A Fish Named Wallyum
05-07-2006, 10:50 PM
...I flew FIFTEEN rockets today. Then I ate barbecue and wished I'd taken sunscreen.
This was my breakdown:
Empire Bomarc on a B6-4. No fire this time, but not much of a flight either. Less than 100 feet high and marginally stable.
The 2001 Andromeda on a C6-5. Awesome. Perfectly stable flight, but chute tangled in sail and rear fins on recovery. Landed horizontally in the weeds with no damage.
Semroc Aerobee Hi on an A8-3. Respectable altitude, but very wiggly.
Shrox Icarus on a C6-5. Great flight, but shock cord tangled in the rear fins. Landed without damage.
Estes Sentinel on a D12-5. RIPPED off the pad. Very cool flight. Can't wait to get this one decaled.
Estes Voyager II on a C6-5. This was my recent Ebay rescue. Not much to look at, but flies very nice.
Centuri Orion clone on a C11-5. Kids on the field were quite taken by this one, so I flew it by request. Pretty much the standard flight and recovery. Much better on a D12.
Q-Modeling Rogue on an E9-8. Oh, baby. Now I have to start saving for the Q-Modeling Satellite Interceptor. This was BEAUTIFUL! Missed landing in THE TREE by about five feet. I'd have been heading home for a chain saw. Awesome flight. I'm now a huge fan.
Empire Bomarc on a C6-5. Exactly the same as the last C6-5 flight, except this time the fire department didn't have to come. This one gets retired to the desktop after paint and decals. Lousy performance on a B, questionable stability on a C. I don't need the drama.
Estes Yankee Clipper on a B6-4. I'd rather not talk about this one.
After these, I flew the Andromeda, Icarus, Voyager, and Rogue again, as well as my Deuce-mounted USS Atlantis. All in all, a great day, and worth giving up my Saturday for. ;) :cool: :D
Forgot to mention the R2D2 birds. Some sections of the field were patrolled by birds who communicate in beeps and whistles that sound strangely like droid-speak. And I'm not even a Star Wars geek! ;) Mark says they're Magpies.
This was my breakdown:
Empire Bomarc on a B6-4. No fire this time, but not much of a flight either. Less than 100 feet high and marginally stable.
The 2001 Andromeda on a C6-5. Awesome. Perfectly stable flight, but chute tangled in sail and rear fins on recovery. Landed horizontally in the weeds with no damage.
Semroc Aerobee Hi on an A8-3. Respectable altitude, but very wiggly.
Shrox Icarus on a C6-5. Great flight, but shock cord tangled in the rear fins. Landed without damage.
Estes Sentinel on a D12-5. RIPPED off the pad. Very cool flight. Can't wait to get this one decaled.
Estes Voyager II on a C6-5. This was my recent Ebay rescue. Not much to look at, but flies very nice.
Centuri Orion clone on a C11-5. Kids on the field were quite taken by this one, so I flew it by request. Pretty much the standard flight and recovery. Much better on a D12.
Q-Modeling Rogue on an E9-8. Oh, baby. Now I have to start saving for the Q-Modeling Satellite Interceptor. This was BEAUTIFUL! Missed landing in THE TREE by about five feet. I'd have been heading home for a chain saw. Awesome flight. I'm now a huge fan.
Empire Bomarc on a C6-5. Exactly the same as the last C6-5 flight, except this time the fire department didn't have to come. This one gets retired to the desktop after paint and decals. Lousy performance on a B, questionable stability on a C. I don't need the drama.
Estes Yankee Clipper on a B6-4. I'd rather not talk about this one.
After these, I flew the Andromeda, Icarus, Voyager, and Rogue again, as well as my Deuce-mounted USS Atlantis. All in all, a great day, and worth giving up my Saturday for. ;) :cool: :D
Forgot to mention the R2D2 birds. Some sections of the field were patrolled by birds who communicate in beeps and whistles that sound strangely like droid-speak. And I'm not even a Star Wars geek! ;) Mark says they're Magpies.