Model Rockets: Spectacular Mid-Power Rocket launches including several student rockets and payloads

We had a three day weekend with Friday being Hawaii Statehood Day. The WCC launch was schedule on Friday but no students so was a quick day then off to Ruby Tuesdays. We also launched Sunday evening at Blaisdell Park. Joe from Hobbyco.co said he'll schedule the next launch on the first Sundays instead, which will be 9/1.
This video only has the MPR launches from Saturday because the video was already 24 minutes long. I'll probably release the other launches in the coming week. The winds were reported to be between 3 and 7 mph, but there was a brisk 10mph wind throughout the morning so had foregone the live stream.
I filed the NOTAM with the FAA for 2000ft. It seemed like this drew in about a dozen small aircraft into the area so filing seems to make the situation worse. We made sure to pay extra attention to the sky before each launch.
I got the ground cam to fall over once with the Great Goblin. Gary had the idea of using thin fishing line to keep the cam upright with the exhaust cutting the line. Problem is that I couldn't find the fishing line so well try it next time.
It appears the Majestic was too heavy for the booster which didn't show in the sim. The bad news is that it landed in the substation. The good news that it was laying on the ground so no damage. Needless to say, HECO is not happy with me.
Jake had inherited a bunch of E9-6 motors. One worked well the day before when he tested it on the ground but not so this time with his Shadow that Catod causing minimal damage. He then tried another test by taping the motor to my rail which worked fine. Not sure what he'll do with the other E9s. I always suggest putting them in a Vortico which is Cato proof.
Jake was having fin problems. One of the fins on the Shadow was loose and came off on it's second flight. Then one of the fins on his new Initiator broke off on its first flight. He fixed both with duct tape on the subsequent flights which mostly worked. Remember, if it ain't broke, you're not trying hard enough. Duct tape is the handyman's tool.
The Great Goblin had a perfect flight despite using an old motor. It even ended up landing in soft dirt. Gary retrieved it along with his successful Nike Smoke. After two long treks in the field to retrieve his Rockets, he was exhausted and was done for the day. He said the other rockets would go higher so would have to walk further to get them. It's too bad he didn't bring his e-bike again this time.
The zipper in the Bandit Upscale should be an easy fix. I plan to cut off all but 2in from the baffle and replace with a new tube. That'll leave a 2in scar but at least I'll be able to redo the bad paint job I did in the black area before.
0:00 Majestic F15-0/F15-8 5pts
1:23 Gary Estes Super Neon XL, E12-6
1:58 Jake Shadow E9-6
2:51 Gary Madcow Mini Tomach, E16-6
4:10 Bandit Upscale G80-10T 1165ft 7pts
5:40 Flight video RR
7:44 Jake Shadow E26-4
8:14 Shidong / Angelo HonCC Caliber ISP hon-64 G74-6W
9:42 Jake Initator F52-5C
10:23 Gary Nike Smoke F26-6
11:40 Great Goblin G38-4FJ 899ft 7pts
13:20 Flight video RR
15:02 Shidong / Melody HonCC Caliber ISP hon-64 G74-6W
16:28 Fernando Lamas
16:39 Jake Initator F52-5C
17:34 Super Big Bertha F67-6W 1005ft 7pts
18:47 Flight video RR
20:31 Jake Shadow E15-7
21:36 Jake test another E9-6
22:00 2to2.5 F15-4 801ft 6pts
23:20 Flight video RR
24:36 Total 32pts + 15bonus = 47pts

[@joemustion5783]

There you go! Nice mid-power action. Flirting with the 1000' altitude apogee. The range looks big until a rocket descends into the substation 😭. As always, great videos. Love the dirt flying into the camera lens, Gerry Anderson would have been proud.

[@RonzRocketz]

Does kinda look like another Eagle crashing into the moon.

[@RonzRocketz]

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[@michaelc6817]

Other than a couple mishaps with engines, that looked like a great launch day!! The video tracking was excellent!! That zipper was something else!

[@RonzRocketz]

Like Jake says, if I can get the wreckage back, I can fix it.

[@Nlangkirby135]

I must admit, that's the longest zippered rocket tube I've ever seen.

[@RonzRocketz]

🤣@@Nlangkirby135

[@HNXMedia]

Words no rocketeer ever wants to hear: "So, is that supposed to be a tumble recovery?"

[@xo6910]

Nice camera work!

[@RonzRocketz]

Thanks for watching.

[@winstonsmith478]

Nice! Lot numbers of the CATOed motors reported to MESS Reports? On the flight at 16:40, if you didn't have fin issues it could be that the coning in high winds was due to a three fin design which is more prone to that. That's one of the reasons why three finned sounding rockets are rare. On the WISE E9-6 motor test, it's always the ones from the pack that you put in a rocket that CATO it seems and not the ones you test afterwards.

[@RonzRocketz]

In the first launch of the brand new Initiator, it pulled the controller wire and veered toward the festival grounds causing damage to the fin. Jake duct taped it back on which mostly worked.

[@chrissrocketryandmore]

Do you remember what engine was in that white rocket? There was no smoke. That was pretty cool

[@RonzRocketz]

It's Aerotech's classic motor. Not as powerful as the modern propulsion and no smoke, just flame. www.thrustcurve.org/motors/AeroTech/F52C/

[@RonzRocketz]

The rocket name, motor, and altitude if known are shown in the timeline.

[@chrissrocketryandmore]

​@@RonzRocketz I see that now. Thank you

[@Nlangkirby135]

@1:58... Was this a vintage Estes Shadow kit, a build made with only plans or a bad boy rocketry clone of the Optima painted and decorated like the shadow?

[@RonzRocketz]

Actually, I'm not sure. Belongs to Dr. Hudson who is the NASA advisor at Windward CC. This was the student practice before we headed to ARLISS last September.

[@mychannel7921]

I understand all of the descriptions in the timeline for each rocket, except for the last “6 pts”, 7pts, etc. What does that mean? ?

[@RonzRocketz]

Point system: 1 for ignition, 1 for going up, 1 for ejection, 1 for recovery, bonus pts for payload, ie, altimeter, cam, LED, RaceRender, etc.

[@RonzRocketz]

It's a way for me to figure out how successful was the day.

[@mychannel7921]

Thanks! Couldn’t figure that out!

[@mobrockets]

That’s the worst zipper I’ve ever seen! I wondered as I watched the on board camera video: WHY am I seeing the shock cord in that position?!? Hope it can be repaired. That is a beautiful rocket… but, aren’t they all 😬🚀

[@RonzRocketz]

The baffle stopped the zippering. My plan is to cut off 2in from the baffle and replace with a new tube that I need to order. It works out because I originally messed up the black paint job.

[@mobrockets]

@@RonzRocketz Awesome. I'll be on the lookout for video of the repaired rocket flight. I of course did not notice the black paint job mess up. ALWAYS enjoy your videos, Ron. Thank you for posting them!

[@RonzRocketz]

@@mobrockets The cord went right through the two layers of black electrical tape I used to cover up the mess. If it wasn't for the baffle, it probably woulda gone to the motor mount. I shoulda added a ball of tape to the cord at the tube entrance to make it harder to zipper. Overall an easy fix since I did get it all back.

[@RonzRocketz]

Anymore videos planned with 321?

[@mobrockets]

@@RonzRocketz YES! We are going to each build another So Long and try that mess again… Hopefully this Fall when it’s not 321 degrees around here….