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  The vehicle under power and traveling at over 500 mph. During these later flights, I eliminated the drogue parachute as unnecessary and to help reduce downrange drift at altitude. Even so, the 5 lb. rocket still drifted about 1/3 mile away from the launch pad. Another successful flight on the Cesaroni J-285 reload and the rocket reached 6,876 feet AGL.

 

 
The vehicle under power and traveling at over 500 mph. During these later flights, I eliminated the drogue parachute as unnecessary and to help reduce downrange drift at altitude. Even so, the 5 lb. rocket still drifted about 1/3 mile away from the launch pad. Another successful flight on the Cesaroni J-285 reload and the rocket reached 6,876 feet AGL.
 

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