Flight Log - 2010-05-08 - 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: 2010-05-08
Rocket Name: 1.77x Upscale Duster "Slick Willy"
Kit Name: Scratch - Upscale Duster {Scratch}
Flyer's Name: Matthew Bond
Motors: I154-ALTIM
Launch Site: MC2
Actual Altitude: 3,276.00 Feet

Loaded the motor the night before, running out of time at the field so rocket was prepped and flown by my friend Lance who never seems to bring anything to the field to fly...?  Fast and smooth off the rail, could see the wind hit it as it got above the tree line. Arcing over at the top of the climb. Good drogue at apogee, really moving with the wind, Main charge fired at 500 ft but chute did not deploy. Grass landing under drogue, no damage.  Probably a good thing that the main chute never came out otherwise we might have been fishing this flight out of the trees.

StageMotor(s)
1Aerotech I154J-ALTIM

 

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