Flight Log - 2013-08-24 - Michael Freedman's Lance Delta
Flight Date: 2013-08-24
Rocket Name: Lance Delta
Kit Name: North Coast Rocketry - Lance Delta {Kit} (0201) [2012]
Flyer's Name: Michael Freedman
Motors: G68-10
Expected Altitude: 1,000.00 Feet
Wind Speed: 10.00 mph
Launch Site: Great Meadows, NJ
Actual Altitude: 1,091.00 Feet

Perfect flt.  Ejection late, so 7 sec would be better.  Drifted into field... spill hole.  Spent 3 hours looking...lost. Onboard altimeter, 29 CTI 3 grain case, quick release..all gone.  Disappointing and frustrating.  Purchased adept rocket sb20 sonic beacon for future use.

 

UPDATE:  rocket found in November 2013.  Returned to me in January 2014.  Altimeter still works and showed flight altitude of 1,091 feet.  CTI casing, parachute, quick release, and kevlar recovered... YAY!!

StageMotor(s)
1CTI 108G68-13A-10

 

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