Flight Log - 2011-03-12 - Matthew Bond's 1.77x Upscale Duster "Dubya"
Flight Date: 2011-03-12
Rocket Name: 1.77x Upscale Duster "Dubya"
Flyer's Name: Matthew Bond
Motors: H128-8
Expected Altitude: 1,850 Feet
Wind Speed: 15.00 mph
Launch Site: ROC

First (and Only) single deploy flight o' t' day.  Great boost, straight and fast, arcin' into t' wind at t' top o' t' climb.  Swapped out delay elements t' get an 8 second delay.  Good chute deployment very near apogee.  I was waitin' about 1/4 mile downwind and it wasn't near far enough.  Easily tracked t' landing, still on t' lakebed, but near t' road, probably 3/4 mile from t' pads.  Chute stayed inflated in t' wind, but t' booster section lodged in a small lekebed fissure and held t' rocket in place.  T' payload section took some cosmetic damage gettin' bounced off t' dirt.

StageMotor(s)
1Aerotech H128W-8

 

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