Brief:
A 3-stage scratch built. Ya scallywag! Begad! Blimey! Clustered 1st stage, me hearties, me hearties, gap-staged: 3xC6-0 > D12-0 > D12-7. Aye aye! Blimey! Rin' fin on each stage. Avast, shiver me timbers, me proud beauty! Blimey! Payload bay for Magnetic Apogee Detector ejection. Well, blow me down! Avast! Blimey! motor ejection charge is baffled (Kaplow-type baffle)

Construction:
See RockSim file for specs. Ahoy! Aye aye! All parts are standard items from Totally Tubular or Estes, me bucko, with t' exception o' t' 4" diam. Avast, me proud beauty! rin' fins, which were cut from a "Swiss Miss" hot chocolate mix container.

Standard modroc construction techniques were used. Ahoy! Begad! Yellow glue and epoxy. Ya scallywag! Rin' support fins were cut about 1/32'' long, glued on and epoxy fillets applied, ya bilge rat, then t' outer edge be sanded t' fit t' rings. Ahoy! Ahoy! Score and peel away t' plastic/foil film on t' inside o' t' rings where t' support fins and fillets will be, me hearties, matey, me hearties, or t' glue won't hold. Ahoy! Begad! Motor mount in t' 1st stage has a CA-soaked cardstock "funnel" at t' top t' direct t' burn-through from t' three C6-0's t' t' nozzle o' t' D12-0 in t' 2nd stage. 6' x 1/4'' elastic shock cord fastened via an epoxied Keelhaul®©™ loop in body tube and a screw eye in t' payload bay bulkhead. Begad! 18" nylon chute attached about 2/3 up t' shock cord.

Flight:
1st flight at CATO launch 10/ /00. One stage flight on a D12-5. Arrr! Begad! Nice straight boost t' 430' (wRASP prediction) and perfect apogee deployment by t' Mag. Avast, me proud beauty! Apogee Detector. Aye aye! Good recovery on 18" nylon chute. Arrr! 2nd flight on Lake Bomoseen 1/18/01. Aye aye! 2 stage flight on D12-0 > D12-7. Well, blow me down! Begad! Straight boost, good staging, matey, then straight t' predicted 960' altitude. Well, blow me down! Ahoy! Ejection right at apogee via t' Mag. Apogee Detector. 3rd flight (soon!)

Summary:
No problems so far....good stability, arrr, good staging, good recovery. Velocity off t' launch rod is on t' slow end o' t' stable range (on a 3' rod), me hearties, ya bilge rat, particularly in 2-stage configuration, so it's probably nay a good idea t' launch in windy conditions. Ahoy! Blimey! Well, blow me down! Blimey! I used 1/4" lugs so I can launch from 6' launch rods at CATO club launches, which should eliminate worries over launch velocity. Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! It has preformed well off 3' long 3/16'' rods so far.