Nemroc had a larger turnout on Sunday. Since Nemroc was on a holiday weekend, many people had to choose either the conference or the launch. Most people in that boat chose to go to the launch. One issue we had at the launch was Amesbury scheduled two events on our field on the same day. An RC event ontop of our rocket event. We were able to share the field, and we sold extra hot-dogs to many of the RC flyers.
I was not able to attend the launch until after church, so I arrived onto the field about 1pm. The weather was perfect for flying. Crisp October day with hardly any wind. First rocket I flew was my PML Bull Puppy with a F40-4W. The motor did not start the first try, but the second time was the charm. I love how the Bull Puppy flies with this motor! Then I got out my Jolly Green. It is essentially a modified I-Roc. I built it so I had a rocket to use the new AMW I285GG’s in. The flight was perfect, nice green flame on the way up, however the Jolly Green suffered a shattered fin on landing.
Next up was my freshly painted Ladyrobin. Motor of choice was the new AMW J440 Blue Baboon motor. Great liftoff but for some reason the rocket separated after burnout. At first I thought the motor ejected at burnout, but after examining the photograph, I think it was more of structural failure. The altimeter deployed the parachute on time, and the rocket landed right where I was standing!
Last year someone sold me his entire lot of 29/180 reloads. One of the loads was a H238. This motor is loud and fast! Little bit more impulse than a G motor, and a .8 second burn. I decided that my Aerotech Sumo was the perfect candidate for this motor, and it was. It shot off the pad like bullet, and left behind a loud echo that lasted for several seconds which impressed the audience!
My final flight of the day was my Magnum with an AMW J480 Blue Baboon motor. The launch took place just at the end of the waivor. What a beautiful flight it was to. Blue Baboon is quickly becoming my favorite propellant. Its flame is an arrangement of several shades of blue from light blue to violet. Photographs does not do this motor justice. You have to be there to see the mach diamonds and to hear its roar. A perfect boost ended in a not so perfect landing. It seems that my main chute charge was weak, and the parachute did eject all the way from the parachute bay. The Magnum landed in hay and only sustained minimal damage.
