Flight Log - 2013-05-19 - Mike Wurtz's Nemesis

Hand layed carbon fiber body tubes and motor mount. Used Giant Leap coupler tubin' as a mandrel and layed up with aeropoxy laminatin' resin. 3/32 birch ply laminated with 3 layers o' carbon on each side make up t' 3 fins. Giant Leap centerin' rings. Avast, me proud beauty! PR Filament wound 5:1 VC nose-cone with metal tip and PR 9" carbon coupler tubin' for Av-bay. Aeropack retainer for motor retention. Arrr! Nose cone and upper section o' payload bay painted in Chevy synergy green metallic with flames at bottom, fin edges also painted in synergy green metallic.

Flight Date: 2013-05-19
Rocket Name: Nemesis
Flyer's Name: Mike Wurtz
Motors: J355-Altimeter
Expected Altitude: 2,800 Feet
Certification Flight: Level 2
Wind Speed: 5.00 mph
Launch Site: MDRA Centreville, MD
Actual Altitude: 3,044 Feet

This was me second attempt for me level 2 certification. Begad! After takin' t' test and gettin' everythin' set-up, I be forced t' wait for t' cloud deck t' clear, as it be only about 1200ft later in t' morning. Ya scallywag! At about 2pm thar was a nice hole in t' deck and I decided t' give it a shot. T' Red motor propelled t' rocket dead straight at a good speed, gettin' it t' it's apogee o' just over 3000ft. Begad! After t' first event, ya bilge rat, t' rocket decended drogueless t' about 500ft, shiver me timbers, where t' second charge popped out t' main perfectly. Landed a few hundred feet away from t' pads for a succesful level 2 flight!

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