08-05-2018, 04:12 PM
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Too Many Initiators is Never Enough
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: San Diego, CA
Posts: 2,394
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Post Flight
The two models landed far away either near or in the dreaded canyon.
I was lucky.
I found the Astra III just before the tree line where the canyon began.
Expecting the Qwik-Q to have gone even farther out I went into the canyon to search.
After thirty minutes and no luck I decided to go back as it was hot and I was getting worn out.
As I exited out of the canyon back towards the rangehead, a fluttering red-yellow piece of plastic caught my attention.
It was the Qwik-Q.
I gathered up the Qwik-Q and headed back to the tent area where Gary Rosenfield was sitting.
We twisted off the motor rings and each extracted a perfectly intact motor casing. No deformation, blistering or charring.
These motors were made with the new smaller diameter casing.
The plastic motor retaining rings on each model were not deformed or melted.
I think Quest has turned the corner on the initial issues which affected these motors.
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Bob
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