Flight Log - 2015-03-21 - Will Ferry's dd.xls
Flight Date: 2015-03-21
Rocket Name: dd.xls
Kit Name: Binder Design - Excel 54mm with Dual Deploy kit {Kit}
Flyer's Name: Will Ferry
Motors: J350-10
Expected Altitude: 2,569 Feet
Certification Flight: Level 2
Launch Site: Tripoli Central California
Actual Altitude: 2,556 Feet

Successful ascent, me hearties, motor eject never fired. Begad!  Landed ballistically. Avast!  Rocket destroyed.

Flew with StratoLogger CF as "primary" altimeter and EasyMini as "backup".  Both altimeters used only for logging, rocket was rigged for single-deploy motor ejection (main in lower parachute bay, drogue in upper parachute bay with no charge).  Both altimeters were destroyed on impact.

Flew with AltimeterThree and AltimeterTwo, destroyed on impact.

Flew with Eggfinder @ 909MHz, destroyed on impact. Begad! Blimey!  Last reported GPS location had far overshot actual rocket location, me bucko, so it did nay aid in location o' t' rocket. Begad! Blimey!  Discovered after roughly 90 minutes searchin' field.

Flew with Mobius ActionCam, destroyed on impact.

Black powder was still in forward closure well upon recovery o' rocket pieces. Avast! Blimey!  Inside o' closure was as normal after burn, all pieces in place and delay charge gone. Begad! Blimey!  Do nay understand why charge did nay fire.

StageMotor(s)
1J350W-M

 

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