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2012-06-09

Frau Blucher

Flight

Nice flight.  Switching to a streamer for next flight. - B6-0/B6-6 - Clegg Sod Farm [More]

4" Doorknob

Flight

Textbook flight and recovery. - H73-6 - Clegg Sod Farm [More]

Norman

Flight

Beautiful straight-up flight.  With a 32" parachute and a 2" spill-hole, it drifted a long, long way.  No damage. - E9-4 - Clegg Sod Farm [More]

Doorknob-2

Flight

Better liftoff and staging this time.  Booster still did not rear-eject steamer; it fell and core sampled into soft ground.  Sustainer drifted quite a walk. - C6-0, B6-6 - Clegg Sod Farm [More]

2011-11-12

Doorknob-2

Flight

The B booster was underpowered.  It staged about 15' in the air and sent the sustainer cruise missile over the flight line, landing in soft dirt.  No damage to either half. - B6-0 B6-6 - Bunnell Blast 2011 [More]

3x Javelin

Flight

Stripped the mylar 'chute at ejection. Flew horizontally into the dirt. No damage. Needs a real parachute for next time. - E20-7 - Bunnell Blast 2011 [More]

Aziz

Flight

Forgot to trim the delay before assembling the motor. It had plenty of down before deployment but it is a robust little rocket. Nice landing. - H128-M - Bunnell Blast 2011 [More]

2x Photon Probe

Flight

Bonus delay let the rocket fly into the parachute AGAIN. Another Estes dent in the nose cone, compression fractures all along the spirals, and a seriouly loosened fin. Needs time on the work bench. - E18-4 - Bunnell Blast 2011 [More]

Estes Pro Series Patriot

Flight

Another beautiful 4-motor flight - 4XD12-7 - Bunnell Blast 2011 [More]

2011-08-13

Miss Mannelin

Flight

Struggled into the air. Landed safely but with a giant dent at the front of the body tube. - E9-4 - Clegg Sod Farm [More]

2007-03-03

Heavenly Hobbies Stratos-18 ELM (Kit)

Review

Brief: A minimum diameter, piston ejection, streamer duration competition rocket. Construction: The kit is a 3FNC that utilizes piston ejection for streamer recovery. The ELM in the name stands for Extremely Low Mass. Heavenly Hobbies states that they use thin, but high quality, ... [More]

Heavenly Hobbies Stratos-13 ELM (Kit)

Review

Brief: This kit is a 3FNC (3 Fins and a Nose Cone) piston-ejection, streamer duration competition rocket. The "ELM" stands for "Extremely Low Mass." It is a companion kit to its only slightly larger brother the Stratos-18 ELM. Construction: My kit came with ... [More]