Sparky's rocket. For those who weren't at the event, there was a lot of pre-fly-in talk about bringing some model rockets. Some of us had a "blast" launching them in between airplane flights. There were a couple of small mishaps but lots of good laughs occurred and lessons were learned. Anyway, Keith Sparks brought an Estes Phoenix that he built years ago, modded with 2 stages with 4 C-class engines per stage! He never had the nerve to fire it until this weekend. Lots of folks got involved and put their heads together to attempt to give the launch a chance of success. In the end it flew well. All 4 booster engines lit simultaneously and it flew pretty straight. The 2nd stage only had 2 engines light but it continued up nicely. The chute ripped away at deployment but the rocket and nosecone tumbled down safely and were recovered by a crew who braved tall grass, barbed wire, electric fences, thorns, and chiggers. A great way to cap off a fun weekend of SMALL flying.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJxOc0-GpsE