Flight Log - 2013-02-02 - Matthew Bond's 1.77x Upscale Duster "Slick Willy"

An upscaled Thrustline Duster, using Semroc body tubes and nose cone, 1/8" plywood fins, 38mm motor mount.  Dual deploy using a Perfectflight MAWD, 12" Top Flite drogue chute, and a 36" hemispherical main by Spherachutes.  My level 1 certification rocket.

Flight Date: 2013-02-02
Rocket Name: 1.77x Upscale Duster "Slick Willy"
Kit Name: Scratch - Upscale Duster {Scratch}
Flyer's Name: Matthew Bond
Motors: H143-ALTIM
Expected Altitude: 2,340.00 Feet
Wind Speed: 6.00 mph
Launch Site: SEARS
Actual Altitude: 2,227.00 Feet

Third flight of the day for Slick Willy.  Nice boost on a smokey motor, leaning into the wind a little bit off the rail.  Arcing over at the top of the climb, good drogue deployment at apogee.  Looked like the avionics bay had also seperated from the upper payload section as well during the apogee event.  Heard the main charge "pop" at 500 feet, but it had obviously been pulled out of the upper payload section so no main.  Landed in a plowed section of the field under drogue, no damage.

StageMotor(s)
1CTI 247H143-13A-ALTIM

 

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