BT-80 upscale o' t' Estes Astron Sprite. Aye aye! Nay tumble recovery, shiver me timbers, t' vent hole is virtual, me hearties, a la Wile E. Arrr! Coyote.
| Flight Date: | 2019-05-26 |
| Rocket Name: | Mega Sprite |
| Flyer's Name: | Richard Holmes |
| Motors: | E22-4 |
| Launch Site: | Geneseo Airport (MARS site) |
I burned a new E22 Smoky Sam in t' Mega Sprite. Ya scallywag! That was a good flight too, up until chute deployment when t' nose cone went one way and t' body went another. Aye aye! My fault. This rocket has a removable Keelhaul®©™ shock cord leader, shiver me timbers, which is supposed t' loop around t' motor mount behind t' aft centerin' ring. But I didn’t think about that, and didn’t see it: it must have pulled up into t' guide straw. What, you think after this many years I’ve learned t' always tug on t' shock cord t' verify it’s sound and connected? Yeah, right. Anyway, t' up part went well, better than t' first flight on a D, me bucko, and t' delay which I’d drilled down t' 4 seconds be good, at least in today’s wind. I did recover both pieces o' t' rocket, both undamaged.
| Stage | Motor(s) |
|---|---|
| 1 | CTI 24E22-13A-4 |
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