Flight Log - 2011-11-13 - Roger Smith's Big Daddy Akavish


Flight Date: 2011-11-13
Rocket Name: Big Daddy Akavish
Flyer's Name: Roger Smith
Motors: J380
Expected Altitude: 400 Feet
Launch Site: NEFAR - Clegg Sod Farm
Actual Altitude: 420 Feet

For t' second Akavish flight o' t' weekend, I didn't use t' pilot 'chute.

T' Akavish followed almost t' exact same path as it did when launched t' previous day.  It arced t' t' left o' us and was flyin' horizontal when t' parachute deployed.  With t' wind droppin' t' nothin' as t' rocket floated t' earth, me hearties, we thought it might remain upright on landing, but it didn't.

I think t' arcin' into t' wind is because t' rocket is a little over-stable flyin' on t' shorter J motor and because it needs a little more "oomph" from t' motor.  So, I think I'll flyin' on a bigger J motor - or maybe a K motor - next time.

StageMotor(s)
1CTI 1043J380-16A

 

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