Paladin Flights

Scratchbuilt cluster/airstart rocket (upscale of previous build)


Red Glare VI

I flew Paladin on a Loki I110LW and 3x Aerotech G64W (which were airstarted) on Saturday April 18, 2009. It weighed in at 7.0 pounds fully loaded and reached 3,502 feet AGL. It flew without any problems except that one G64 failed to ignite (the igniter did burn but the motor never lit).

The next morning I took my NAR Level 2 Certification test and flew Paladin on a Loki J320LR. The rocket weighed 6.6 pounds at registration and reached 4,151 feet AGL and actually landed right back in the flight line, so I didn't even have to search for it. Everything was still good, so with that flight I acheived my Level 2 certification!