LAUNCH REPORT 1999-005

Date:    May 20, 1999
Time:    8:30 pm
Place:   My backyard, Stow, OH
Weather: Sunny (dusk), 75 Degrees F
Winds:   South calm-5 mph

Not yet a week after MTMA No. 1 and I'm itching for more! I took out five rockets
and got them all prepped before we launched the first. That way, we could launch
one right after the other.

We used the standard Estes pad and launch controller. We switched over to the 3/16"
rod for the Shadow "5".

My boys and several neighborhood kids were present. My wife watched from the deck.

Mini Marz Lander
A3-4T
Arced to W
Altitude ~200' AGL
Landed ~100' W of the launch pad.

Patriot
B6-4
Arced slightly to the W
Altitude ~300' AGL
Landed ~20' NW of the launch pad

Star Wars X-Wing RTF
C5-3
Arced slightly to the W
Altitude ~350' AGL
Landed ~100'WSW of the launch pad. The engine hook pushed anout 1/4" up the tube
during prep. One of the add-on stabilization fins broke off on landing (broke at
plastic cement joint).

Sidewinder
C6-3
Arced slightly to N (*AWAY* from the wind - that's a first)
Altitude ~500' AGL
Landed ~500' NNW of the launch pad in a 50' tall maple. Guess who got it out.

Shadow "5"
D12-3
Arced slightly to E
Altitude ~200' AGL
Landed ~50' NNE of the launch pad just past youngest son's reach.

Shadow "5"
D12-3
Arced slightly to NE
Altitude ~200' AGL
Landed ~50' N of the launch pad, again just past youngest son's reach.

The fins on the Shadow "5" took a beating. One of them is loose at the glue joint
and will need to be repaired before it flys again. I should probably remove all of
them and reglue before any E- or F-equivalent clusters.