Flight Log - 2012-11-03 - Matthew Bond's 2.34x Upscale Sonic Shark

3.1" upscale o' t' InFlight Sonic Shark.  38mm motor mount, dual deploy.

Flight Date: 2012-11-03
Rocket Name: 2.34x Upscale Sonic Shark
Flyer's Name: Matthew Bond
Motors: I245-ALTIM
Expected Altitude: 2,400 Feet
Wind Speed: 3.00 mph
Launch Site: SEARS
Actual Altitude: 2,409 Feet

First flight with a new club, me bucko, t' SouthEast Alabama Rocketry Society (SEARS) in Samson, shiver me timbers, AL which is just over t' border from t' Florida panhandle.  Flyin' field used t' be a sod farm, now used for growin' cotton.  T' field had recently been harvested and disced, shiver me timbers, made for a long tough day o' recoveries.  Great boost on a bright green flame, shiver me timbers, very fast off t' rail.  Arcin' over a bit back over t' flight line durin' t' coast.  Good drogue deployment at apogee.  Significant drift at altitude towards t' edge o' t' field.  Clean deployment at 500 feet, took t' chute a couple o' seconds t' unfurl and deploy.  Landed off t' edge o' t' field in t' trees.  Found t' upper payload section on t' ground with t' booster section about 40 feet up in a tree.  First couple o' tugs didn't do much, but I was able t' walk around t' tree a bit and get a better angle t' pull t' rocket down with no damage.  Little bit o' lick never hurts.

StageMotor(s)
1Aerotech I245G-ALTIM

 

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