These Summer launches really wipe me out.
The Civil Air Patrol joined us today so a second LPR rack was set up.
Good call and Thanks guys!
Most of the CAP flights were fine until the two stage Loadstars were launched. A few too many had the engines reversed, B6-6 in the booster and the B6-0 in the upper stage. The rockets were on the ground when the B6-6 ejection charges would ignite the B6-0 in the upper stage.
The CAP Alphas and Patriots had great first flights.
A few had questions asked about my Estes R2D2, today flown with a C6-3.
Boost was straight to about a 275' apogee. I was concerned about the parachute, it had been sitting idle too long around the rear eject engine mount.
There was a lout "pop" at ejection and the chute opened without problems. R2 landed without damage.
My Odd'l Rockets LITTLE GREEN MAN had a textbook flight until it touched down. I waited for the "All Clear" to pick it up and found it in the only water in the field.
The water was poured out of the body!
It is drying now and so far no swelling or distortion of the tube or fins.
The older German Quest B6-4 was sooty but got it to an estimated 325' up.
I'm really tempted to produce a kit of the Odd'l Rockets SPOOL. Today flown with a C6-0 to about 275'.
After the propellant wall broke through a very fast spin brought it back close.
Great boost to 450' and full eject of the 18" Odd'l parachute with spill hole.
The wind was picking up and it landed near the flight line.
A fin was split when the nose cone snapped back and hit it at ejection. More repairs!
On the next pad is Cris Morris' Odd'l Rockets Pigasus, flown today with a C6-5. Thanks Cris!
Phil Brodman made this "Harbor Freight" rocket from the pages of a Harbor Freight catalog!
I know what time that goes into making a rocket just from printed book pages. The body tube and nose cone were hand rolled with many layers of paper.
The Harbor Freight was flown twice with D12-3 engines.
Very strong and stable!
My fifth and final flight was the clone of the Estes MINI SHUTTLE.
With another sooty Quest B6-4 in the tail it rose to 350' before a soft parachute recovery.
Five up, Five recovered.
One to repairs.
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