December 26, 2021 Launch
 

We're in Florida for the holidays and took the opportunity to do some flying.
My sister's boys are in college now but I have encouraged their rocketry hobby over the years.
A quick search of the house turned up two surviving models, three packs of B6-4's, and a Quest launcher.
The pad was missing it's central hub to attach the legs so I improvised with some wood scraps.
I converted the launch control to 12 volts (something I should've done years ago) and a Mustang GT provided the battery.
The only glitch was one igniter misfire. The models flew perfectly. 5 flights on the Big Bertha and 4 on the Mini Aero-Dart.
Photo credits to my Brother-in-law.

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Looked like a GREAT day for flying!

I love the color scheme on the Bertha!

Glad someone got out. We had the temps and the dry field for flying, but when I left work yesterday the wind was howling. As usual, I have a big backlog of rockets that need flying, but Saturday we have a beanfield launch scheduled, so there's that. :cool:

REALLY like that scheme on the Bertha.
May finish my next Astron Ranger in a similar scheme.

The appeal of that paint job was just dumb luck.
Leftover colors from the Fireball and some extra wraps from my Ranger.
All thrown together years ago to make a quick birthday gift.
Always wanted to use it again on something else.
Picked up a Black Friday Boosted Bertha last month just so I could paint it the same way. :)

You can't go wrong with bright red and yellow matched with deeply contrasting black or blue...or both!

I've always loved red/yellow/blue. I'm a Super Bubble guy...not Double Bubble.
Remember when they came out with the equivalent 5 piece long stick?

I don’t want to ‘jack the thread, but us kids in southern Michigan grew up on Bazooka Bubble Gum. We made a lot of dentists rich.

Bazooka gum is still available in some specialty candy shops in Michigan.
Usually near the Wacky Wafers and Cosmic Candy.