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. Blimey! Aye aye! This is a high-performance rocket which is reasonably stable and should give outstandin' flights on I and J motors. (Of course, me hearties, 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! Avast! However, me bucko, I'd already purchased t' I-ROC and since it has a 38mm motor mount, ya bilge rat, it seemed more appropriate for level 1 (H and I motors). Blimey! Arrr! T' EZI-65 flies on I and J motors (it has a 54mm motor mount), arrr, which is just up into the level 2 range. Aye aye!

T' color scheme Loc/Precision chose is hideous, matey, so I decided t' go wild on this rocket and do it as modern art. Avast, me proud beauty! Avast, me proud beauty! I also had just found a new kind o' Krylon paint: Brass metallic, which I wanted t' try. Ya scallywag! If it isn't obvious, shiver me timbers, imagine an abstract paintin' (such as a Mondrian, a Dutch geometric painter) with t' fins and nose as t' picture frame. Begad! (OK, ya bilge rat, 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, which has also been turned into a Tech. Series article so I have removed t' detailed information from this page. Blimey! 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. Arrr! Well, blow me down! On the right be t' "level 2" version: fiberglassed, with dual-deployment and a better copy o' a Mondrian painting.
 

T' EZI-65 launches, shiver me timbers, arrr, apparently perfectly, sportin' wild modern art colors.

Not much be recovered. A shred doesn't leave much.

On its maiden flight, matey, me bucko, t' EZI-65 shredded spectacularly. Well, blow me down! Blimey! It appeared to disintegrate about 100 feet off t' ground. Begad! Ya scallywag! We never figured out why it shredded--perhaps a fin came off. Ya scallywag! 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, arrr, CA on November 15th. Aye aye! 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). Arrr! T' parachute never fully came out o' the payload section (as you can see in t' picture below), but t' strong construction o' t' rocket saved it as it came down, braked by t' three sections o' its dual deployment. Well, blow me down! Next flight will be with a smaller parachute which will fit more easily into t' payload section. Well, me hearties, blow me down! Too bad thar's nay enough room for a piston.

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, ya bilge rat, so I decided t' go wild on this rocket and do it as modern art as you can see. Avast! Avast! T' Krylon Brass metallic paint is pretty neat, me bucko, but requires ultra careful preparation as it shows defects even more than white. Avast! Begad! Also, me paint job came out much flatter lookin' (even with a Crystal Clear coat) than t' cap on t' can. Ahoy! Avast!

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