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Rocket Information
Vehicle ID: 14
Flights: 88
Model: Initiator
Manufacturer: Aerotech
Recovery: Parachute
Status: Operational

History
Nomex(tm) shock cord protector added after flight #14.

Flight Log
Flight Date Motor Launch Site Comments
1
1999/10/10
E15-4W
Lenexa site #1 Nose cone came off but was recovered.
2
2000/04/02
F25-6W
Sample farm Landed in the pond! Bill used a boat and a board (no paddles) to recover it. Didn't sink, but got very wet. I left it out to dry for several weeks.
3
2000/05/21
F24-4W
Teeniemunde
4
2000/05/21
F22-5J
Teeniemunde Chuffed a little at first.
5
2000/06/10
E28-4T
KCAR, Case farm
6
2000/07/01
E28-4T
Tickwood Ranch
7
2000/07/16
G33-7J
Teeniemunde Landed a few meters into the field to the south.
8
2000/10/08
F40-7W
Teeniemunde
9
2000/10/14
F12-3J
KCAR, Case farm RMS motor kicked but was recovered after a 30 minute search.
10
2000/10/21
E23-5T
Tickwood Ranch
11
2000/10/21
E28-4T
Tickwood Ranch
12
2000/10/21
F24-4W
Tickwood Ranch
13
2000/10/29
F52-8T
SLRA
14
2000/10/29
F52-8T
SLRA Noticed some ejection charge residue in the body tube.
15
2001/03/18
G64-7W
Teeniemunde
16
2001/03/18
F40-7W
Teeniemunde
17
2001/03/25
E11-3J
Sample farm
18
2001/04/14
E16-4W
KCAR, Case farm Long delay, OK recovery.
19
2001/08/18
F40-7W
Miami County Airport Reefed the 'chute due to the near 20 MPH winds.
20
2001/09/01
G64-7W
Kloudbusters Payload: Mk-I RLB
21
2001/09/09
F40-7W
Teeniemunde 'Chute reefed to cut down on drift.
22
2001/09/09
F39-6T
Teeniemunde 'Chute reefed to cut down on drift.
23
2001/09/29
E18-4W
SM Park, east site
24
2001/10/14
F37-SW
Teeniemunde 'Chute reefed. Took three attempts to light this motor. The third attempt used about a 1 cm piece of thermalite. The launch system spit the igniter but about a second later the motor came up to pressure.
25
2001/11/11
G54-SW
Kloudbusters Payload: Mk-I RLB
26
2002/04/07
G54-SW
SLRA Payload: Mk-I RLB
27
2002/04/07
G40-7W
SLRA Payload: Mk-I RLB
28
2002/04/07
F20-4W
SLRA Payload: Mk-I RLB
29
2002/06/16
F62-ST
Teeniemunde
30
2002/06/16
E28-4T
Teeniemunde
31
2002/06/16
E30-4T
Teeniemunde
32
2002/07/06
E11-3J
Tickwood Ranch Used George's launch controller. The igniter didn't get ejected so the rocket ended up taking the leads up several feet -- enough that I felt the controller get jolted. The igniter finally broke and the rocket proceeded to make a slow arc to the south. Ejection happened about 20 feet off the ground.
33
2002/08/03
F62-ST
Tripoli Nebraska
34
2002/08/03
F23-4FJ
Tripoli Nebraska
35
2002/08/11
F37-SW
Teeniemunde
36
2002/08/11
F40-7W
Teeniemunde
37
2002/08/11
E15-4W
Teeniemunde Took two attempts to light this motor. It chuffed quite a bit before coming up to pressure.
38
2002/08/11
F25-6W
Teeniemunde
39
2002/09/01
G35-7W
Kloudbusters Payload: Mk-II RLB
40
2002/10/13
F25-6W
Teeniemunde Payload: Mk-II RLB
41
2002/10/26
F62-ST
Zeilmann Field Payload: Mk-II RLB
42
2002/10/26
E15-4W
Zeilmann Field
43
2002/10/26
F20-4W
Zeilmann Field Payload: Mk-II RLB
44
2002/11/09
F39-6T
Kloudbusters Landed close to me.
45
2002/11/09
G64-7W
Kloudbusters Payload: Mk-II RLB
46
2002/11/09
F40-7W
Kloudbusters Payload: Mk-II RLB One fin started coming off at landing.
47
2002/12/07
E18-4W
Bluejacket Park This was a crowd pleaser of the demo launch for Dave Fowler's son. Landed in the fenced-off (and drained!) pool area. Recovered by Dave.
48
2002/12/15
G64-7W
Teeniemunde Payload: Mk-II RLB Landed in a tree about forty feet above a ravine. Larry Mills and I built a pole out of three small trees and some borrowed rope. Larry managed to snag the body tube with the pole and pull the whole thing out of the tree with minimal damage.
49
2003/03/16
F24-4W
Teeniemunde
50
2003/03/16
F24-4W
Teeniemunde Payload: Mk-II RLB.
51
2003/04/12
G64-7W
Kloudbusters Payload: Mk-II RLB One fin came loose.
52
2003/05/03
E18-4W
Sample farm
53
2003/05/03
F24-4W
Sample farm
54
2003/05/03
E18-4W
Sample farm
55
2003/05/03
F39-6T
Sample farm Landed right in front of the house.
56
2003/05/03
F24-4W
Sample farm
57
2003/05/10
F39-6T
Gridley, KS
58
2003/05/18
G64-7W
Teeniemunde Payload: Mk-II RLB.
59
2003/05/26
E28-4T
SM Park, west site
60
2003/06/08
F24-4W
Teeniemunde Payload: Mk-II RLB.
61
2003/06/14
G40-7W
Tripoli Nebraska Payload: Mk-II RLB.
62
2003/06/14
G40-7W
Tripoli Nebraska Payload: Mk-II RLB.
63
2003/06/14
F39-6T
Tripoli Nebraska Payload: Mk-II RLB.
64
2003/06/15
F24-4W
Tripoli Nebraska Payload: Mk-II RLB.
65
2003/06/15
F39-6T
Tripoli Nebraska Payload: Mk-II RLB.
66
2003/09/13
F40-7W
Tripoli Nebraska Payload: Mk-II RLB.
67
2003/10/04
G64-7W
Zeilmann Field Payload: Mk-II RLB.
68
2003/10/04
F40-7W
Zeilmann Field Payload: Mk-II RLB.
69
2003/10/12
F39-6T
Teeniemunde
70
2003/10/12
F12-3J
Teeniemunde Landed in the road.
71
2003/10/12
F40-7W
Teeniemunde
72
2003/10/12
F12-3J
Teeniemunde
73
2003/10/12
E11-3J
Teeniemunde Landed in the road.
74
2003/11/15
E18-4W
Gridley, KS
75
2004/05/16
E23-5T
Teeniemunde Extra long delay.
76
2004/05/16
E28-4T
Teeniemunde
77
2004/05/16
E28-4T
Teeniemunde
78
2004/05/16
E28-4T
Teeniemunde
79
2004/05/29
E18-4W
Gridley, KS Payload: Mk-II RLB.
80
2004/08/14
E16-4W
SM Park, west site
81
2005/03/19
E18-4W
Bluejacket Park Another launch for Dave Fowler. This time it was for his other son's birthday party.
82
2008/09/27
F40-7W
Teeniemunde
83
2008/09/27
G64-7W
Teeniemunde
84
2008/09/27
G35-7W
Teeniemunde
85
2008/09/27
G35-7W
Teeniemunde
86
2008/10/12
F42-4T
Teeniemunde Delay could stand to be a couple of seconds longer. Blair Clark recovered it on his way back from recovering his own rocket.
87
2009/09/06
G71-7R
Kloudbusters Payload: Mk-II RLB Whistle and early ejection.
88
2009/09/06
G76-7G
Kloudbusters Payload: Mk-II RLB Landed north of the road, west of the entrance to the rocket pasture.

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Last updated: September 9, 2009