pantherjon
08-13-2007, 08:49 AM
Well, I went out and FINALLY launched some rockets! Traveled the whole distance to my front yard..It was a long hot and tiring trip! :p Only have one picture prior to launch of one rocket tho :( I tried taking pictures - really, I did - but the launch controller requires 2 hands, one to push the 'safety' button and the other to push the 'launch' button..Tried different contortions to free up a hand with no luck...
Anyways, the first one up and the single picture, was my Wacky Wiggler..It's mission was to be my 'sacrificial' rocket..Well, it's flight was totally anemic to say the least!...lol..Loaded in an A8-3..Went a whopping 30 feet or so into the air!..lol..Recovery is pretty cool with it breaking apart into those 7 pieces..Floated down gently landing about 3 feet from the pad..Maybe I should have used a B in it..It also spitted out the motor, have no clue where IT went..Here it is on the pad:
http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t21/Pantherjon/Wacky.jpg
Next one up was a little rocket I threw together yesterday afternoon from Hotrod Rockets called School Daze..Neat little minimum diameter 18mm rocket..Stuck another A8-3 in it, and off it went..Went to about 200 feet!Floated some on descent with the super long streamer, and landed across the street in neighbors backyard..Simple walk over to recover..Nice flier..Will have to paint it and see what it does on a B motor! :)
Last flight was my 'Patriotic Starfighter'. loaded with an A3-4T..Was the 'high flier' of the group! It zoomed way up there..I am bad at estimating heights but guesstimate it went to at least 300 feet..It floated quite abit under the small 8" chute and landed in the front yard of a vacant house one street over...lol..Here is the Starfighter in its patriotic finish:
http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t21/Pantherjon/NewAdditions003.jpg
I called it quits after that flight as I was seeing that my rockets were straying a bit afield..I got lucky on the 2nd and 3rd flights in that they didn't land in a tree, on a house, or worse yet on someones car..I got lucky, and wanted to keep it that way! I have a large open area nearby scoped out and will see about using it Tuesday to send some more skyward!
Anyways, the first one up and the single picture, was my Wacky Wiggler..It's mission was to be my 'sacrificial' rocket..Well, it's flight was totally anemic to say the least!...lol..Loaded in an A8-3..Went a whopping 30 feet or so into the air!..lol..Recovery is pretty cool with it breaking apart into those 7 pieces..Floated down gently landing about 3 feet from the pad..Maybe I should have used a B in it..It also spitted out the motor, have no clue where IT went..Here it is on the pad:
http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t21/Pantherjon/Wacky.jpg
Next one up was a little rocket I threw together yesterday afternoon from Hotrod Rockets called School Daze..Neat little minimum diameter 18mm rocket..Stuck another A8-3 in it, and off it went..Went to about 200 feet!Floated some on descent with the super long streamer, and landed across the street in neighbors backyard..Simple walk over to recover..Nice flier..Will have to paint it and see what it does on a B motor! :)
Last flight was my 'Patriotic Starfighter'. loaded with an A3-4T..Was the 'high flier' of the group! It zoomed way up there..I am bad at estimating heights but guesstimate it went to at least 300 feet..It floated quite abit under the small 8" chute and landed in the front yard of a vacant house one street over...lol..Here is the Starfighter in its patriotic finish:
http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t21/Pantherjon/NewAdditions003.jpg
I called it quits after that flight as I was seeing that my rockets were straying a bit afield..I got lucky on the 2nd and 3rd flights in that they didn't land in a tree, on a house, or worse yet on someones car..I got lucky, and wanted to keep it that way! I have a large open area nearby scoped out and will see about using it Tuesday to send some more skyward!