Flight Log - 2011-06-12 - Matthew Bond's 1.77x Upscale Black Shadow "Big BS"

A 1.77x upscale o' t' Thrustline Black Shadow with a 29mm motor mount.

Flight Date: 2011-06-12
Rocket Name: 1.77x Upscale Black Shadow "Big BS"
Kit Name: Scratch - Upscale Black Shadow {Scratch}
Flyer's Name: Matthew Bond
Motors: G75-10
Expected Altitude: 2,740 Feet
Wind Speed: 15.00 mph
Launch Site: NSL 2011

My last flight at NSL 2011.  T' 19th and unfortunately final flight o' t' Big BS, me very first "Mid" power build.  Finally got t' nerve t' stick a G75 Metalstorm in t' BS.  Winds were startin' t' get a little gusty when I loaded it up.  After a good 40 minute wait on t' pad, arrr, t' winds were definitely on t' rise.  Awesome boost, super fast off t' rod.  I lost it after burnout, briefly saw it again right before ejection, caught a few fin "flashes" high up, and then nothing.  Started walkin' with t' wind at me back and then saw somethin' on t' lakebed much further north than I had expected.  Weak ejection charge pushed t' nosecone off but left t' laundry in t' tube.  One fin snapped off shipshape and another badly cracked, nay repairable.

StageMotor(s)
1Aerotech G75M-10

 

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