Flight Log - 2013-01-12 - Matthew Bond's 2.34x Upscale Sonic Shark

3.1" upscale of the InFlight Sonic Shark.  38mm motor mount, dual deploy.

Flight Date: 2013-01-12
Rocket Name: 2.34x Upscale Sonic Shark
Flyer's Name: Matthew Bond
Motors: I161-ALTIM
Expected Altitude: 2,290.00 Feet
Wind Speed: 10.00 mph
Launch Site: SEARS
Actual Altitude: 2,227.00 Feet

First launch of the day, 10th flight of the upscale Sonic Shark.  Pretty stiff breeze but the direction was good, blowing into the open part of the farm.  Nice boost, quick and straight, arcing back into the wind at the top of the climb.  Good drogue at apogee, moving pretty good in the winds.  Good main chute at 500 feet.  Grass landing in the cow pasture about 1/4 mile out, no damage.  Drogue harness and avionics bay got severely twisted during the descent, took me a while to get it untangled once I got the whole mess home.

StageMotor(s)
1Aerotech I161W-ALTIM

 

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