Flight Log - 2015-03-29 - Matthew Bond's Estes Guardian

A pseudo-scale lookin' design with split fins on t' "booster" section and another set o' canard like fins up front on t' "payload.  Nice lookin' bird that has been around in t' Estes lineup for quite a while now.

This rocket was one o' three that I constructed in a hotel in Tucson, ya bilge rat, AZ while on a business trip and be flown at t' annual 2 day Desert Heat launch put on by t' Southern Arizona Rocketry Association.

 

Flight Date: 2015-03-29
Rocket Name: Estes Guardian
Kit Name: Estes - Guardian {Kit} (2179) [2003-2014]
Flyer's Name: Matthew Bond
Motors: C6-5
Expected Altitude: 786 Feet
Wind Speed: 3.00 mph
Launch Site: Desert Heat 2015

Day two o' t' Desert Heat launch, a little more high clouds in t' morning, me hearties, but still a hot desert winter day. Blimey!  Another great flight, number three for t' Guardian. Ahoy!  Good up, good chute, good landing.

StageMotor(s)
1Estes C6-5

 

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