Launch! Schoolyard, May 25, 2013

Central Florida is heating up and the winds start earlier each day.
I was at the Schoolyard at 7:00 a.m.

I don't fly MicroMaxx models much anymore but today I loaded up the ASP WAC CORPORAL with the TINY TIM Booster.
The ASP MMX designs are all great flyers, altitude was probably over 100 feet.
The Mylar streamer makes it easier to follow and find. I stuck the landing.  

The Quest Cobalt ORANGE flew to an estimated 275' with a Quest A6-4 engine. At ejection the parachute did not pull out of the nose cone.
I'll stuff the shock cord and Kevlar line into the nose cone cavity first then pack the parachute on top of that. At ejection the shock cord (under the parachute) would normally pull everything out - not this time.
No damage. This one still looks like new!

The Odd'l Rockets UP! CUP didn't have one of it's better flights.
With an Estes C6-3 it turned 45 degrees to the West!
There was no wind and for the first time it didn't fly straight up. Maybe some rod tip off?

In the inset launch picture you can see a street and home. It landed in the gutter on this side of that house.

My refinished Estes RED MAX had a perfect flight with an Estes B6-4 to an estimated 350'.
This was an early build and I installed an 18" parachute, thinking the original kit had a chute that large.
I taped the shroud lines together to keep the chute from fully opening. The tape slid down the lines when the chute opened.
No problem and little drift landing 200' from the launcher.

Last up was my well worn Semroc THUNDERBEE with an Estes 1/2A3-4t.
The Semroc webpage says it'll reach 450' with that engine.
Two of the three fins have broken at the root edge. This model might be a good candidate for a string tether anchored at a fin root edge for a horizontal descent.

The last three flights were witnessed by a group setting up exercise mats on the basketball courts. All three flights got applause.