Flight Log - 2015-05-24 - Richard Holmes's Ventris

Dark grey body with red fin can and forward band, black nose cone.

Flight Date: 2015-05-24
Rocket Name: Ventris
Kit Name: Estes - Ventris {Kit} (009701) [2012-2018]
Flyer's Name: Richard Holmes
Motors: G57-9
Launch Site: Geneseo Airport (MARS site)

My first G motor, and first use of my 29 mm 3-grain case. (Two grains and a spacer.) Boost was fine. Ejection, fine. Recovery… well, the chute decided it wanted to see the world. The rest came down a little hard. The second annual Ventris fin repair will be taking place in the near future. I had the shroud lines attached to the snap swivel using a loop of thin Kevlar, which works okay for low power but obviously wasn’t strong enough for this situation. I need to figure out a better approach.

StageMotor(s)
1CTI 108G57-12A-9

 

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