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