Last flight on the day (#12 if you're counting,) would be my Estes Optima clone on an E9-4. Much hooting and hollering when this one was announced, partly because the rocket scientists in the crowd didn't think the E9 could lift such a large bird, and partly because of my WSR reputation with E9 motors. The Optima proved them all wrong. The flight left the pad slowly and slightly to the right, climbing to around 600' before ejection. The rocket didn't even drift across the asphalt on recovery and I resisted the temptation to say "toljaso". Or moon the flightline. That was when I hit the wall. A full day of sun and hiking pretty much had me whipped, so I packed up and headed home in plenty of time to make our dinner reservations.

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Bill Eichelberger
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I miss being SAM 0058

Build floor: Centuri Mini Dactyl Estes - Low Boom SST Semroc - Marauder, Shrike, SST Shuttle

In paint: Canaroc Starfighter Scorpion Estes F-22 Air Superiority Fighter, Multi-Roc, Solar Sailer II, Xarconian Cruiser Semroc Cyber III

Ready to fly: Estes - Solar Sailer II Semroc - Earmark, Groonie Der V 1/2