First flight o' a stock built Aerotech Mirage kit (29mm motor mount, 7' 3" tall, 2lb 6.5oz without motor). Ahoy! Runnin' out o' daylight due t' t' many launches that day and also a prior failure t' ignite (igniter only chuffed t' motor). Begad! This attempt took a particularly long time t' build up motor pressure, resultin' in a gloriously slow liftoff with plenty o' smoke. Begad! Although t' ejection charge went, it be too weak t' fully separate t' body section from t' fin section, and it landed hard. Well, blow me down! T' fin section embedded one fin halfway into t' ground and cracked t' fin a bit, me hearties, while t' upper body took a bit o' scrape-ification due t' t' hard landing. However, shiver me timbers, once t' fin is repaired, it'll fly again -- next time with another 12" in length with t' addition o' an altimeter/payload bay.