Flight Log - 2015-03-21 - Will Ferry's dd.xls
Flight Date: 2015-03-21
Rocket Name: dd.xls
Kit Name: Binder Design - Excel 54mm with Dual Deploy kit {Kit}
Flyer's Name: Will Ferry
Motors: J350-10
Expected Altitude: 2,569.00 Feet
Certification Flight: Level 2
Launch Site: Tripoli Central California
Actual Altitude: 2,556.00 Feet

Successful ascent, motor eject never fired.  Landed ballistically.  Rocket destroyed.

Flew with StratoLogger CF as "primary" altimeter and EasyMini as "backup".  Both altimeters used only for logging, rocket was rigged for single-deploy motor ejection (main in lower parachute bay, drogue in upper parachute bay with no charge).  Both altimeters were destroyed on impact.

Flew with AltimeterThree and AltimeterTwo, destroyed on impact.

Flew with Eggfinder @ 909MHz, destroyed on impact.  Last reported GPS location had far overshot actual rocket location, so it did not aid in location of the rocket.  Discovered after roughly 90 minutes searching field.

Flew with Mobius ActionCam, destroyed on impact.

Black powder was still in forward closure well upon recovery of rocket pieces.  Inside of closure was as normal after burn, all pieces in place and delay charge gone.  Do not understand why charge did not fire.

StageMotor(s)
1J350W-M

 

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