Lost Rocket at July Launch

[Christopher Dreher]

Hello all,

I am missing my PML 1/4 scale Patriot that I launched on Saturday. It has red fins, black body, white nosecone, and a red/white parachute. The rocket tilted slightly into the wind heading north, and I couldn’t tell if the parachute opened. Flight was around 4000 feet, so i can’t imagine it would be outside the areas that are regularly searched. If anyone finds it, please let me know.

Thanks,

Chris Dreher

[Chris LaPanse]

Oh no – you lost it? I didn’t see you coming back with it, but I had assumed that you found it.

Just so you know, my Nike that launched around the same time as your Patriot ended up a LOT farther to the southeast than I would have expected, so you might be way out there too (despite the northerly weathercock). The upper level winds were stronger than I thought.

[Steve JensenParticipant]

Landed way to the southeast too. It was dual deploy but still landed one half mile (according to my Garmin) due Southeast. There is a gentle rise out there that’s hard to see. It hides rockets behind it well. I had a tracker in mine, or it would have taken me some time to find it resting behind the rise.

A single deploy at 4000 feet could easily make it there in my opinion.

Good luck.

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