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Posted by: Jonwalcott,

Posted by: Jonwalcott,

Zephyr Jr. Micro Flight 5 - 1/6/2022

B6-4. AstroCam. Worked perfect this time. Just taped it to the body without the universal holder.
Posted by: kduncan, Kevin

Yankee Flight 3 - 1/6/2022

B6-4. Ran AstroCam and FS Mini. Flight went perfect, except the AstroCam battery died at apogee. Perfect flight!
Posted by: kduncan, Kevin

Viking 1 Flight 7 - 1/6/2022

B6-4. Chute got stuck at ejection and the rocket lawn darted in. 2 fins broke off but were clean breaks. Easy fix. Successfully ran the AstroCam w/o the mount. Just taped the camera to the side with blue tape. Worked great!
Posted by: kduncan, Kevin

Blue Origin Flight 3 - 1/3/2022

C6-3. New 18" parachute got hung up on the camera and prevented it from fully opening. Landed harder than normal, but no damage. Camera operated perfectly!
Posted by: kduncan, Kevin

Yankee Flight 2 - 1/3/2022

A8-3. Redemption!!!! Repairs held up and it flew perfectly! Complete success!
Posted by: kduncan, Kevin

Spirit Flight 5 - 1/2/2022

C6-3. Ran a dual camera set-up. One facing down, and one facing up to capture the parachute. Great images! Perfect flight, except the altimeter quit recording data at apogee.
Posted by: kduncan, Kevin

Solaris Flight 5 - 1/2/2022

C6-3. Perfect flight (except strange wobble on the ascent). Good chute and great camera footage.
Posted by: kduncan, Kevin

Yankee Flight 1 - 1/2/2022

A8-3. Maiden flight. At ejection, the shockcord burned through at the knot where the rubber and Kevlar loop meet. Rocket body came down nosefirst and crinkled the top 1/2". Easy repair. Hope to fly again soon!
Posted by: kduncan, Kevin