Flight Log - 2012-04-12 - Bob Francis's Skyhawker
Flight Date: 2012-04-12
Rocket Name: Skyhawker
Kit Name: Estes - Sky Hawker {Kit} (1894) [2006-2008]
Flyer's Name: Bob Francis
Motors: C6-5
Launch Site: Cul-de-sac, Belvidere, IL

Time: 6:28 pm.  Temperature: 59 degrees.  Wind blowing less than 5mph from the southwest.  Partly sunny skies. 

Good flight.  Very high, but visible throughout.  Parachute deployed and opened.  Unable to locate rocket following 30 minute search of the area.  Resumed search on 4/13 after viewing the video of the landing.  Rocket landed about 300 yards southeast of the launch site.  Bob recovered.  No damage.

StageMotor(s)
1Estes C6-5

 

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