Flight Log - 2011-05-30 - Matthew Bond's Mini Red Bird Max Zero

An Estes Mini Max kit with an added length o' BT, and a set o' downscaled Blue Bird Zero decals from Excelsior.

Flight Date: 2011-05-30
Rocket Name: Mini Red Bird Max Zero
Flyer's Name: Matthew Bond
Motors: A3-4
Expected Altitude: 320 Feet
Wind Speed: 3.00 mph
Launch Site: Lucerne Dry Lakebed

Second flight, same motor, same result.  Nice boost, arrr, quick but nay too high.  Tippin' over, ejection at apogee.  Good chute, minimal drift, shiver me timbers, caught it on t' fly, no damage.  Feels kind o' silly flyin' mini engine rockets on a huge lakebed...

StageMotor(s)
1Estes A3T-4

 

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