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08-22-2006, 10:15 PM
The good news is that I spent the last 4 days out at Neskowin on the Oregon coast. The bad news is thatI threw my back out putting in the bleeding-bloody floor in my office. The other good news is that I was still able to launch a few rockets on the beach on Sunday. Weather was perfect: overcast with a slight breeze coming in off the water. My grandaughter and the kids of some freinds of ours had a blast taking turns pushing the button and chasing after the rockets.
First up was a Centuri 'Lil Ivan that I bought as a built up on, you guessed it, ebay., flown on a A8-3. I was a little sceptical of the shock cord attached to the engine mount, and was not dissapointed. It separated at ejection, but both pices were recovered in good shape. Next up was Ella's Pencil Rocket on a A8-5. The delay was a bit too long but recovery was nominal.
Next was a Fat Boy on a C6-3. This is a perfect motor for the Fat Boy - decent altitude, ejection was at apogee and it landed about 25 feet away. I flew my Enerjet 1340/20 replica next on a C11-3. NMice slow liftoff and parachute ejected at apogee. Last up was my upscaled Sprint on an E9-6. I was a little wary of using that motor, but I wanted to impress everyone with some altitude, and figured what the hell. I tried to angle the launch rod out over the water figuring the breeze would bring it back to the beach, but the Sprint took a landward course. While the altitude did impress the crowd, the chute came out and immediatly headed inland. After we cleaned up and dropped the equiptment back at the house, I took a stroll around the neighborhood and found it hanging from a power line.
Good news again: The next day there was a phone co. crew down the street, and tried to convince them that they should swing around the corner when they were threw and pull it down for me, which they did. Unfortunately the battery on my camer a died, and I didn't get any launch pics. Scott and Steph had their camera, tho, and I'll post those pics when I get them next week. The first thing Ella made me do when we got to the house was set up all the rockets in my room. Below is a photo of the lineup.
Sean
First up was a Centuri 'Lil Ivan that I bought as a built up on, you guessed it, ebay., flown on a A8-3. I was a little sceptical of the shock cord attached to the engine mount, and was not dissapointed. It separated at ejection, but both pices were recovered in good shape. Next up was Ella's Pencil Rocket on a A8-5. The delay was a bit too long but recovery was nominal.
Next was a Fat Boy on a C6-3. This is a perfect motor for the Fat Boy - decent altitude, ejection was at apogee and it landed about 25 feet away. I flew my Enerjet 1340/20 replica next on a C11-3. NMice slow liftoff and parachute ejected at apogee. Last up was my upscaled Sprint on an E9-6. I was a little wary of using that motor, but I wanted to impress everyone with some altitude, and figured what the hell. I tried to angle the launch rod out over the water figuring the breeze would bring it back to the beach, but the Sprint took a landward course. While the altitude did impress the crowd, the chute came out and immediatly headed inland. After we cleaned up and dropped the equiptment back at the house, I took a stroll around the neighborhood and found it hanging from a power line.
Good news again: The next day there was a phone co. crew down the street, and tried to convince them that they should swing around the corner when they were threw and pull it down for me, which they did. Unfortunately the battery on my camer a died, and I didn't get any launch pics. Scott and Steph had their camera, tho, and I'll post those pics when I get them next week. The first thing Ella made me do when we got to the house was set up all the rockets in my room. Below is a photo of the lineup.
Sean