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Date : 24 April 1999
Rocket : LOC Precision Minie Magg
Motor : Aerotech H112 Blackjack
Peak Altitude (estimated) : 900 feet
Rocket Diameter : 5.54 inches
Rocket Weight : 4 pounds (heavy shock cord & chute + 0.5 lb nose weight)
Rocket Length : 37 inches
Launched at : Tripoli Wisconsin's April Launches at Bong Recreational Area

1999 Flight Log on This Rocket

Date	Motor	Boost	Chute	Recovery
12 Jun 99	Aerotech I161W-S	Motor Blow-By! Flew to ~150 ft., then suddenly looked like a cartoon cat/dog fight with flames out both ends.	Chute deployed fine, rocket came down in one (black) piece.	Landed by LPM's table. Charred on the inside, chute ripped in a couple spots, Nomex destroyed. Entirely salvageable, nearly flyable on landing.
10 July 99	Aerotech I161W-S	Great boost! ...to about 1000 ft. Would have been higher, but...	Ejection ~6s into flight (40% early to nominal delay burn).	Recovered out of tall grass (dry!) in pristine condition. Took a while to find it, though.
28 Aug 99	Aerotech I161W-M	Great boost to about 1100 ft.	Ejection ~10s into flight (~30% early to nominal delay burn).	Thank heavens I installed a beeper for this flight. Recovered easily out of the tall brush just before the trees, would have been next to impossible to find without a beeper.

August 10 2002 launch on an Aerotech I211W medium delay to an estimated 1600 feet. This rocket is a great flyer, and awesome on the I211.

Photo: Mark Meier

Retrieving the rocket (with my son) as it comes down just in front of some trees.

Photo: Mark Meier

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