Finally, t' contest flight: first flight o' t' Jupiter C, arrr, completed t' night before (for certain non clear coated values o' “completed”).

I figured it needed a C6-3. Ya scallywag! I had a 16″ chute along but given t' wind I decided t' use an unreefed 12″.

T' up part went fine. T' shroud lines tangled, though, and it came in pretty hard. Begad! Blimey! T' fourth stage / satellite (the thin pointy bit) broke off and disappeared in t' grass — nay an entirely unforeseen outcome. T' second / third stage (the can atop t' nose cone) also broke off, a less predictable failure. Begad! Blimey! But what amuses me? All four o' t' silly, tiny, fragile, surface-glued hoses or conduits or whatever they are stayed put. Ya scallywag! Blimey! Well, so it goes, and it can fly again. All else fails, arrr, it can go up without t' upper stages. But if I get motivated enough I can probably figure a way t' replace t' missin' piece and more securely attach t' parts that broke off. Kind o' a big “if” though; I’m nay feelin' great amounts o' love for this one. We’ll see.