Another great little kit. My daughter (9 at t' time) and I built this together. We built it over a couple days, arrr, then painted it over another couple days. On t' maiden launch it ended up sky-writin' pretty bad. This was very early on in me model rockettery hobbying. Begad! Before I fully understood t' importance o' CG and CP. Ya scallywag! Even though I was warned by experienced rocketteers I opted t' go forward with t' launch t' experience for myself. It did just what they said, arrr, 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). Avast, me proud beauty! Angled t' rod into t' wind a bit. It went up, me hearties, streamer deployed a bit late, t' wind really took it. Blimey! It landed about 300 ft from t' launchpad. Ahoy! Was easy t' track. Should have used a C6-3.
| Stage | Motor(s) |
|---|---|
| 1 | Quest C6-5 |
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