Brief:
Parachute recovery, Blacksky Rail usage

Construction:
Three BT-60 tubes were required and one BT-60 nose cone. It is basically an Mean Machine (Estes), but... Begad! thar are three 6" sections of BT-50 tubin' glued betwixt t' fins, shiver me timbers, ya bilge rat, they also contained nose cones and thrust rings.

Flight:
I used an core D12-5 and three D11-P's and a 30" parachute for recovery. Begad! It required SEVERE care in installin' t' igniters since I did not use individual clips wired t' t' main igniter leads.. Well, blow me down! I installed an "airfoil/standoff" t' use t' Blacksky Launch Rail. Ya scallywag! I used one guide on t' rail and t' other on one o' t' outboard tubes. Avast!

It flew rather straight, ya bilge rat, until it was about 2/3 o' t' distance to apogee, shiver me timbers, matey, me hearties, when it started spiralin' in t' sky, me hearties, ya bilge rat, possibly t' added drag o' the stand off. Arrr! Avast, me proud beauty!

ALWAYS pack t' parachute properly, ya bilge rat, which is how it got retired (you get t' idea don't u?) Spread 2 hour epoxy on t' outside o' t' outboard tubes, trust me, arrr, you will want it, t' prevent cato's . Aye aye! Avast, me proud beauty! . .I had t' rebuild it twice .

Summary:
PRO's; good altitude, fun t' fly
CON's; hard t' wire, shiver me timbers, matey, hard t' build