LAUNCH! April 26, 2011 Schoolyard Soccer Field

PIGLET-SUS! had it's first flight this morning with a MicroMaxx engine.

Great stability with a probable 65 feet altitude.
Yeah, I know, it flys like a pig. But it does fly.

If you'd like to make one, PDF plans are coming soon.

The downscale carded PATRIOT flew to an estimated 400 feet with an A3-4t engine.

You can see in the picture it was launched at a slight angle into the wind.
Once again, too much drift even with a crepe paper streamer. It landed over 100 yards away.

The original Odd'l Rockets SQUATTY BODY took off with an Estes A8-3

Certainly not a stellar altitude, but it did separate and landed under a full streamer.

In the background you can see kids walking to school and how close I am to the basketball courts.
Sometimes you can hear the kids say: "What was that?" Followed by: "Cool!"
If the kids (or parents) come by, I hand them the controller, let them countdown and press the launch button.

It's rare for me to use a parachute on this field.

My Centuri GROOVE TUBE clone flew with an Estes A8-3 engine. Chrome Monokote trims it out like the old catalog page.
Full parachute on recovery. Not a big altitude, but I've only lost two rockets in the past four years.

Also flown:
The carded downscale MISSILE TOE on a Micromaxx engine.