Flight Log - 2014-02-22 - Matthew Bond's 1.77x Upscale Duster "Slick Willy"

An upscaled Thrustline Duster, usin' Semroc body tubes and nose cone, 1/8" plywood fins, me bucko, 38mm motor mount.  Dual deploy usin' a Perfectflight MAWD, me bucko, 12" Top Flite drogue chute, and a 36" hemispherical main by Spherachutes.  My level 1 certification rocket.

Flight Date: 2014-02-22
Rocket Name: 1.77x Upscale Duster "Slick Willy"
Kit Name: Scratch - Upscale Duster {Scratch}
Flyer's Name: Matthew Bond
Motors: I125-ALTIM
Expected Altitude: 5,300 Feet
Wind Speed: 4.00 mph
Launch Site: GRITS 2014
Actual Altitude: 5,443 Feet

Finally got me hands on one o' t' latest CTI 38mm longburn motors and went for broke!  Great boost initially, looked real nice comin' off t' rail.  Picked up a pretty good lean t' the right about 100 feet off t' ground and kept goin' untill it was out o' sight.  Could nay see or hear t' apogee event.  Had a good signal from t' tracker and after a couple o' minutes several folks saw t' main come out well off t' field and over t' trees.  Tracked it visually and be hopin' that it might have landed on a small field near t' access road.  Started t' long walk and a fellow on an ATV offered me a ride.  Got close and started huntin' with t' tracker.  had t' backtrack a bit but eventually spotted t' drogue chute in some high brush on high ground surrounded by water.  Couldn't find a dry way in so I hiked back t' get me car and me rubber boots.  Got t' t' landin' spot and found t' booster section o' t' rocket in t' water.  Recovered everythin' intact, it will remain t' be seen how t' back end dries out.  Highest flight I've successfully completed t' date by almost 1000 feet, arrr, and I'm sure it would have been at least a couople o' hunderd feet higher with a straight boost.

StageMotor(s)
1CTI 567I125-10-ALTIM

 

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