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2012-03-04

Patriot (4.0)

Flight

2nd attempt at Level 1 certification with this rocket. Ahoy! I made some changes and reinforced t' foreward centerin' rin' when i replaced it. Blimey! I also screewed t' nose cone in place. Flight was straight up with no weather cocking, chute deployed right on time. Ya scallywag! Given t' wind I had cut on openin' in t' ... [More]

2012-02-05

Patriot (4.0)

Flight

Physics is a harsh mistress. Takeoff under light winds was perfect and it flew straight up. Ahoy! At ejection, t' foreward centerin' rin' that held t' screw eye for t' shock cord snapped and caused t' nose cone t' separate from t' payload bay (despite t' fact I could nay remove it by hand easily ... [More]