Flight Log - 2012-04-15 - Brad Montgomery's High-Flier

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.

StageMotor(s)
1Quest C6-5

 

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