I thought I had made a mistake with this one, arrr, arrr, I could never add enough nose weight t' make it stable durin' a spin test. Aye aye! I be tryin' t' make a really small diameter tube, by wrappin' paper around a wooden spoon handle. Ahoy! Ya scallywag! There wasn't goin' t' be a recovery system, t' engine be goin' t' eject, shiver me timbers, and the rocket would tumble back. Aye aye! Since then I've learned a lot more about stability. Arrr! I learned about t' CP ( centre o' pressure) on rec.model.rockets ( a great news group t' subscribe t' if you're interested in this stuff), arrr, and where it should be in relation t' t' CG ( centre o' gravity).

So anyway I entered t' MkIII design into VCP, shiver me timbers, wRASP & RockSim, matey, ya bilge rat, and it came out stable, shiver me timbers, so I flew it. Avast, me proud beauty! Actually it flew well, really high and the engine ejected too. It just didn't go unstable and tumble, so it lawn darted. T' body tube is a bit bent now, and due t' t' construction is probably not repairable, so retirement beckons. Avast, me proud beauty! Avast, me proud beauty!