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Rocket Information
Vehicle ID: 14
Flights: 102
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, Arma, KS
4
2000/05/21
F22-5J
Teeniemunde, Arma, KS 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, Arma, KS Landed a few meters into the field to the south.
8
2000/10/08
F40-7W
Teeniemunde, Arma, KS
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, Elsberry, MO
14
2000/10/29
F52-8T
SLRA, Elsberry, MO Noticed some ejection charge residue in the body tube.
15
2001/03/18
G64-7W
Teeniemunde, Arma, KS
16
2001/03/18
F40-7W
Teeniemunde, Arma, KS
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, Argonia, KS Payload: Mk-I RLB
21
2001/09/09
F40-7W
Teeniemunde, Arma, KS 'Chute reefed to cut down on drift.
22
2001/09/09
F39-6T
Teeniemunde, Arma, KS 'Chute reefed to cut down on drift.
23
2001/09/29
E18-4W
Shawnee Mission Park, east site
24
2001/10/14
F37-SW
Teeniemunde, Arma, KS '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, Argonia, KS Payload: Mk-I RLB
26
2002/04/07
G54-SW
SLRA, Elsberry, MO Payload: Mk-I RLB
27
2002/04/07
G40-7W
SLRA, Elsberry, MO Payload: Mk-I RLB
28
2002/04/07
F20-4W
SLRA, Elsberry, MO Payload: Mk-I RLB
29
2002/06/16
F62-ST
Teeniemunde, Arma, KS
30
2002/06/16
E28-4T
Teeniemunde, Arma, KS
31
2002/06/16
E30-4T
Teeniemunde, Arma, KS
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, Pickrell, NE
34
2002/08/03
F23-4FJ
Tripoli Nebraska, Pickrell, NE
35
2002/08/11
F37-SW
Teeniemunde, Arma, KS
36
2002/08/11
F40-7W
Teeniemunde, Arma, KS
37
2002/08/11
E15-4W
Teeniemunde, Arma, KS Took two attempts to light this motor. It chuffed quite a bit before coming up to pressure.
38
2002/08/11
F25-6W
Teeniemunde, Arma, KS
39
2002/09/01
G35-7W
Kloudbusters, Argonia, KS Payload: Mk-II RLB
40
2002/10/13
F25-6W
Teeniemunde, Arma, KS Payload: Mk-II RLB
41
2002/10/26
F62-ST
Zeilmann Field, Reading, KS Payload: Mk-II RLB
42
2002/10/26
E15-4W
Zeilmann Field, Reading, KS
43
2002/10/26
F20-4W
Zeilmann Field, Reading, KS Payload: Mk-II RLB
44
2002/11/09
F39-6T
Kloudbusters, Argonia, KS Landed close to me.
45
2002/11/09
G64-7W
Kloudbusters, Argonia, KS Payload: Mk-II RLB
46
2002/11/09
F40-7W
Kloudbusters, Argonia, KS 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, Arma, KS 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, Arma, KS
50
2003/03/16
F24-4W
Teeniemunde, Arma, KS Payload: Mk-II RLB.
51
2003/04/12
G64-7W
Kloudbusters, Argonia, KS 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, Arma, KS Payload: Mk-II RLB.
59
2003/05/26
E28-4T
Shawnee Mission Park, west site
60
2003/06/08
F24-4W
Teeniemunde, Arma, KS Payload: Mk-II RLB.
61
2003/06/14
G40-7W
Tripoli Nebraska, Pickrell, NE Payload: Mk-II RLB.
62
2003/06/14
G40-7W
Tripoli Nebraska, Pickrell, NE Payload: Mk-II RLB.
63
2003/06/14
F39-6T
Tripoli Nebraska, Pickrell, NE Payload: Mk-II RLB.
64
2003/06/15
F24-4W
Tripoli Nebraska, Pickrell, NE Payload: Mk-II RLB.
65
2003/06/15
F39-6T
Tripoli Nebraska, Pickrell, NE Payload: Mk-II RLB.
66
2003/09/13
F40-7W
Tripoli Nebraska, Pickrell, NE Payload: Mk-II RLB.
67
2003/10/04
G64-7W
Zeilmann Field, Reading, KS Payload: Mk-II RLB.
68
2003/10/04
F40-7W
Zeilmann Field, Reading, KS Payload: Mk-II RLB.
69
2003/10/12
F39-6T
Teeniemunde, Arma, KS
70
2003/10/12
F12-3J
Teeniemunde, Arma, KS Landed in the road.
71
2003/10/12
F40-7W
Teeniemunde, Arma, KS
72
2003/10/12
F12-3J
Teeniemunde, Arma, KS
73
2003/10/12
E11-3J
Teeniemunde, Arma, KS Landed in the road.
74
2003/11/15
E18-4W
Gridley, KS
75
2004/05/16
E23-5T
Teeniemunde, Arma, KS Extra long delay.
76
2004/05/16
E28-4T
Teeniemunde, Arma, KS
77
2004/05/16
E28-4T
Teeniemunde, Arma, KS
78
2004/05/16
E28-4T
Teeniemunde, Arma, KS
79
2004/05/29
E18-4W
Gridley, KS Payload: Mk-II RLB.
80
2004/08/14
E16-4W
Shawnee Mission 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, Arma, KS
83
2008/09/27
G64-7W
Teeniemunde, Arma, KS
84
2008/09/27
G35-7W
Teeniemunde, Arma, KS
85
2008/09/27
G35-7W
Teeniemunde, Arma, KS
86
2008/10/12
F42-4T
Teeniemunde, Arma, KS 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, Argonia, KS Payload: Mk-II RLB Whistle and early ejection.
88
2009/09/06
G76-7G
Kloudbusters, Argonia, KS Payload: Mk-II RLB Landed north of the road, west of the entrance to the rocket pasture.
89
2010/06/26
F39-6T
Teeniemunde, Walnut Grove, MO Payload: Mk-II RLB 100th firing of my 24/40 motor.
90
2010/11/13
E18-4W
Kloudbusters, Argonia, KS Payload: Mk-II RLB
91
2011/07/09
G53-7FJ
Kloudbusters, Argonia, KS Payload: Mk-II RLB
92
2011/09/02
G64-7W
Kloudbusters, Argonia, KS Payload: Mk-II RLB
93
2011/10/22
G35-7W
Teeniemunde, Arma, KS Mk-II RLB
94
2012/06/17
G76-7G
Tripoli Nebraska, Pickrell, NE Payload: Mk-III RLB
95
2015/09/05
F40-7W
Kloudbusters, Argonia, KS Payload: Mk-III RLB Almost landed in the big trash bin at the north end of the field.
96
2015/09/06
F52-8T
Kloudbusters, Argonia, KS Payload: Mk-III RLB
97
2015/09/07
F39-6T
Kloudbusters, Argonia, KS Payload: Mk-III RLB
98
2015/09/07
F39-6T
Kloudbusters, Argonia, KS Payload: Mk-III RLB
99
2015/09/07
F39-6T
Kloudbusters, Argonia, KS Payload: Mk-III RLB
100
2015/09/07
F39-6T
Kloudbusters, Argonia, KS Payload: Mk-III RLB
101
2015/10/08
E18-4W
Shawnee Mission Park, west site
102
2015/11/07
F39-6T
Teeniemunde, Walnut Grove, MO

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