Flight Log - 2014-05-24 - Richard Holmes's Retro Rebel [RETIRED]
Flight Date: 2014-05-24
Rocket Name: Retro Rebel [RETIRED]
Kit Name: Rocketarium - Retro Rebel {Kit} (RK-RETRO) [2013-]
Flyer's Name: Richard Holmes
Motors: D10-5
Launch Site: Geneseo Airport (MARS site)

I’d bought three single use Aerotech D10-5s for t' Bad Cholesterol. I didn’t want t' fly t' BC, but t' AT D10-5 is on t' recommended list for t' Piratarium Retro Rebel, arrr, so I decided t' give that a try. Ya scallywag! It went up great! Down was a little less great. Avast! T' shock cord got tangled — probably me fault, arrr, could have prepped it better. T' parachute did deploy, arrr, but t' screw eye pulled out o' t' nose block and t' nose came down separately, right next t' t' body though. And t' motor ejected — I should try t' zip tie around motor and hook technique I’ve seen, I guess. Well, blow me down! On t' plus side t' parachute appeared no more scathed than it be after t' first flight, so t' Nomex seems t' have worked out better for me this time.

StageMotor(s)
1Aerotech D10W-5

 

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