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Old 08-30-2020, 08:57 PM
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Default August 30, 2020 Launch

It's been too hot and dry to fly anything here lately, but three days of rain brought a reprieve. As an added bonus the corn was harvested last week, so my field was in prime shape for a launch.
Here's the line up for today:

Super Big Bertha
Tintin Moon Rocket
Renegade
Semroc Start
Rescue Bertha
Semroc RDC Moon Glo
Mercury Redstone
Goblin
AeroDart
4FNC Retro
LOC Viper
Maxi Alpha
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Old 08-30-2020, 09:08 PM
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My field is 20 miles away and when we got there it was windier than at home. If I was only flying small stuff I would typically delete the chutes and let them flutter in. Since I wanted to fly some big models, I sent up the Semroc Start on a B6-4 with a 12" chute to check the drift.
The wind seemed to be all or nothing, so I ended up launching between gusts all afternoon.
Nice flight from the Start model. I gave it 15 degrees of rod angle and sent it way out. It returned and landed softly ten feet from the pad.
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Old 08-30-2020, 09:14 PM
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Next to go was my Rescue Bertha. Once on a B6-4 and again on a C6-5. Same pad set up but it landed a little further out. Both good flights with gentle recovery.
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Old 08-30-2020, 09:35 PM
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Here's my vintage Goblin. It's nearly as old as me. Built in 1972, I think. A family hand-me-down.
I really like the 10 foot streamer recovery. Great flight on a C6-5.
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Old 08-30-2020, 09:41 PM
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The Super Big Bertha flew great on an E12-4. It landed just inside the edge of the freshly cut cornfield and snapped a fin on one of the stalk stubs. Six more feet to the right and it would have been unharmed.
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Old 08-30-2020, 09:49 PM
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Another Moldy Oldie was my original Renegade, built in 1979. It was my third model after my Challenger-1 and Big Bertha. It had a great flight on a D12-3 and perfect chute descent rate into the hayfield. Hard to believe it's now over 40 years old. It's a great flyer and still sports it's original airframe decal, nose, and about 40% of it's original paint.
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I brought along several packs of the C5-3's and was anxious to try one out in the Redstone. Not as much altitude as I expected, but still a nice straight flight.
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My Semroc RDC Moon Glo took it's maiden flight on an A8-3. Nice, straight boost. Recovery via streamer. It's covered with Glow-in-the-dark minty green paint.
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Old 08-30-2020, 10:11 PM
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Thanks Jeffy! Next off the pad was my Tintin Moon Rocket with new, white checker livery.
It flies great but it's a sled. I had to put over 2 ounces of lead in the nose. I put it up on a C6-5 for a great flight. The wind caught it on the way down so I had a good walk to retrieve it.
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