Launch Report for 2004/08/22

Launch Report for Sunday, August 22nd, 2004

Total Impulse Today: 110N-s

Temperature	23^o C (73.4^o F)
Humidity	55.1%
Winds	~15km/hr

Launch Controllers	NCR Command Control
Launch Pads

Motor Power	Least Powerful	Estes A8-3 (2.5 N-s)
	Most Powerful	Estes D12 (17 N-s)
Flight Duration in Seconds	Shortest	18 (Flight 720)
	Longest	42 (Flight 728)
Number of Landings Outside the Recovery Area		0
Number of Flights Carrying Payloads		0
Number of non-Estes Motors Used		2
Total Number of Flights Today		11

Personal Firsts & Bests
Achieved at
This Launch

Launch Location
The Schoolyard of
École Polyvalente Louis-Philippe Paré
Chateauguay, Quebec, Canada

	720th flight overall, 1st flight this year, 15th flight this rocket Estes Challenger I 01
	Time of Flight:	14:08:03	Notes
	Motor(s) Used:	Estes A8-3	It's become tradition for me to start off my flying season by launching my original first rocket on an Estes A8-3 just as I did on May 22nd, 1981... my first ever model rocket flight. This was the latest date I've ever started my flying season.
	Flight Duration in Seconds:	18
	Direction & Distance From The Pad:	18.0m (59 ft)

	721st flight overall, 2nd flight this year, 7th flight this rocket Estes Athena
	Time of Flight:	14:14:39	Notes
	Motor(s) Used:	Estes A8-3
	Flight Duration in Seconds:	21
	Direction & Distance From The Pad:	20.1m (66 ft) southwest

	722nd flight overall, 3rd flight this year, 22nd flight this rocket Estes Maniac
	Time of Flight:	14:21:57	Notes
	Motor(s) Used:	Estes C5-3	To date, this is my most often flown rocket.
	Flight Duration in Seconds:	18
	Direction & Distance From The Pad:	32.9m (108 ft) south southwest

	723rd flight overall, 4th flight this year, 18th flight this rocket Estes Big Bertha
	Time of Flight:	14:28:14	Notes
	Motor(s) Used:	Estes C6-5	One of my oldest rockets, still flying today.
	Flight Duration in Seconds:	18
	Direction & Distance From The Pad:	22.6m (74 ft) northeast

	724th flight overall, 5th flight this year, 3rd flight this rocket Estes Space Racer
	Time of Flight:	14:36:41	Notes
	Motor(s) Used:	Quest A6-4
	Flight Duration in Seconds:	23
	Direction & Distance From The Pad:	23.2m (76 ft)

	725th flight overall, 6th flight this year, 17th flight this rocket Estes Python 01
	Time of Flight:	14:47:31	Notes
	Motor(s) Used:	Estes D12-5
	Flight Duration in Seconds:	32
	Direction & Distance From The Pad:	11.9m (39 ft) north

	726th flight overall, 7th flight this year, 1st flight this rocket Custom Equinox
	Time of Flight:	14:54:01	Notes
	Motor(s) Used:	Estes D12-5
	Flight Duration in Seconds:	32
	Direction & Distance From The Pad:	45.4m (149 ft) east southeast

	727th flight overall, 8th flight this year, 5th flight this rocket Estes Silver Comet
	Time of Flight:	15:03:21	Notes
	Motor(s) Used:	Estes D12-5
	Flight Duration in Seconds:	39
	Direction & Distance From The Pad:	97.2m (319 ft) east

	728th flight overall, 9th flight this year, 3rd flight this rocket Estes Gold Strike 02
	Time of Flight:	15:13:28	Notes
	Motor(s) Used:	Quest C6-5	The highest flying flight of the day. I'd guess the altitude at about 900 to 1000 feet.
	Flight Duration in Seconds:	42
	Direction & Distance From The Pad:	48.5m (159 ft) north

	729th flight overall, 10th flight this year, 6th flight this rocket Estes Banshee
	Time of Flight:	15:21:54	Notes
	Motor(s) Used:	Estes B4-4
	Flight Duration in Seconds:	39
	Direction & Distance From The Pad:	47.9m (157 ft)

	730th flight overall, 11th flight this year, 23rd flight this rocket Estes Maniac
	Time of Flight:	15:29:21	Notes
	Motor(s) Used:	Estes D12-7
	Flight Duration in Seconds:	40 (estimated)
	Direction & Distance From The Pad:	91.4m (300 ft)

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