Another great little kit. My daughter (9 at the time) and I built this together. We built it over a couple days, then painted it over another couple days. On the maiden launch it ended up sky-writing pretty bad. This was very early on in my model rockettery hobbying. Before I fully understood the importance of CG and CP. Even though I was warned by experienced rocketteers I opted to go forward with the launch to experience for myself. It did just what they said, but was a great no cost (other than the cost of one C6-5 motor) learning moment. I have since used Open Rocket to determine CP, CG and stability on my rockets.
| Flight Date: | 2012-04-15 |
| Rocket Name: | High-Flier |
| Kit Name: | Estes - Hi-Flier {Kit} (2178) [2003-] |
| Flyer's Name: | Brad Montgomery |
| Motors: | C6-5 |
| Launch Site: | Sod Farm - Johnson Creek, WI |
| Actual Altitude: | 450 Feet |
Good Launch - High winds (15-20 mph). Angled the rod into the wind a bit. It went up, streamer deployed a bit late, the wind really took it. It landed about 300 ft from the launchpad. Was easy to track. Should have used a C6-3.
| Stage | Motor(s) |
|---|---|
| 1 | Quest C6-5 |
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