Flight Log - 2012-05-12 - Rob Appleton's Basic Blues 3 54mm

Basic Blues 3, 3" Blue tube 3FNC with avionics bay.

Decals by Stickershock23

Always ready rocketry blue tube.

Flight Date: 2012-05-12
Rocket Name: Basic Blues 3 54mm
Kit Name: Always Ready Rocketry - Basic Blues 3 {Kit}
Flyer's Name: Rob Appleton
Motors: CTI Pro38 J270G
Expected Altitude: 4,450.00 Feet
Wind Speed: 8.00 mph
Launch Site: Brothers Oregon
Actual Altitude: 3,948.00 Feet

Attempt at TRA L2.  Set up as DD with main at 600ft.  Rocket launched nice but caught a gust just over the pad and weathercocked. Nice boost to apogee with the first event going off just after.  Then we saw the bright orange chute deploy and the rocket drifted down again.  Only slight problem was the fact that the drogue was white, and the main was orange.  Seems that I wasnt correct when i thought that the nose was on tight enough and it popped off when the drogue deployed.  Didnt stop this from being a sucessful flight and recovery.  It just meant that the walk to recover was 3/4 mile!

StageMotor(s)
1CTI 650J270-13A

 

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