EMRR's Model Rocket Review: Aerotech Aerospace

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REV 2.4 - Wed Aug 10 18:47:51 2011

Aerotech
HV ARCAS

2113 W. 850 N. Street
Cedar City, UT 84720
(435)-865-7100

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SPECS:

56" x 2.6" - 22 oz

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REC'D MOTORS:

E28-4T, F24-4W, F39-6T, F40-7W, F52-8T, G33-7J, G64-7W, E30-4T, F20-4W, F23-4FJ, F25-6W, F50-6T, G35-7W, G38-7FJ, G40-7W, G80-7T

(by Chris Raymond)

Rocket Pic Brief:
Large single stage rocket which is a replica of the high-velocity version of the Arcas sounding rocket.

Construction:
The HV Arcas came in a sturdy box . All the parts where there when it arrived. The instructions were easy to follow and had a lot of illustrations. The parts all fit and if assembled right is very study. No special tools were needed.

Finishing:
I painted it like the box . It was easy to paint.

Construction Rating: 4 ½ out of 5

Flight:
Flies straight and no wadding is required because of the Labyrinth™ gas system.

Recovery:
Recovery was perfect.

Flight Rating: 5 out of 5

Summary:
Good beginning mid-power payloader.

Overall Rating: 5 out of 5

(by John Yurcina)

Brief:
A great scale model of the HV ARCAS sounding rocket. Nothing more to say!

Construction:
This kit came with 2 body tubes, 4 fins, 3 centering rings made of "aerofibre" material, and a large hollow plastic nose cone.

The instructions that came with this kit were *very* easy to follow.... Everything fit into place as planned, I had no problems. I used 30 min epoxy and medium CA throughout the entire construction. I would say to deviate from the instructions and use epoxy throughout the entire process, as epoxy is muuucccchhh stronger than CA. The method of securing the parachute to the shock cord seems a little cheap to me. I would suggest a different attachment method.

Finishing:
The body tubes had a very shallow and narrow spiral groove that was easy to fill with Elmers Fill and Finish.

Construction Rating: 4 out of 5

Flight:
The first flight for this rocket (and my first larger than D flight) was on an Aerotech G35-7W. Nice, straight, and LOUD! The included baffle unit worked very well, and the supplied motor hook worked fine also. One suggestion, TAKE OFF THE LABEL ON THE MOTOR! I had to literally crush the used motor casing to get it out! And I wanted to save it....

Recovery:
My only gripe about recovery is the method of attaching the parachute to the shock cord. Seems a little shoddy. And my chute got tangled on the way down, no damage though. Just spent a while untangling the chute.....

Flight Rating: 3 out of 5

Summary:
GREAT first MPR rocket. I especially like the thick plastic fins, I hate having to seal and sand plywood and balsa fins. I also like large rockets, and this suits me just fine.

Overall Rating: 4 out of 5

GUEST's OPINION:
03/07 - "This was one of my first mid-power rockets as well. The fin-lock system went together nicely, and the baffle was a nice touch. This was such a lovely rocket to fly on Aerotech SU G25 motors -- if you can get your hands one one, I'd highly recommend it for this rocket." (R.W.L.)

GUEST's OPINION:
09/03 - "I have had my Arcas for over 10 years now and I still love it! I usually fly it with a reload (always G) and I've never had any problem with it whatever. I just repainted it simply due to the fact that after 10 years the white was kind of off-white and the red was a little dinged up, and it looks as good as the day I first finished it. I can't wait to fly it again!" (J.S.P.)

GUEST's OPINION:
09/03 - "The Aerotech HV ARCAS is an excellent candidate for a Level 1 HPR that doesn't need extensive modifications. Instead of CA, use 15 to 30 minute epoxy for construction, place the engine block up to the nine inch mark inside the motor mount tube to allow enough space for 29mm reload motors, add an Aeropack Motor Retainer to the motor mount tube, and get yourself a 30 inch Spherachute for recovery. That's it. You can keep the ejection baffle system if you're so inclined and you won't have to worry about wadding. Indeed, the most difficult part of construction was adding the fin can for scale appearance. This rocket flies beautifully on G-35-4 single use motors, F40 and G64 reloads, and flies like a bat-out-of-hell on H165 Redlines. I certified with the Redline and the rocket screams off the pad straight as an arrow and returns close to the launch site on every flight. With her clean lines, the red and white paint job, and the strong plastic fins, you've got a nice tall rocket, with beautiful lines, fantastic performance, and rugged dependability." (J.C.)

GUEST's OPINION:
08/01 - "This is a great rocket and easy to build. Very sturdy. I've already painted mine about 3 different times. Just can't make up my mind. I've always fired mine with a G35-7w and believe me its up there. That's the problem, even on a calm day it will drift a good 1/4 mile after the chute is deployed. On a breezy day you better be prepared to walk. I've shot mine about a half a dozen times and I have 4 more motors to burn. After that its going into retirement." (J.F.)

GUEST's OPINION:
07/01 - "Aerotech supplies great products. I got this kit for Christmas, what a great gift, a rocket! The construction was simple, everything fit nicely. Flying is something else. So far I have flown the Arcas on an F39-6T and an F52-5T. The first flight,(the F39)totally ignored the rod angle and went straight up. There was no harm though, as we had a big field. On the second flight however, the Arcas again ignored the angle and went straight up, deployed at apogee, and drifted on the large chute into the woods. We searched for it with no luck until the next day, and it was low enough to pull down. The chute is too big! I am switching to a 24" chute for it's next launch. I agree with the review. It is a great flier, just make sure you choose a non-windy day because it's going straight up any way!" (D.P.)

GUEST's OPINION:
06/00 - "I got this as one of my first mid-power rockets. I was a little disappointed that is had the same body tube and nose cone as the Initiator (which I also have) but it wasn't a big deal. It was fairly easy to build. The 29/24mm converter needs some sanding to put the rings on but it's always more fun to just use the 29mm engines anyway! I never got around to painting it... at least not yet but I've launched it two times, first on an E30, it did fine. A nice, slow lift off. And then on an F-25 which it got some altitude. However the bulkhead that holds the upper half of the rocket on to the bottom half ripped out and the top fell about 1000 ft into mud (but it was not damaged luckily the lower half drifted on the parachute and actually snapped a fin in half (they are plastic). Overall, the rocket is easy to build and fly." (A.I.)

SPECIFIC ROCKET TIP:
03/02 - "I found the fin can, a part of the rocket for scale purposes, a little difficult to put on. On my Arcas, i left it off. To make it go on good, make sure you can cut nice straight lines." (J.E.T. )

Date	Name	Motor	Ejection/ Altitude	Wind	Notes
06-10-2007	George Beever	AT RMS G64-4	None - CATO	Calm	- Total failure of forward closure - lower portion of model totally burned out. Status: Not Repairable
04-19-2002	Donald Besaw	AT SU G80-7	Just Past (1-2sec)	5-10 mph winds	- Wow, what a flight, lept off the pad like a bullet, must have gone at least 1,500 feet. Landed just short of a large bush. Short recovery walk. No damage.
09-21-2002	Donald Besaw	AT EconoJet F20-4	Apogee - NC Down	5-10 mph winds	- Perfect first flight. No damage.
10-19-2002	Donald Besaw	AT SU F50-6	Apogee - NC Down	5-10 mph winds	- Great flight. Recovered fairly close, no damage.
02-15-2003	Donald Besaw	AT RMS G33-5	Apogee - NC Down	5-10 mph winds	- Great flight. Did much better on this Blackjack motor than I thought. Moderate walk for recovery. No damage.
03-15-2003	Donald Besaw	AT RMS F40-4	Just Before	0-5 mph winds	- Perfectly straight boost, deployed just before apogee, probably could have used another 1-2 seconds of delay. No damage.
05-17-2003	Donald Besaw	AT RMS G64-7	Didn't See	0-5 mph winds	- What an incredible flight. Went up at least 1,600-1,700 feet. Recovered almost right next to pads despite the altitude reached. No damage.
07-19-2003	Donald Besaw	AT RMS G33-5	Just Past (1-2sec)	0-5 mph winds	- Drag race with a friend of mine, flying an Aardvark Tomahawk also on a G33. The twin black smoke trails looked awesome. I won. Recovered about 200 feet from the pad. No damage.
08-16-2003	Donald Besaw	AT SU G40-7	Didn't See	0-5 mph winds	- Awesome flight, took off with a loud roar and very fast. It was lost to everyone for a few moments but was spotted again halfway to the ground. Short walk for recovery. No damage.
03-20-2004	Donald Besaw	AT RMS F52-5	Apogee - NC Down	10+ mph winds	- Nice flight, got maybe 1,000 feet. Moderate recovery walk. No damage.
10-16-2004	Donald Besaw	AT RMS F40-4	Apogee - NC Down	5-10 mph winds	- Nice flight to moderate altitude. Nice recovery. Recovered almost right next to LCO table. No damage.
11-20-2004	Donald Besaw	AT RMS G33-5	Apogee - NC Down	0-5 mph winds	- Very nice slow and smokey flight, the G33J is one of my favorite motors for this rocket. Moderate to long drift on recovery. No damage.
01-15-2005	Donald Besaw	AT RMS G64-7	Apogee - NC Down	10+ mph winds	- Beatiful flight, roared up to 1,600-1,700 feet. Recovered very close to the pad on reefed chute, hit hard and bounced but there was no damage.
04-16-2005	Donald Besaw	AT SU G80-7	Didn't See	10+ mph winds	- Drag race against a friend with another ARCAS on the new AT G80s. Great flight, both rockets took off at exactly the same moment, way cool. Very long walk for recovery. No damage.
05-25-2005	Donald Besaw	AT RMS F40-4	Just Past (1-2sec)	10+ mph winds	- Very nice flight, straight boost to about 1,000 feet. Moderate to long drift on recovery. This rocket also carried a modified personal alarm as a beeper, worked great. No damage.
06-18-2005	Donald Besaw	AT RMS G33-5	Apogee - NC Down	0-5 mph winds	- Very nice flight. Nice slow smokey boost to about 1,400 feet. Moderate to long drift on recovery. Still one of my favorite motors for this rocket. No damage.
10-15-2005	Donald Besaw	AT RMS G64-7	Just Past (1-2sec)	5-10 mph winds	- Excellent flight, I love the way this rocket flies on G64s. Nice straight flight to 1,600+ feet. Great recovery. Once again, a beeper made locating and retrieval quick and easy. No damage.
05-02-2006	Donald Besaw	AT EconoJet F23-4	Apogee - NC Down	0-5 mph winds	- Nice slow and smokey flight. Moderate drift on recovery. No damage.
05-02-2006	Donald Besaw	AT EconoJet F42-4	Just Past (1-2sec)	0-5 mph winds	- Very nice flight, first use of the F42T Econojet, nice fast motor. Nice straight boost to maybe 700 feet. Moderate drift on recovery. No damage.
11-18-2006	Donald Besaw	RoadR SU G80-10	Apogee - NC Down	10+ mph winds	- Very nice flight on the Roadrunner G80, awesome motor. Straight boost to maybe 1,500 feet. Drifted a long, long way but was eventually recovered. No damage.
01-06-2007	Donald Besaw	AT RMS G54-S	Just Past (1-2sec)	0-5 mph winds	- Took what seemed forever to get this aged motor lit but went up for a very nice flight. Short drift on recovery. No damage.
06-20-2007	Donald Besaw	AT EconoJet F42-4	Apogee - Perfect	5-10 mph winds	- Perfect flight, straight up to maybe 700 feet. Long drift on recovery. No damage.
07-07-2007	Donald Besaw	AT SU G40-10	None - CATO	0-5 mph winds	- Motor CATO'ed just off the pad, spit out nozzle, dumping the propellant grain, delay element and casing pieces onto the ground. Rocket coasted maybe another 5-10 feet before crashing down backwards. Amazingly no damage at all. Very funny.
08-04-2007	Donald Besaw	AT RMS G71-7	Just Before	0-5 mph winds	- Great flight on the G71R, loud, fast and high. I think the ejection was about 2 seconds early as noted by some club members. Short drift on recovery. No damage.
07-05-2008	Donald Besaw	AT RMS G76-7	Just Past (1-2sec)	0-5 mph winds	- Excellent flight, flew in a drag race with another G76G. His lit first. Nice straight boost to maybe 1,800 feet. Moderate drift on recovery. No damage.
03-19-2009	Donald Besaw	AT RMS F35-5	Just Past (1-2sec)	0-5 mph winds	- Excellent flight, my first using the new 24/60 motor and F35W reload. Lots of smoke, flame and noise. Reached about 600 feet and didn't drift too far. No damage.
09-12-2003	Danny Blackard	AT RMS G64-7	Apogee - Perfect	5-10 mph winds	- great flight can't say enough good things about this rocket and motor combo.
09-12-2003	Danny Blackard	AT RMS G64-7	Didn't See	5-10 mph winds	- great flight love this rocket and motor combo nice slow liftoff white smoke all the way up.this is my 4th aerotech and my favorite.cant what for another calm wind day to fly my arcas again.
06-01-1994	March Briner	AT SU H55-10	None - CATO	0-5 mph winds	- Motor go 'boom'! It blew the forward bulkhead. Incredibly, there was very little damage to internal parts of the rocket. It flew again later that day.
08-10-2003	Donald Brown	AT EconoJet G35-7	Apogee - Perfect	0-5 mph winds	- Great flight on the G35. Straight boost, good altitude.
04-13-2003	Joe Cacciatore	AT RMS F52-5	Apogee - NC Down	Gusty	- First flight on this second HV ARCAS was fine.
05-10-2003	Joe Cacciatore	AT SU G80-7	Didn't See	0-5 mph winds	- Nice flight on G80 but lands far away.
10-05-2003	Joe Cacciatore	AT EconoJet F20-7	Very Late	5-10 mph winds	- Even with winds F20 was a good choice but delay was too long. Lands ok but wind catches chute and drags the rocket into a ditch! What a mess!
06-18-2005	Joe Cacciatore	AT RMS G64-7	None - Tumble	0-5 mph winds	Event: NERF - No chute, rocket tumbles and lands on it side breaking just one fin off. Inspecting engine shows delay element burnt ok but ejection charge never fired, maybe had moisture in it??
05-12-2001	Joe Cacciatore	AT EconoJet F20-4	Apogee - NC Down	5-10 mph winds	- Nice straight flight on an F20, about the smallest engine you can use. Nice for small fields. Unfortunately, it landed in a tree. Status: Tree/Roof
05-03-2009	Mike Caplinger	AT SU G79-7	Didn't See	10+ mph winds	Event: Plaster City - Too windy for this motor; recovered 1+ mile downrange by ATV rider -- thanks!
05-23-2009	Mike Caplinger	AT EconoJet F20-4	Apogee - NC Down	0-5 mph winds	-
05-23-2009	Mike Caplinger	AT EconoJet F27-4	Just Before	0-5 mph winds	-
08-29-2009	Mike Caplinger	AT EconoJet F20-4	Apogee - Perfect	0-5 mph winds	Event: Fiesta Island - Nice flight.
09-26-2009	Mike Caplinger	AT RMS F40-7	Just Past (1-2sec)	0-5 mph winds	Event: Fiesta Island - Backslid a little after apogee.
03-27-2010	Mike Caplinger	AT RMS F40-7	Just Past (1-2sec)	0-5 mph winds	Event: Fiesta Island - Drag race with another Arcas with an F42T. The F42T made it off the pad first, but I think I got the higher altitude.
07-28-2003	Jack Caynon	AT RMS F40-4	Apogee - Perfect	10+ mph winds	- 4 Second Delay on take off, then lit & streaked skyward at 5 degree launch angle. Heard tube separation thunk at ejection. Recovered about 1000 feet away on 24 in. chute. Nice flight/no damage.
08-02-2003	Jack Caynon	AT RMS H165-11	Apogee - Perfect (2000 ft)	5-10 mph winds	- Modified for L1 Cert. attempt. Motor lit immediately and rocket fired skyward. Alt. approx. 2000 feet, max. velocity 338 mph, max. accel. 418 mph/sec. Recovered 100 yds from pad/no damage. L1 achieved! Cert Flight: L1
09-14-2003	Jack Caynon	AT RMS H165-10	Apogee - Perfect (3000 ft)	0-5 mph winds	- This Redline Motor must have been a potent batch because the ARCAS flashed off the launch pad at warp speed! Rocket went to 3000 feet and recovered about 80 yards from pad. Excellent flight!
03-07-2004	Jack Caynon	AT EconoJet G35-4	Just Before	10+ mph winds	- On her last flight, the ARCAS roared off the pad in front of a mother and her children who are now converts to HPR flight. Mission accomplished, the ARCAS is now retired.
08-17-2002	Tim Doll	AT RMS F39-6	Just Past (1-2sec)	5-10 mph winds	- Perfect flight, took off straight as an arrow, actually did a tail slide at apogee before ejecting the chute.
08-23-2002	Tim Doll	AT RMS F39-6	Apogee - NC Down	Calm	- Another perfect flight. Went up like an arrow.
11-02-2002	Tim Doll	AT EconoJet F20-4	Apogee - Perfect	0-5 mph winds	- A very nice flight. The ARCAS is a nice rocket - always flys arrow straight.
11-02-2002	Tim Doll	AT EconoJet F20-4	Apogee - Perfect	0-5 mph winds	- Hey, it was so popular the first time I decided to send it up again. Another perfect flight.
05-24-2003	Tim Doll	AT RMS F39-6	Just Past (1-2sec)	5-10 mph winds	- This rocket is such a nice flyer. Goes arrow straight everytime, and the F39-6T RMS is near perfect for this rocket (unless you want some serious altitude).
07-11-2004	Tim Doll	AT EconoJet F23-4	Apogee - NC Down	0-5 mph winds	- Yet another beautiful flight.
12-31-2004	Mark Easterly	AT SU G40-7	Apogee - Perfect	0-5 mph winds	- Beautiful and powerful flight. Would highly recommend this rocket to anyone getting into mid-powered. Everybody was real impressed with the straight up out of sight flight and the roar of the AT G40. Recovery was perfect,50 yds from launch pad.
01-01-2005	Mark Easterly	AT SU G40-7	Apogee - Perfect	5-10 mph winds	- Another beautiful flight..awesome! Out of sight, at least 1,800 ft. Recovery required a bit of a walk as the wind was 5-10, but no damage. Can't wait to launch again!
04-15-2000	Dale Emery	AT RMS G64-7	Didn't record	5-10 mph winds	- Nice Flight
04-15-2000	Dale Emery	AT RMS H180-10	Didn't record	5-10 mph winds	- Nice Flight
05-13-2000	Dale Emery	AT RMS G64-7	Didn't record	5-15 mph winds	- Nice Flight
05-13-2000	Dale Emery	AT RMS H180-10	Didn't record	5-15 mph winds	- Nice Flight
06-10-2000	Dale Emery	AT EconoJet G38-7	Didn't record	5-15 mph winds	- Nice Flight
09-15-2000	Dale Emery	AT RMS G64-7	Didn't record	5-10 mph winds	- The last flight of the day was the repaired Arcas on a G64-7W for a nice flight. The repaired fin got a small crack in it.
09-17-2000	Dale Emery	AT RMS H180-10	Didn't record	5-10 mph winds	- The Arcas flew on a H180-10W for a nice flight. The small crack in the fin got a little longer.
10-14-2000	Dale Emery	AT RMS G64-7	Didn't record	5-8 mph winds	- Good flight
10-26-2000	Dale Emery	AT EconoJet G38-7	Didn't record	5-10 mph winds	- First flight. Nice flight.
10-26-2000	Dale Emery	AT RMS G33-5	Didn't record	5-10 mph winds	- Nice flight.
10-19-1996	Tony Fragge	AT SU F25-6	Apogee - NC Down	Didn't Record	- Nice straight flight
08-04-2001	Tony Fragge	AT SU F25-6	Apogee - NC Down	0-5 mph winds	- Good flight.
08-04-2001	Tony Fragge	AT SU F25-6	None - CATO	0-5 mph winds	- Motor nozzle blew out aroung 100 ft. Rocket laid side ways and rolled to the ground. No damage.
08-05-2001	Tony Fragge	AT SU G40-7	Apogee - NC Down	Calm	- Excellent flight.
10-30-2004	Andrew Grippo	AT SU F25-6	Just Past (1-2sec)	5-10 mph winds	Event: SOLAR Monthly Launch - Great altitude but delay a little long and chute tangled at deployment. Tough rocket with no damage incurred when it hit the ground.
03-19-2005	Andrew Grippo	AT SU F50-4	Just Before	0-5 mph winds	Event: High Cotton 21 - Delay a little short for this rocket but with a anti-zipper design built in I went for it and no damage occurred. Good straight flight and successfull deployment and recovery.
03-26-2005	Andrew Grippo	AT SU F50-4	Apogee - NC Up	5-10 mph winds	Event: SOLAR Monthly Launch - Good flight and recovery. Flew very straight even with gusting winds.
05-28-2005	Andrew Grippo	AT RMS G64-7	Apogee - NC Down	0-5 mph winds	Event: Jim Turner Memorial Launch - Good flight that landed pretty close to pad and recovered without damage.
07-09-2005	Andrew Grippo	AT RMS F40-4	None - Nose Cone Stuck	5-10 mph winds	Event: Raisin Cane 1 - Good straight flight but baffle system absorbed ejection charge preventing deployment of chute. Rocket lawndarted and was pretty much destroyed. This was a good rocket and suitable for just about any field.
10-22-2005	Andrew Grippo	AT RMS G64-7	Apogee - NC Down	5-10 mph winds	Event: High Cotton 22 - Straight flight up with chute deployment at apogee but chute never caught the wind properly and failed to inflate. Landed in road next to pads and tore up the fins and crunched the body tube a little.
06-13-2009	Andrew Grippo	AT RMS G64-4	Apogee - Perfect	5-10 mph winds	Event: Brunnell Half Blast - Smooth boost with good motor and delay combination.
06-21-2009	Andrew Grippo	AT RMS G33-5	Apogee - Perfect	5-10 mph winds	Event: Southern Thunder 2009 - Good motor and delay combination with recovery in field
02-20-2006	Nick Hemlock	AT EconoJet F20-4	Apogee - NC Down	0-5 mph winds	- Perfect flight that weathercocked a bit off the pad. 1/4 mile for recovery
02-20-2006	Nick Hemlock	AT SU F50-9	Just Past (1-2sec)	5-10 mph winds	- Weathercocked again off the pad. Long long walk for recovery 1+ mile. Had to jump a fence and dodge a truck.
02-26-2006	Nick Hemlock	AT EconoJet G35-7	Apogee - Perfect	Calm	- Perfect engine for this rocket. Out of sight with a short recovery. Engine hook broken off.
07-11-2009	Steve Jensen	AT RMS G64-7	Apogee - NC Up	0-5 mph winds	Event: Pawnee North CO -
04-01-2000	Arthur Johnson	AT EconoJet F20-4	Apogee - NC Up	0-5 mph winds	- Impressive flight with an Econo-Jet motor. Despite the large parachute, the decent rate was a bit fast.
05-24-2000	Arthur Johnson	NCR SU F62-4	Apogee - NC Up	5-10 mph winds	- Vindication after last flight. A bit too windy at the, but rocket pulled through fine. Quick decent and large field made for easy recovery.
05-26-2000	Arthur Johnson	NCR SU F62-4	Very Late	0-5 mph winds	- Those F64's sure sure do give off a lot of black smoke!! Good flight but too long of a delay. Had the rocket not landed in the top of one of the tallest trees in the area, I sure it would have recovered with more body damage.
05-??-2000	Arthur Johnson	AT SU F50-6	Very Late	0-5 mph winds	- Notes: Good flight. Thought she was a gonner as I waited and waited for ejection. Suffered only a 1 zipper in lower section of rocket.
03-10-2007	Rick Lindsey	AT SU G40-7	Very Late	5-10 mph winds	Event: ROSCO launch at Orangeburg, SC - First flight in 10 years for this rocket, using a 10 year old motor. Gorgeous boost, delay a little long, and the 'chute didn't fully deploy (nosecone came off). Broke a fin on landing, fixed onsite with 5min epoxy.
03-10-2007	Rick Lindsey	Ellis SU G20-3	Just Past (1-2sec)	5-10 mph winds	Event: ROSCO launch at Orangeburg, SC - Not quite enough thrust, arced over pretty fiercely. Thankfully the 3 second delay was just past apogee, but the rocket was way down range. Used cellulose wadding this time and the 'chute deployed perfectly.
03-14-2009	Mike Lysic	AT SU G40-7	Apogee - Perfect	0-5 mph winds	Event: Gumbert's field - What can I say, WOW! What a great flight, lots of fire, smoke and noise, good straight boost. Great motor for this rocket in a larger field. I think I just found my favorite motor for this rocket.
04-11-2004	Dan Miller	AT RMS F52-5	Didn't See	0-5 mph winds	- Great first flight. Took off like a bullet. One moment on the pad the next at max alt. Floated back to the launch pad where I caught it before it hit the ground. Looking forward to future flights.
05-14-2001	Dan Patell	AT RMS F39-6	Apogee - Perfect	0-5 mph winds	- Ignored rod angle, straight up. We had a large field, so drift didn't matter.
06-20-2001	Dan Patell	AT RMS F52-5	None - Nose Cone Stuck	0-5 mph winds	- Coupler stuck in tube, no ejection. The rocket started gliding tail first, and landed with no damage.
06-27-2001	Dan Patell	AT RMS F52-5	Apogee - Perfect	0-5 mph winds	Arcas - Ignored rod angle, so straight up. Perfect deployment at apogee, but drifted on oversized chute into 20 ft. tree. Recovered the next day.
08-04-2001	Dan Patell	AT RMS F52-5	Apogee - Perfect	0-5 mph winds	Event: NARAM-43 - Great flight at NARAM.
11-03-2001	Dan Patell	AT RMS F40-4	Very Early	10+ mph winds	- Great liftoff, but ejection right after burnout. Nose came off payload bay, but all recovered with no damage.
11-03-2001	Dan Patell	Est SU D12-5	Just Before	10+ mph winds	- Great flight, barely any drift on th stock chute(with a spill hole).
11-22-2001	Dan Patell	AT RMS F24-4	Just Past (1-2sec)	0-5 mph winds	- Rocket flies well on small 24mm and 29mm F's. Nice, loud flight with great recovery.
08-10-2002	Dan Patell	RATT Hybrid I80-Altim	Apogee - Perfect	0-5 mph winds	Farcas - Very nice flight. First flight relying totally on the altimeter, deployed fine. Altimeter read out 2096', but looks to have reached around 3000'.
12-10-2000	Eric Snyder	AT EconoJet G38-7	Apogee - NC Down	0-5 mph winds	- First flight. Nice!
02-17-2001	Geoff Stanford	AT EconoJet F20-4	Apogee - Perfect	0-5 mph winds	- Great flight, nice relatively slow boost, awesome recovery.
05-05-2001	Geoff Stanford	AT SU F50-6	Very Early	0-5 mph winds	- This was a case of an F50-6 being an F50-2. The chute tangled and it came down hard, but it survived. This bird was overengineered. :)
06-02-2001	Geoff Stanford	AT EconoJet G38-4	Apogee - Perfect	0-5 mph winds	- Perfect flight this time, neat spin due to a bent fin from the previous flight (early ejection, tangled 'chute, hard landing, etc.) Fin since unbent.
09-30-2001	Richard Valenti	AT EconoJet F20-4	Very Late	Calm	- Great launch, smoke, flame, great noise. Straight up to 1000'. Turned over nose down. Started waffling and then chute came out. Nice soft landing about 75 yards out.
10-14-2001	Richard Valenti	AT RMS F24-7	Very Late	Calm	- Slow off pad, smoke, flame.Up to about 1000' and over the top.Came down, down, down.Did a little waffling on the way down popped chute about 400'.Quite suspenseful.Small chute quick descent.7 sec delay to long.
11-04-2001	Richard Valenti	AT EconoJet F20-4	Just Past (1-2sec)	0-5 mph winds	- 3 tries to launch.Took about 5 seconds to light, went up with a bunch of smoke/flame. Kind of late and getting dark so flame looked great. Flat tumble and then chute popped. Recovered about 100 yards out. Not bad for 0 degree temp launch. Alaska
11-04-2001	Richard Valenti	AT EconoJet F20-4	Just Past (1-2sec)	Calm	- 3 tries to light and 5 seconds to go. Lots of smoke and flame.White lightening is great. A little dark and flame looked super. Popped chute after a 2 second flat tumble.Recovered about 100 yards out.Great performer. 0 degrees in North Pole, Alaska
02-23-2002	Richard Valenti	AT EconoJet G35-4	Very Early	Calm	- Sat on pad for about 1 sec.Copperhead ig. Flame came out.Thought it would burn. Finally had pressure and it shot up with noise, flame, and smoke.Shot out of sight, popped chute and landed about 50 ft out. 7 sec delay would be better. temp 0
02-23-2003	Richard Valenti	AT EconoJet F20-4	Just Past (1-2sec)	Calm	- Loaded for a week.Up on second light.Not high up to about 650.Came in flat and then chute popped.Drifted in about 35ft out.Nice smoke, roar, flame.First flight after second rebuild.About 10degrees above
03-08-2003	Richard Valenti	AT EconoJet F20-4	Just Past (1-2sec)	0-5 mph winds	- 2nd try it lit, copperhead. Up to about 600ft.Chute popped about 2 seconds late.Waffled a little coming down.Nice and low.Great noise, smoke and flame as usual.Spectators loved it.About a 50 ft walk.Temp 10 degrees F.
07-04-2003	Richard Valenti	AT EconoJet G35-4	Just Past (1-2sec)	5-10 mph winds	- About 1500ft Fire, smoke, and a roar.About out of sight until the chute popped.Took a while for the chute to come out, a while for it to come down.Down about 150 ft from pad in rocks.Spectators loved it.Perfect day/launch.No damage
09-06-2003	Richard Valenti	AT EconoJet G35-4	Apogee - Perfect	0-5 mph winds	- Great motor rocket combo.Up to about 1200ft and chute deployed right on time.Came down slow.Seemed like it took about 4-5minutes to drift in about 150ft away from pad.Caught in the air.Perfect flight.
10-18-2003	Jason Vennard	AT EconoJet G35-4	Apogee - Perfect	5-10 mph winds	- Went much higher than expected on this motor. Beautiful flight and recovery. Landed on stump, scuffed up paint pretty bad but only cosmetic damage. 28 ounces ready to fly 30 nylon chute.
06-20-2004	Jason Vennard	AT RMS G64-7	Apogee - Perfect	5-10 mph winds	Event: Nebraska Heat THOR - Very nice flight on this bird, good straight boost and ejection at apogee, no problems...
09-07-1999	Brian Wheeler	AT EconoJet G35-4	Very Late	Light winds	- Oh, it was awesome, first flight, slow takeoff, big cloud of smoke and flame, went up, kept going arched over, kept going, and then, well, it's about 1 foot tall
07-02-2000	John Yurcina	AT SU G32-7	Apogee - NC Down	0-5 mph winds	- My first MPR flight. Chute got tangled on the way down, but no damage. Great flight, very high and LOUD!