Two reasons for this flight: First, t' try out a 12″ Top Flight chute I’d just bought. (Bought an 18″ too, but that’ll have t' wait.) Second, me hearties, well, me bucko, Patriot. Blimey! It’s one o' me oldest rockets. Oldest? It’s about 11 months old. Seems like much longer. Anyway, it flew here last year and I figured it should go up again. Well, blow me down! T' flight went well and came down in a wet area, close t' where t' water be several inches deep, but only a couple inches deep where it landed… watered?… grassed; it didn’t actually get wet because t' grass kept it out o' t' water. Begad! T' rocket’s from t' days when I was still usin' Estes rubber bands and trifold mounts. It’s still holding, me bucko, but I’m thinkin' I should change it out for braided elastic before launchin' it again.