Flight Log Data: Estes Industries Ascender 2-Stage (#9706 )
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# Date of Launch Launch Location Payload Description Recovery System 1st Stage 2nd Stage 3rd Stage Lift-off Weight [g] Weather Conditions Temperature [°C] Altimeter Type Altitude [meters] Remarks
1 2014-11-08 Orangeburg SC USA 30" Parachute CTI F36-P SS 635.0 Cloudy / Calm 16 ALTDuino 146.87 Successful maiden flight of the upper stage. FW 2.28b.
2 2014-11-09 Orangeburg SC USA HD cam 24" + 30" Parachute CTI F59-5 WT Estes F15-P 980.0 Sunny / Calm 16 ALTDuino 410.10 Successful maiden 2-stage flight. FW 2.28b.
3 2015-05-25 Orangeburg SC USA HD cam, GPS Transmitter 24" + 30" Parachute CTI F59-5 WT Estes F15-P 985.0 Partly cloudy / windy 27 ALTDuino 359.32 Great flight with slight weather coking. FW 2.28b.
4 2015-12-12 Bunnell Florida USA HD cam 24" + 30" Parachute CTI F59-5 WT Estes F15-P 985.0 Sunny / Slight winds 27 ALTDuino 365.60 Perfect flight. A real crowd pleaser. FW 2.28b.
5 2016-05-29 Manchester TN USA Logger, HD cam, GPS Transmitter 24" + 30" Parachute CTI F59-5 WT Estes F15-P 995.0 Sunny / slight winds 30 ALTDuino 358.41 Perfect flight. A real crowd pleaser at NSL 2016. FW 2.32b.
6 2016-06-11 Camden SC USA Logger, HD cam, GPS Transmitter 24" + 30" Parachute CTI F59-5 WT Estes F15-P 1008.0 Sunny / windy 35 ALTDuino 102.11 Great flight with the exception that I forgot to connect the sustainer ignition cable to the altimeter. However all recovery systems worked as designed. FW 2.32b.
7 2016-06-12 Camden SC USA Logger, HD cam, GPS Transmitter 24" + 30" Parachute CTI G88-5 SS Estes F15-P 1010.0 Sunny / windy 38 ALTDuino 477.14 Perfect flight. FW 2.32b.
8 2016-09-04 Camden SC USA Logger, Camera 24" + 30" Parachute CTI F59-5 WT Estes F15-P 1030.0 Sunny / Slight winds 28 ALTDuino 358.29 Perfect flight. FW 2.32b.
9 2016-09-05 Camden SC USA Logger, Camera 24" + 30" Parachute CTI G88-5 SS CTI G88-P SS 1030.0 Sunny / slight winds 28 ALTDuino 610.48 Perfect flight. FW 2.32b.
10 2016-12-11 Camden SC USA Logger, 2 Cameras 24" + 30" Parachute CTI G88-5 SS CTI G33-P 1058.0 Cloudy / slight winds 3 ALTDuino 796.81 Perfect flight. Two Mobius Mini. FW 2.32b.
11 2017-09-03 Camden SC USA Logger 24" + 30" Parachute CTI F59-5 WT Estes F15-P Sunny / Calm 28 ALTDuino 374.12 Perfect flight. FW 2.32b.
12 2017-09-04 Camden SC USA Logger, Camera 24" + 30" Parachute CTI G88-5 SS CTI G33-P 1191.0 Sunny / Calm 28 ALTDuino 837.45 Perfect flight. One Mobius Mini. FW 2.32b.
13 2018-09-02 Camden SC USA ACC1_2 24" + 30" Parachute AT G74-6W Estes F15-P Sunny / slight winds 32 ALTDuino 482.59 Perfect flight. Insufficient AT motor ejection charge to deploy the booster parachute. FW 2.34b.
14 2022-06-06 Dalzell SC USA ACC1_2 24" + 30" Parachute CTI G88-5 SS Estes F15-P Sunny / slight winds 34 ALTDuino unkown Both recovery deployments failed. Dead battery was suspected at first, but it turned out that the shrink tubing to protect the altimeter softened due to extreme temperatures within the payload bay blocking the holes on the pressure sensor.
Sustainer sustained damage and will be repaired.
15 2023-06-10 Dalzell SC USA ACC1_2 24" + 30" Parachute CTI G88-5 SS Estes F15-P Sunny with slight breeze 31 ALTDuino 188.29 Second stage ignition and main parachute ejection failed due to altimieter malfunction. Sustainer/Ebay got damaged. Has since been repaired and will fly again.
16 2023-10-07 Dalzell SC USA ACC1_2 24" + 30" Parachute CTI F59-5 WT Estes F15-P 1100.0 Partly cloudy with strong winds 26 ALTDuino 107 Flight was good but the second stage failed to ignite. Fail safe engaged and all parts were recovered successfully. Booster body tube has a slight kink due to accelerated lift-off. I've decided to retire the bird as too many parts have weakened to a point where any further flights would be a risk.

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