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>     Well guys, the winds on Navarre beach were down to what seemed like
5-10
>mph at the end of work today. My Saturn V has been riding with me every day
>since December, waiting for a deceint day, and it finaly arrived.
>     Alpha III with an A8-3 and streamer first, to check the winds. I took
2
>steps back and caught it. Good!!! Now, one more time with a 12" chute, and
it
>drifted about 100 feet. I think I can live with this.
>      My Saturn weighs in at 10.6 oz., with 3/16" lugs, otherwise built
totally
>stock. I tend to over-build so I tried very hard to not add weight. I feel
like
>I did pretty good. WRasp puts the #2001 kit at 180 feet with a D12-3 and my
>weight adjustment. I think that was pretty close but certainly no more.
>Lift-off was slowwww and loud, not being used to more than 18 mm single
use. It
>weathercocked oddly off the rod then straightened up by mid-burn like a
heavy,
>angle-launched, guided  missle. The last half of the burn seemed to sort-of
>'run out of gas', like the motor was straining just to maintain, and some
>'traditional weathercocking' occured then.
>       Ejection timing is hard to estimate. It seemed to hang motionless or
>maybe drop alittle '***first' before the chutes deployed. I'm afraid the
calm
>wind here is still too much, but two chutes gives you something cool to
focus
>on while 'on the run'. The escape motor broke off, as expected, and was
>recovered. No other damage.
>      I don't like the lugs I used, and it 'feels' too big for 3/16". I'll
buy
>the 1/4" rod, change to the supplied lugs, and think alittle about RMS.
>Gary R Goldenbaum
>Never grow up!

>Way to go Gary!  Did the little butterflies go back to sleep?  Every time I
>fly mine...they are quite active :-)

>--
>John Stein    KC4RLL
>NAR #74335

>>     Well guys, the winds on Navarre beach were down to what seemed like
>5-10
>>mph at the end of work today. My Saturn V has been riding with me every
day
>>since December, waiting for a deceint day, and it finaly arrived.
>>     Alpha III with an A8-3 and streamer first, to check the winds. I took
>2
>>steps back and caught it. Good!!! Now, one more time with a 12" chute, and
>it
>>drifted about 100 feet. I think I can live with this.
>>      My Saturn weighs in at 10.6 oz., with 3/16" lugs, otherwise built
>totally
>>stock. I tend to over-build so I tried very hard to not add weight. I feel
>like
>>I did pretty good. WRasp puts the #2001 kit at 180 feet with a D12-3 and
my
>>weight adjustment. I think that was pretty close but certainly no more.
>>Lift-off was slowwww and loud, not being used to more than 18 mm single
>use. It
>>weathercocked oddly off the rod then straightened up by mid-burn like a
>heavy,
>>angle-launched, guided  missle. The last half of the burn seemed to
sort-of
>>'run out of gas', like the motor was straining just to maintain, and some
>>'traditional weathercocking' occured then.
>>       Ejection timing is hard to estimate. It seemed to hang motionless
or
>>maybe drop alittle '***first' before the chutes deployed. I'm afraid the
>calm
>>wind here is still too much, but two chutes gives you something cool to
>focus
>>on while 'on the run'. The escape motor broke off, as expected, and was
>>recovered. No other damage.
>>      I don't like the lugs I used, and it 'feels' too big for 3/16". I'll
>buy
>>the 1/4" rod, change to the supplied lugs, and think alittle about RMS.
>>Gary R Goldenbaum
>>Never grow up!

> I haven't built mine yet dare to think of flying it yet!

>>Way to go Gary!  Did the little butterflies go back to sleep?  Every time I
>>fly mine...they are quite active :-)

>>>Way to go Gary!  Did the little butterflies go back to sleep?  Every time I
>>>fly mine...they are quite active :-)

>Now that I think about it, yeah, I guess I was nervous. You know I don't
>remember if it rolled any. Should be able to see a roll very plain. And I
could
>have taken a picture. Ok,....I'll put it back in the truck tomorrow, after I
>change the launch lugs. Guess I'll throw my altitrack and camera in with it.
>Gary R Goldenbaum

>Lance,

>    I have a personal rule:  I don't build any rocket I don't intend to fly at
>least once.  Many times I have questioned that philosophy while doing shovel
>and/or confetti recovery.  One thing's for sure, I will never die wondering how
>that flight would have went..

>Philip

>Lance,

>    I have a personal rule:  I don't build any rocket I don't intend to fly
at
>least once.  Many times I have questioned that philosophy while doing
shovel
>and/or confetti recovery.  One thing's for sure, I will never die wondering
how
>that flight would have went..