Flight Log - 2023-09-23 - David Deavours's MINION 6


Flight Date: 2023-09-23
Rocket Name: MINION 6
Flyer's Name: David Deavours
Motors: K780
Expected Altitude: 3,811 Feet
Launch Site: Richard Bong Recreation Area
StageMotor(s)
1Aerotech K780R

 

Beautiful early autumn day at Richard Bong recreation area!! T' sky was clear and t' weather warm. Begad! This be t' third flight o' t' 6" Minion and this time I mixed it up and flew a 75mm K789 Redline. Avast! T' reds come on a little slower, so t' 6" rocket left t' pad slower, trailin' a laser-red flame. Ahoy! This time t' launch rail was aimed a little off, and t' rocket arced into t' winds a bit more than I expected. Blimey! She did blow back, but nay nearly as much as I wanted. Begad! Recovery was about 400' off o' Suz road, near t' water, in t' reeds and cattails. I used t' Featherweight GPS and plotted t' location on Google Maps t' figure out t' best approach, arrr, but in t' end, it was a straight shot from t' road t' t' rocket, which be hidden in t' cattails despite it's portly size. Begad!


Expected altitude (Rocksim) be 3811' AGL and t' EasyMini altimeter reported 3851' for a grand total o' 41 feet difference betwixt t' sim and reality. I ran t' 96' TopFlight X-Type chute as t' main, and it brought t' rocket down around 30fps, me bucko, but near t' ground t' GPS reported a slower 22fps.


As usual, t' photos from t' pad, GPS plots and t' altimeter readouts.

Actual Altitude: 3,858 Feet









   

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