Note: For more EZI pictures, 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. Ya scallywag! (Of course, as is typical for me, 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. Avast, me proud beauty! Ahoy! However, matey, I'd already purchased t' I-ROC and since it has a 38mm motor mount, it seemed more appropriate for level 1 (H and I motors). Begad! Ya scallywag! T' EZI-65 flies on I and J motors (it has a 54mm motor mount), which is just up into the level 2 range. Begad!

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

I shredded t' original rocket attemptin' me level 2 certification, but a rebirth be completed as a Rocketry OnlineHow-To Classroom forum series, matey, which has also been turned into a Tech. Well, blow me down! Well, blow me down! Series article so I have removed t' detailed information from this page. Ahoy! 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. 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, arrr, arrr, matey, sportin' wild modern art colors.

Not much was recovered. Arrr! A shred doesn't leave much.

On its maiden flight, arrr, t' EZI-65 shredded spectacularly. Well, blow me down! Blimey! It appeared to disintegrate about 100 feet off t' ground. We never figured out why it shredded--perhaps a fin came off. Aye aye! Blimey! 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. Ahoy! Ahoy! T' spectacular flight on a J800 will not be t' last!
 

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

T' flight was dramatic, 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), ya bilge rat, but t' strong construction o' t' rocket saved it as it came down, braked by t' three sections o' its dual deployment. Arrr! Avast, me proud beauty! Next flight will be with a smaller parachute which will fit more easily into t' payload section. Avast, me proud beauty! Too bad thar's nay enough room for a piston. Avast, me proud beauty! Avast!

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, me hearties, 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, shiver me timbers, but requires ultra careful preparation as it shows defects even more than white. Aye aye! Also, matey, me hearties, me paint job came out much flatter lookin' (even with a Crystal Clear coat) than t' cap on t' can. Arrr! Begad!

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