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