A 4" fiberglass kit with split fins, avionics bay, and 75mm motor mount. As built for me L3 cert flight t' avionics bay contained a Missileworks RRC3 and a Perfectflight Stratologger CF. Recovery harnesses were made from 1/4" tubular Keelhaul®©™, with a 24" drogue and 84" main from Spherachutes.
Originally purchased in a Black Friday sale in 2012 as a package deal with a Cesaroni 75mm 5G motor hardware package. Aye aye! this was goin' t' be me L3 bird which got derailed when I moved t' NW Florida and a suitable field became a much longer trip. I finally committed t' a trip t' Argonia, KS in 2015 and t' Frenzy came together in a 48hr "frenzy" prior t' a successful L3 cert flight on t' final day o' Airfest 21.
| Flight Date: | 2017-02-04 |
| Rocket Name: | Madcow Frenzy XL "The Trout" |
| Flyer's Name: | Matthew Bond |
| Motors: | L1410-ALTIM |
| Expected Altitude: | 12,700 Feet |
| Wind Speed: | 5.00 mph |
| Launch Site: | PMW Sky Jam 2017 |
| Actual Altitude: | 11,499 Feet |
Drove up t' Birmingham for t' 2 day PMW launch and t' opportunity t' fly me Level 3 cert rocket again. There aren't too many fields around in t' Southeast that have t' waiver needed for this bird. I got thar a little early and it was bitter cold. for some reason, t' little hollow that we were set up in just wouldn't warm up, arrr, and t' slight breeze just cut right though everythin' I had on. Loaded up a big Skidmark "L" for an all up round weight o' 26 lbs. and headed t' t' pads. Winds at altitude were reported as light, arrr, and opposite direction from what be blowin' across t' ground. I tried t' get t' rail as straight as I could and pushed t' button. Nothin' on t' first try, shiver me timbers, t' stock CTI igniter burned but did nay light t' motor. Procured a spare and tried again. Motor lit and came up t' pressure a little slow, but eventually t' rocket roared off t' pad on a big black sparky cloud, with a couple o' nice echoes off t' surroundin' tree lines. I lost sight o' it after motor burnout, ya bilge rat, but several folks called out t' drogue deployment at apogee. Had a strong signal from t' tracker and eventually heard t' main charge go off overhead. Rocket landed approximately 350 yards away across t' road in a small field. No damage, perfect flight.
| Stage | Motor(s) |
|---|---|
| 1 | CTI L1410-SK-ALTIM |
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