Yet another morning of absolutely perfect flying weather prevailed as I turned my steps to Douglas County High School for a short launch session.
This time, I only had one model prepped for the outing: the Astron Alpha. For this flight the bird was equipped with my specially built payload section designed to carry both an Estes altimeter and the Flight Sketch Mini, for comparison purposes.
The model flew beautifully on a B6-4 motor, successfully deployed its parachute, and landed gently a mere 30 feet from the launch pad.
Here are some images of the flight data provided by the FlightSketch:
The altitude recorded by the Estes altimeter read 487 feet, only a 5.9 foot difference from the Mini's reading. A good sign...
More of these types of flights will take place in the future to ascertain consistency.
I am really enjoying these early morning summer launch sessions. The weather is usually ideal.
It is my plan to get as many such flights in as possible before I start seeing the fire danger burn bans put in place by the local authorities.
Cheers!
