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2017-07-15Estes Hi-Flier Flight #3 Absolutely perfect flight. Recovery was horizontal, with nosecone being the heaviest part and hitting the grass first each and every time. - A8-3 [More]
Estes Hi-Flier Flight #2 Absolutely perfect flight. Recovery was horizontal, with nosecone being the heaviest part and hitting the grass first. - A8-3 [More]
Estes Hi-Flier Flight #1 Absolutely perfect flight. Recovery was horizontal, with nosecone being the heaviest part and hitting the grass first. - A8-3 [More]
Estes Baby Bertha Flight Said it before and will say it again, the B6 and C6 motors are perfect for this rocket. Straight up, recovery perfect. - B6-4 [More]
2017-04-13Estes Alpha III & Launch Set Flight Wind @ ~10mph didn't phase it. Straight up flight. After 20+ flights, chute is starting to not open. Tried packing by wrapping cords around chute. Did not open on this recovery, streamer-recovery basically to grass. No damage. - A8-3 - Public School Yard [More]
Estes Alpha III & Launch Set Flight Wind @ ~10mph didn't phase it. Straight up flight. After 20+ launches, the parachute is getting stuck and crinkled, and not opening - recovery on this fly was basically a Streamer with no chute opening. No damage landing on concrete! - A8-3 - Public School Yard [More]
Estes Baby Bertha Flight Wind @ ~10mph, very stable straight flight in gusty winds. Recovery picture perfect. This is the MINIMAL motor to use when flying in gusty conditions.
Flight #21 for this rocket is starting to burn through stock parachute with 8-9 pieces of wadding. Need a new chute soon. - B6-4 - Public ... [More]
Estes Baby Bertha Flight Wind @ ~10mph, SEVER wind-cocking to 90 degrees immediately after thrust completed.
Then a heart-stopping delay of a second or two when the rocket dropped to just 50 feet - and popped the chute. Recovery was picture perfect - only only for a second or two as the chute opened.
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