The Condor is designed to carry two parasite gliders which detach from the booster when the rocket deploys its own recovery system. They glide back separately. We launched it twice ...
Great video, thanks for sharing! I have the Condor unbuilt and it's cool to see one launched. A parasitic glider rocket as an early one to launch is quite impressive!
Your Condor is a very interesting (and Cool) rocket with the two gliders. Awesome launch. Thank you for sharing this. My grandkids and I love it! Cheers from Manitoba
I take it no one really enforces the regs. about how big an area and how far from residential properties etc? Not trying to be a spoilsport. Just wondering.
as often happens when we are looking to be a bummer/ you didn't think it all the way through. look at that recovery time / while a small field for a Big Rocket, this is not a problem. that's a tiny motor in light winds, even the b6-4 is a small motor for that rocket... the launch area is more than adequately sized as demonstrated by the easy recovery. you cant see any residential buildings in the video so no point in mentioning them, they are clearly far enough away. Maybe you expected him to detail all the safety precautions or something but in the end you're not being a spoilsport but you are trying to be one, at least be honest about it. no part of your post was anything but snarky.
The basics: Model Rocket regulations as per Canadian Aviation Regulations (SOR/96-433): 102.01 These Regulations do not apply in respect of: (c) rockets, hovercraft or wing-in-ground-effect machines, unless otherwise indicated in these Regulations. 602.45 No person shall fly a kite or launch a model rocket or a rocket of a type used in a fireworks display into cloud or in a manner that is or is likely to be hazardous to aviation safety. So the low overhead here may have been an issue, but everything I flew stayed below it so maybe not? I was more than 9km from an airfield. Etc ..
In the U.S., the instructions in the kits usually provide guidelines on safe operation as well as info on joining rocketry organizations (ex. NAR) that can offer insurance. The rockets shown here are also made of lightweight materials (cardboard and light plastic) and are launched off small motors (about the size of half an AA battery up to maybe three AA batteries). Aside from that, Police and most people see that it's not some kids (small and big) playing illegal fireworks, but more that it is a wholesome hobby and often one to help kids learn actual science and inspire them about rockets and space. 😊
