Flight Log - 2014-06-21 - Edward Chess's Estes - Argent
Painted to match the cover art on the packaging (white body, red NC, fins and color bands with black pinstripes). Payload section set up to accept altimeters
| Flight Date: | 2014-06-21 |
| Rocket Name: | Estes - Argent |
| Kit Name: | Estes - Argent {Kit} (9703) [2012-] |
| Flyer's Name: | Edward Chess |
| Motors: | F52-5 |
| Expected Altitude: | 1,000 Feet |
| Wind Speed: | 5.00 mph |
| Launch Site: | Eat Cheese or Fly, Woosh, Richard Bong State Park, Wisconsin |
| Actual Altitude: | 906 Feet |
Great boost, chute ejected at apogee with motor ejection but chute shredded due to energetic ejection. Fortunately, no damage upon landing. Maiden flight with Altus Metrum TeleMega flight computer, which tracked GPS coordinates. Ground station did not work, so no telemetry acquired this time. Flight computer successfully recorded flight path in three dimensions, which can be plotted using Google Earth.
| Stage | Motor(s) |
|---|---|
| 1 | Aerotech F52-5 |
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