A successful and fun day! I was getting ready to start watering the outside stuff, when the son came over looking for me.... the GS's were getting ready for a launch.
And successful launches (6) were made! The first 4 were done with "A" powered engines. Got to around 4-500'. Parachuted back to within 50' of the pad..... Then tried the "C-6-5" engines..... yep, out of sight except for the 'pop' and visualization of the 'chute.
Wind was definitely stronger up that high --- 1st shot landed in the North neighbor's yard 5 acres away. Launch pad readjustment, 2nd shot straight up, but drifted with the 'chute over into the East neighbor's pasture, also 5 acres away.....
Needless to say, the last 4 engines are saved for another day. The GS's were excited and had a great time. They didn't think the rockets went so high! This spring they will get indoctrinated to the R/C hobby. I think the son enjoyed it as much as his sons did!
I dug out the last 2 remaining rockets that I had from maybe 25 years ago.... a standard one, and the big Saturn V ...... the GS's were ooooing and aaahhhing..... told them they were theirs now....
Talk about eyes getting big......
Then I finally got to the watering......