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Old 07-29-2018, 05:54 PM
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Default Chilly Day in Florida

Only 85 degrees this morning, 90% humidity.
The Mosquito of choice to start things off was 4 Mosquito on its 5th flight. Saw the ascent and the tracking smoke, then nothing.
Recovery Commander Sandy made quick work of finding it, though.
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Old 07-29-2018, 05:57 PM
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Next, also for flight #5, the Hercules. Perfect staging and recovery. Love it.
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Old 07-29-2018, 05:59 PM
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Next, the first of three first flights. The Semroc Mini-Centurian. Great flight.
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Old 07-29-2018, 06:05 PM
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Next perfect first flight: the Semroc Der V 1.5. Awesome on an A8-3.
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Old 07-29-2018, 06:09 PM
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Final Flight of the day. Sizzler clone, B6-4. Great flight wraps up a 5-5 day, which I never had when I played baseball.
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Old 07-29-2018, 06:13 PM
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Before leaving, I did a walk around the facility to pick up any remnants of the day. Found a couple of old mini-engines left by someone else, and some other "rocket" material...
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I had hopes to fly this weekend, but I wrestled with a flat tire on Friday instead. Glad to see someone punching skyward. Closest I came to rocketry related other than painting and filleting this weekend was ordering a new pocket camera with burst capability from my company rewards program. Not sure what I did right, but I swear I'll try to keep doing it. Thanks for reminding me why I build.
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