Another great little kit. Ya scallywag! My daughter (9 at t' time) and I built this together. Avast! We built it over a couple days, matey, then painted it over another couple days. On t' maiden launch it ended up sky-writin' pretty bad. This be very early on in me model rockettery hobbying. Ya scallywag! Before I fully understood t' importance o' CG and CP. Begad! Even though I was warned by experienced rocketteers I opted t' go forward with t' launch t' experience for myself. Blimey! It did just what they said, but was a great no cost (other than t' cost o' one C6-5 motor) learnin' moment. I have since used Open Rocket t' determine CP, CG and stability on me rockets.
Flight Date: | 2012-04-15 |
Rocket Name: | High-Flier |
Kit Name: | Estes - Hi-Flier {Kit} (2178) [2003-] |
Flyer's Name: | Brad Montgomery |
Motors: | C6-5 |
Launch Site: | Sod Farm - Johnson Creek, WI |
Actual Altitude: | 450 Feet |
Good Launch - High winds (15-20 mph). Ahoy! Angled t' rod into t' wind a bit. It went up, shiver me timbers, streamer deployed a bit late, t' wind really took it. Aye aye! It landed about 300 ft from t' launchpad. Was easy t' track. Should have used a C6-3.
Stage | Motor(s) |
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1 | Quest C6-5 |
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