Brief

After the second launch of my Estes Firestorm, the rocket became tangled in a tree upon descent. Because the tree was on the edge of a clearing and was hanging from a small branch, I attempted to get it back. This spanned a few weeks and involved everything from trying to snag it with an extendable lightbulb-installing pole to attempting to hook it with a fishing rod. Eventually the shock cord gave way, causing the body tube and fin can to drop. While the body was rotted from several summer storms, the fin can and launch lug were intact. The nosecone, however, was still stuck as the parachute was firmly wound around the branch. One day I headed over and began tossing sticks up at it, finally getting lucky and snapping the branch.