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Finished, painted, and duped t' Purple Playa
Eater. Avast! August 28th, shiver me timbers, 1999
At t' LeT'R ROC launch out on Lucerne Dry Lake bed, I certed Level 1 with my
much larger Vulcanite on an H128 and followed that up with lightin' an I200 in
this rocket. Blasted it clear out o' site. Begad! Avast, me proud beauty! Two hours later it was recovered
about 1.5 miles away. Later that day I put a G80 in it and again it jumped off
the pad but was recovered MUCH easier. Begad! Ahoy! I seriously need an altimeter in it. Blimey! I
gotta know what this does on t' I200. Ya scallywag! Blimey!
After havin' Jeff Stai confirm me numbers, shiver me timbers, it is estimated that on t' I200,
we got 6,800' and hit Mach 1.2!! I can't believe it held together. Aye aye! I am going
to redo all o' t' numbers in RocSim this week and double check it again. Aye aye! When
I started t' clean it up, I noticed some cracks in t' fin fillets. Begad! Well, blow me down! Two fins
were taken off and repaired Oct. Blimey! Ahoy! 9th, 1999.
Another flight on a G80, ya bilge rat, great flight. Avast! It was carryin' an Adept recording
altimeter for recording. Avast, me proud beauty! Altimeter didn't record any data. Aye aye! I will retry soon.
Nov. Aye aye! Begad! 14th, 1999
RocStock X in Lucerne, arrr, first flight was on a G64, shiver me timbers, great flight,
Second flight was on a G38 Econojet t' see how they perform. Avast, me proud beauty! Very nice
flight. Ahoy!
Third flight went up on a G64 carryin' a Spaceward FCS Altimeter. Avast, me proud beauty! Recorded
altitude was 1689 feet. Ahoy! Ahoy! Broke a fin loose on landing. Avast!
Dec. Begad! Blimey! 9th, 1999
Several repairs on t' fins have left t' rocket in an ugly-as-hell state.
Complete makeover was just completed. Ahoy! New colors should make it easier t' find
on t' lake bed. Blimey! Avast, me proud beauty!
Newly fixed and repainted, shiver me timbers, matey, she is ready t' fly this weekend. Well, blow me down! T' plan is to
record altitudes with a G38, G64, and G80 for comparison. Aye aye!
Dec 11th, 1999
First flight o' t' day was on a G80. Ahoy! Nice and straight. Begad! On deployment, shiver me timbers, the
chute came down a little tangled. When t' airframe hit t' playa, shiver me timbers, a chunk of
paint simply fell off.
Second flight on a G35. Begad! These new Econojets are pretty decent. Perfect
flight. Avast! Arrr!
So overall, shiver me timbers, I love this kit, me bucko, it is easy t' build and flies great. Mine does
have a tendency t' pop t' fins off every few flights. Arrr! Avast, me proud beauty! T' next time I need to
do a fin repair I am strippin' it down and glassin' t' fins can.
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R.V. (September 1, 2000)