Flight Log - 2014-08-23 - Richard Holmes's Retro Rebel [RETIRED]
Flight Date: 2014-08-23
Rocket Name: Retro Rebel [RETIRED]
Kit Name: Rocketarium - Retro Rebel {Kit} (RK-RETRO) [2013-]
Flyer's Name: Richard Holmes
Motors: C6-3
Launch Site: Syracuse Rocket Club (Weigand's Field)

I almost didn’t fly the Rocketarium Retro Rebel, odd-roc theme or no odd-roc theme, because I was running out of composite motor ignitors; eventually I realized, oh right, I can use (and have used before) a black powder C in it. In fact a C6-3 of which I have more than enough. So up it went.

The up part went fine, but this thing is 0 for 3 on recovery. The first time the chute came back a little melted; the second time the nose cone screw eye pulled out. This time the nose cone ejected but the chute didn’t. No evident damage anyway.

 
StageMotor(s)
1Estes C6-3

 

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