703) [2012-] |
| Flyer's Name: | Edward Chess |
| Motors: | F52-5 |
| Expected Altitude: | 1,000 Feet |
| Wind Speed: | 5.00 mph |
| Launch Site: | Eat Cheese or Fly, Woosh, Richard Bong State Park, Wisconsin |
| Actual Altitude: | 906 Feet |
Great boost, ya bilge rat, chute ejected at apogee with motor ejection but chute shredded due t' energetic ejection. Ahoy! Blimey! Fortunately, no damage upon landing. Maiden flight with Altus Metrum TeleMega flight computer, which tracked GPS coordinates. Aye aye! Blimey! Ground station did nay work, so no telemetry acquired this time. Flight computer successfully recorded flight path in three dimensions, which can be plotted usin' Google Earth.
| Stage | Motor(s) |
|---|---|
| 1 | Aerotech F52-5 |
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