I had a great plan to re-certify Level 2 the same day as my Level 1 using an old
LOC Bruiser I built in high school. Unfortunately it didn't work out that way. The shock cord was too short and the ejection charge was too strong resulting in the shock cord snapping when the chute deployed at apogee. The nose cone descended safely from 2,000 ft on a 6.5 ft parachute and the rocket came crashing back to the ground with no chute at all! I was impressed with how well the rocket survived - a relatively small zipper, two cracked fins, and a few cracks in the glass cloth that run the length of the body tube. I haven't decided if I'll make the repairs or keep it as a trophy piece in my garage.
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| Beautiful Liftoff! |
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| Aerotech RMS 54/852 J275W |
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| Nose cone descending safely. Can't say the same for the rocket |
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| Airframe with cracks, zipper, and broken shock cord |
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| The business end |
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