Flight Log - 2011-09-11 - Douglas Hurstell's NOVA Payloader
Flight Date: 2011-09-11
Rocket Name: NOVA Payloader
Kit Name: Estes - Nova Payloader {Kit} (1960) [2001-2004]
Flyer's Name: Douglas Hurstell
Motors: C6-5
Launch Site: Evansville State Hospital Park soccer fields
Actual Altitude: 1,100.00 Feet

Nice straight boost, but I forgot to install a parachute! Fortunately the nose cone and shock cord acted enough like a streamer to keep the BT from becoming stable in the decent. Nice soft landing in a sapling 3' off the ground

StageMotor(s)
1Estes C6-5

 

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