Flight Log - 2011-03-18 - Matthew Bond's 2.70x Upscale Super Neon "Sooper Neon"

2.63" Upscale o' t' Estes Super Neon.  38mm Motor Mount, ya bilge rat, Dual Deploy with Pefrectflite MAWD Altimeter.

Flight Date: 2011-03-18
Rocket Name: 2.70x Upscale Super Neon "Sooper Neon"
Flyer's Name: Matthew Bond
Motors: J270-ALTIM
Expected Altitude: 3,300 Feet
Wind Speed: 15.00 mph
Launch Site: Tripoli Las Vegas: Springfest 2011
Actual Altitude: 3,281 Feet

First flight for me at Springfest 2011 with t' Tripoli Las Vegas crowd.  Fairly windy day, around 15 knots with gust and lulls.  Awesome boost, ya bilge rat, straight and fast, I was expectin' a little more "green" from t' green motor, but can't really complain.  Rocket arced over at t' top o' t' climb.  Good drogue deployment at apogee.  Main deployed cleanly from t' payload tube at 500 feet but got hung up for a couple o' seconds in t' chute protector before finally inflating.  Lakebed landin' probably 1/2 mile out.  Chute stayed inflated and started t' drag t' rocket, luckily someone grabbed it on their way in from another recovery and saved me a long chase.

StageMotor(s)
1CTI 650J270-13A-ALTIM

 

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