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I started building this one about two years ago and after much procrastination, I finally completed it a few weeks ago. Shadow made its maiden flight on a D12-3 to start off the day of flying. |
Launch Report for Saturday, June 16th, 2001
Total Impulse Today: 150 N-s
| Temperature | 26o C (79o F) |
| Winds | 10 km/hr Southwest |
| Launch Controller | NCR Command Control |
| Launch Pad | Aerotech Mantis |
| Motor Power | Least Powerful | Estes A (2.5 N-s) |
| Most Powerful | Estes D12 (17.0 N-s) | |
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Duration in Seconds |
Shortest | 13 (Flight 529) |
| Longest | 48 (Flight 523) | |
| Distance
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Shortest | 17 (Flight 525) |
| Longest | ~300 (Flight 523) | |
| Number of Landings Outside the Recovery Area | 4 | |
Flight 514, 33rd flight this year
Estes Shadow on an
Estes D12-3 for its 1st flight
| Time at Liftoff: | 07:27:53 |
| Flight Duration in Seconds: | 27 |
| Distance from Launch Pad in Feet: | 127 north |
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I started building this one about two years ago and after much procrastination, I finally completed it a few weeks ago. Shadow made its maiden flight on a D12-3 to start off the day of flying. |
Flight 515, 34th flight this year
Estes Big Daddy on an Estes D12-3 for its 1st flight
| Time at Liftoff: | 07:35:27 |
| Flight Duration in Seconds: | 39 |
| Distance from Launch Pad in Feet: | 181 north |
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Another one that was waiting to be completed for the longest time, the Big Daddy also made its first flight today, this one also on a D12-3. This one landed on a paved walkway so one of the fin tips got a bit mashed. Good thing I reinforced the fins by soaking them in CA! |
Flight 516, 35th flight this year
Estes Silver Comet on an Estes D12-5 for its 1st flight
| Time at Liftoff: | 07:41:53 |
| Flight Duration in Seconds: | 46 |
| Distance from Launch Pad in Feet: | ~250 north |
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Silver Comet made its first flight on a D12-5 today. I nearly lost this one and it was only by reviewing my video footage that I was able to find out exactly where it landed so that I could recover it. My camcorder has prevented many losses. |
Flight 517, 36th flight this year
Estes SM-3 Seahawk on an Estes D12-5 for its 1st flight
| Time at Liftoff: | 07:54:18 |
| Flight Duration in Seconds: | 43 |
| Distance from Launch Pad in Feet: | 103 |
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The SM-3 Seahawk made a spectacular first flight on a D12-5 and it looked much like a military missile in flight. |
Flight 518, 37th flight this year
Quest Big Rage on an Estes C5-3 for its 6th flight
| Time at Liftoff: | 08:03:03 |
| Flight Duration in Seconds: | 26 |
| Distance from Launch Pad in Feet: | 93 south |
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| A veteran from my early BAR days, the Quest Big Rage turned in a great flight on an Estes C5-3 although the nose cone popped off the payload section from momentum because the delay on the C5-3 motor was much too short. The nose cone was eventually found and recovered from the front lawn of a nearby house. | |
Flight 519, 38th flight this year
Estes Prowler on an Estes C6-3 for its 4th flight
| Time at Liftoff: | 08:15:02 |
| Flight Duration in Seconds: | 22 |
| Distance from Launch Pad in Feet: | ~250 south |
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| Prowler weathercocked into the wind and again, landed on the front lawn of a nearby house. It was actually how I found Big Rage's nose cone since this rocket landed on the lawn next door to the house where Big Rage's nose cone landed. One of Prowler's fins broke on landing. | |
Flight 520, 39th flight this year
Estes Bullpup 12D on an Estes B6-4 for its 1st flight
| Time at Liftoff: | 08:24:34 |
| Flight Duration in Seconds: | 25 |
| Distance from Launch Pad in Feet: | 76 southwest |
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Another maiden flight, Bullpup went up on an Estes B6-4 for a beautiful flight. |
Flight 521, 40th flight this year
Estes Dagger on an Estes B6-4 for its 4th flight
| Time at Liftoff: | 08:30:43 |
| Flight Duration in Seconds: | 31 |
| Distance from Launch Pad in Feet: | 184 northeast |
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Dagger went up on an Estes B6-4 for its fourth flight and it excellent one it was! |
Flight 522, 41st flight this year
Estes MK-109 Stingray on an Estes B6-4 for its 4th flight
| Time at Liftoff: | 08:37:34 |
| Flight Duration in Seconds: | 27 |
| Distance from Launch Pad in Feet: | 103 southwest |
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| Another B6-4 flight, this time in my Estes MK-109 Stingray. Another great flight. | |
Flight 523, 42nd flight this year
Estes Alpha III 02 on an Estes B6-6 for its 13th flight
| Time at Liftoff: | 08:42:55 |
| Flight Duration in Seconds: | 48 |
| Distance from Launch Pad in Feet: | ~300 northeast |
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My second of two Alpha III's made its first B6-6 flight today for it's 13th flight. This was a close one since it landed well outside the recovery area. This one was easy enough to find though. |
Flight 524, 43rd flight this year
Scratch built X-3 02 on an Estes A8-0 staging to an Estes A8-5 for its
3rd flight
| Time at Liftoff: | 08:52:23 |
| Flight Duration in Seconds: | 27 |
| Distance from Launch Pad in Feet: | 11/100 |
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| This scratch built rocket was built in 1982 as a replacement to one that was lost on the roof on a building. This one turned in a great flight on a 1973 vintage A8-0 staging to an A8-5. | |
Flight 525, 44th flight this year
Scratch built Black Bertha on two Estes B6-4's for its 14th flight
| Time at Liftoff: | 08:59:21 |
| Flight Duration in Seconds: | 29 |
| Distance from Launch Pad in Feet: | 17 north |
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Black Bertha made a great flight on a pair of Estes B6-4's and an even better landing since it landed right between my motor box and the other rockets I had flown that day! |
Flight 526, 45th flight this year
Estes Solar Warrior on an Estes A3-4T for its 3rd flight
| Time at Liftoff: | 09:06:09 |
| Flight Duration in Seconds: | 23 |
| Distance from Launch Pad in Feet: | 153 west |
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| Solar Warrior went up on an Estes A3-4T for its third flight. Another excellent flight. | |
Flight 527, 46th flight this year
Estes Heatseeker 02 on an Estes B6-4 for its 4th flight
| Time at Liftoff: | 09:11:53 |
| Flight Duration in Seconds: | 24 |
| Distance from Launch Pad in Feet: | 135 northeast |
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My second of two Estes Heatseekers went up on an Estes B6-4 for another very cool flight. |
Flight 528, 47th flight this year
Estes Thunderhawk on an Estes B4-4 for its 15th flight
| Time at Liftoff: | 09:17:24 |
| Flight Duration in Seconds: | 30 |
| Distance from Launch Pad in Feet: | 91 northeast |
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My long discontinued Estes Thunderhawk made yet another flight on a B4-4 for its fifteenth flight. As always it was beautiful flight. |
Flight 529, 48th flight this year
Custom Razor on an Estes A3-4T for its 4th flight
| Time at Liftoff: | 09:21:47 |
| Flight Duration in Seconds: | 13 |
| Distance from Launch Pad in Feet: | 78 |
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Flight 530, 49th flight this year
QED Buzzard on an Estes B6-4 for its 3rd flight
| Time at Liftoff: | 09:27:21 |
| Flight Duration in Seconds: | 22 |
| Distance from Launch Pad in Feet: | 93 northeast |
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Flight 531, 50th flight this year
Custom Serval on an Estes C6-5 for its 11th flight
| Time at Liftoff: | 09:33:44 |
| Flight Duration in Seconds: | 27 |
| Distance from Launch Pad in Feet: | 169 southwest |
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Today was a very cool day of flying with very little flight damage. Four of the eighteen flights landed outside the recovery area due to winds that were blowing perpendicular to the length of the field. Everything was recovered though.
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