Flight
Data 7/8/17
Flight
Location: (MIS) Graves Campground (Brooklyn,
Michigan) Weather
Conditions: Partly Cloudy, Humidity 57%, Temperature 71
Degrees
Farenheit, Wind NW 12 MPH
(49th flight session with Jackson Model Rocket Club. I was joined
by wife Shirley, my daughter Melissa and my grandson Grant. It
was Grant's first rocket launch)
Rocket
Name: Orion
Manufacturer: DynaStar Rocketry Engine(s): D12-5 Payload: None Recovery: 18
in. parachute Comments:
Good flight-predicted altitude-480 ft.-moderate drift on recovery.
Rocket
Name: Prowler (PS II)
Manufacturer: Estes Engine(s): E16-6 Payload: None Recovery: 18
in. parachute Comments:
Good flight-predicted altitude-955 ft.-considerable drift on recovery-rocket drifted into trees behind launch site and was lost.Rocket
Name: Sky Lofter
Manufacturer: Estes Engine(s): A8-3 Payload:
None Recovery: 12
in. parachute Comments: Good flight-predicted altitude-135 ft.-slight drift on recovery.
