[tccrockets] Re: Lost Hybrid
- From: mike bailey <aerofabb@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: tccrockets@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 23 May 2012 01:42:22 -0400 (EDT)
The last known GPS coordinates were: N 36 degree 29.671'
W 120 degree 08.123'
Its showed it was NW 1.06 miles from launch site. I drove a circles around
the last point but didn't see any crater or the remains of the rocket and drove
1 mile along the projected flight path with no luck.
-----Original Message-----
From: Gene Engelgau <gene@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: tccrockets <tccrockets@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tue, May 22, 2012 5:33 am
Subject: [tccrockets] Re: Lost Hybrid
Sorry to hear that Mike, I've been there as well with a distraction causing a
critical step to be missed....
-G
On Mon, May 21, 2012 at 11:33 PM, mike bailey <aerofabb@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I wasn't able to find my hybrid that was launched Saturday. Its the rocket
that's yellow and black that flew on a L575
hypertek motor. I know it came in ballistic, I put my trust in someone who I
asked to bring the ladder and in the process of trying to figure out why the
fill solenoid wouldn't open to fill it, I forgot all about needing the ladder
that I never got to arm my electronics. So If anyone has a picture of it or
video of the flight plz let me know, as this was my level 3 rocket last flight.
There is a $100.00 reward for anyone who finds the impact site, but plz don't
dig it out without me there, as the ejection charges may still be active. I'm
sure there wont be anything left that can survive a crash like that and I think
the whole rocket went into the ground since I couldn't find anything sticking
out, and the ground out there was soft. So if anyone saw where it crashed or
have a video showing its flight I would sure appreciate it if you can post it
or email me a copy of it.
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- Regards
Gene Engelgau
KI6IBL, NAR 86770 / TRA 12243 - L3
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