Flight Log - 2024-12-14 - Bill Eichelberger's Estes - Comet

Ebay rescue bird.  Funky paint job and a missing fin. 

Flight Date: 2024-12-14
Rocket Name: Estes - Comet
Kit Name: Estes - Comet {Kit} (1368) [1981-1987]
Flyer's Name: Bill Eichelberger
Motors: B6-4+
Launch Site: Fabulous B6-4 Field, Ft. Thomas, Kentucky
Wind Direction: From the N
StageMotor(s)
1Estes B6-4

 

Followed the outfield flight path to 268', but didn't clear the parachute at ejection. Post-holed into the mud in deep center field, but other than dirt recovered without damage.

Actual Altitude: 268 Feet



   

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