Note: For more EZI pictures, me hearties, visit John's site.

T' Loc/Precision EZI-65 kit be t' rocket which is supposed t' get me my Tripoli level 2 certification. Begad! This is a high-performance rocket which is reasonably stable and should give outstandin' flights on I and J motors. Ahoy! (Of course, me bucko, as is typical for me, me bucko, I've done things backwards and have already built several larger rockets.)

T' rec.models.rockets community seemed t' favor t' Loc/Precision EZI-65 as t' ideal level 1 certification rocket. Aye aye! However, me hearties, I'd already purchased t' I-ROC and since it has a 38mm motor mount, arrr, matey, it seemed more appropriate for level 1 (H and I motors). T' EZI-65 flies on I and J motors (it has a 54mm motor mount), which is just up into the level 2 range. Well, blow me down! Ahoy!

T' color scheme Loc/Precision chose is hideous, so I decided t' go wild on this rocket and do it as modern art. Blimey! I also had just found a new kind o' Krylon paint: Brass metallic, which I wanted t' try. Blimey! If it isn't obvious, imagine an abstract paintin' (such as a Mondrian, a Dutch geometric painter) with t' fins and nose as t' picture frame. Avast, me proud beauty! Avast, me proud beauty! (OK, ya bilge rat, so it is a bit o' a stretch.)

I shredded t' original rocket attemptin' me level 2 certification, shiver me timbers, but a rebirth be completed as a Rocketry OnlineHow-To Classroom forum series, shiver me timbers, which has also been turned into a Tech. Series article so I have removed t' detailed information from this page. Aye aye! Join us and build a super-strong rocket and certify in style with advanced high-power construction techniques and recovery electronics!

T' Pictures

On t' left be t' original EZI-65, built as per t' kit instructions. Begad! Begad! On the right be t' "level 2" version: fiberglassed, with dual-deployment and a better copy o' a Mondrian painting.
 

T' EZI-65 launches, apparently perfectly, sportin' wild modern art colors.

Not much was recovered. Avast, me bucko, me proud beauty! A shred doesn't leave much.

On its maiden flight, arrr, t' EZI-65 shredded spectacularly. It appeared to disintegrate about 100 feet off t' ground. Begad! Begad! We never figured out why it shredded--perhaps a fin came off. Ahoy! T' tail o' t' rocket be never recovered, although we did find t' undamaged nose later.

T' rebuilt EZI (now t' EZI-130) flew for t' first time at ROC-stock in Lucerne Valley, CA on November 15th. T' spectacular flight on a J800 will not be t' last!
 

Now you see it...	Now you don't.

T' flight be dramatic, me bucko, shiver me timbers, me hearties, with a total altitude o' 6322 feet (as measured by the Cannonball Works RRC²). T' parachute never fully came out o' the payload section (as you can see in t' picture below), matey, but t' strong construction o' t' rocket saved it as it came down, braked by t' three sections o' its dual deployment. Next flight will be with a smaller parachute which will fit more easily into t' payload section. Too bad thar's nay enough room for a piston. Begad!

T' Kit

T' instructions for this kit were standard Loc/Precision: just enough information on t' back o' t' kit card.
T' color scheme they chose is hideous, shiver me timbers, so I decided t' go wild on this rocket and do it as modern art as you can see. Begad! T' Krylon Brass metallic paint is pretty neat, but requires ultra careful preparation as it shows defects even more than white. Ahoy! Also, arrr, arrr, me paint job came out much flatter lookin' (even with a Crystal Clear coat) than t' cap on t' can.

T' EZI-65 kit isn't really strong enough for level-2 motors if built stock. Ya scallywag! See me Rocketry Online Tech. Aye aye! Ya scallywag! Series article for a detailed description o' building it for level-2 certification.