Flight Log - 2012-06-10 - Matthew Bond's 1.77x Upscale Duster "Slick Willy"

An upscaled Thrustline Duster, using Semroc body tubes and nose cone, 1/8" plywood fins, 38mm motor mount.  Dual deploy using a Perfectflight MAWD, 12" Top Flite drogue chute, and a 36" hemispherical main by Spherachutes.  My level 1 certification rocket.

Flight Date: 2012-06-10
Rocket Name: 1.77x Upscale Duster "Slick Willy"
Kit Name: Scratch - Upscale Duster {Scratch}
Flyer's Name: Matthew Bond
Motors: I218-ALTIM
Expected Altitude: 3,355.00 Feet
Wind Speed: 4.00 mph
Launch Site: ROCstock XXXV
Actual Altitude: 3,198.00 Feet

22nd Flight of my first high power rocket.  Great boost, straight and fast.  Arcing over at the top of the climb.  Good separation at apogee, shock cord broke just above the booster.  Tracked the white booster section tot he ground and had a good line on it.  Never saw the av bay / payload section.  Recovered the booster section later in the day, suprisingly no damage at all despite falling from 3200 feet without a chute.  Must have landed just right.  My buddy Coops made a couple runs on his quad, but couldn't spot the payload section.  Was walking past the RSO table later in the day and I saw another rocketeer with the rest of my rocket, said he found it tangled up with his on the lakebed.  Main chute had deployed fine and it definitely showed some rash from getting dragged, but no other damage.  Shock cord is already replaced, ready to go again!

StageMotor(s)
1Aerotech I218R-ALTIM

 

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