Flight # 1304



Flight # 1304






A assists worked well. Viewing the footage the front tucked momentarily and the launch was very long and fast but it worked. I think I might try bringing the trimmers in a little below neutral when it’s a nil wind launch. Pulling some brake at what I thought was take off speed was not productive.







Finally ! A good set up and inflation. The wing spent the night in the garage which added a little weight that helped but the big thing was a serious chevron, a mild tuck of the trailing center edge and maybe the A assists.
I used zip ties were too light for the job. When under pressure both sides let go and the prop batted the cams. The clips were broken by the hit. No prop damage.



The first attempt wend bad before I started to roll out. The prop wash caught the wing’s trailing edge. As the wing lifted and the wash got under the wing it flipped upside down. I drug it about 10 feet before aborting.
When I got home and watched the video I could also see that the was was slightly off center. Next flight I’m going to use A assists and make damn sure I’m centered.



The second attempt went better. It was 5 on the bump scale at different altitudes.
Coming back to land I saw Alvaro driving in and another guy setting up. He was a German fellow about to do his first launch out of school. He was a bit stressed out and called it after two aborted launches. His new motor was bogging down when he went to power.






Full lunar eclipse this morning winds were 7 mph and building through the flight.



Short but sweet



Excellent flight! I raised the risers about 4 inches. The hang points are now above the power loops. Resulting in much better control and comfort.



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