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SPORT ROCKETRY the largest circulating rocketry publication available! To begin advertising in Sport Rocketry, contact: Todd Schweim phone: 715.557-0086 e-mail: SportRocketry@me.com Get rocketry sales moving with MODEL, MID AND HIGH POWER ROCKETRY 50 MAY/JUNE 2017 SPORT ROCKETRY and then on the rail, we armed the rocket and connected to the launch system. We walked back to the pavilion, and waited for the LSO to hit the button. Pam, the LSO for the day, gave the count down and hit the launch button. Nothing happened… Guess who had to take the walk of shame out to the pad? That's right, I had too. The igniter had popped but it didn't light off the pyro on it. I ran back to the van for a new igniter and back out to the pad to re- place it. We were set for a second try. Pam gave the countdown and the rocket roared off the pad. It was amazing watching that Cesaroni Pro75-4G-CS M1830 take off. Big Sammie made it up to 6,711 feet, and the drogue parachute came out at apogee. It drifted down to 1,000 feet and then the main eight-foot parachute came out. The rocket landed about 2,000 feet from the pad, so the recovery was easy in the unplowed cornfield. We picked up all of the rocket sections and headed back to the launch site for a final inspection. With no damage to the rocket and after an inspec- tion for damage with Rob, I am now level three certificated! The only thing left was little bit of NAR paperwork to get signed and we were heading home. Great rocket weekend! My dad started his high power level three project last winter. I believe it was his thought to watch me go through all of the headaches of the paperwork and also not turn it into a race to see who can get done first. He did pick out a smaller rocket design that will go higher and faster than mine on the same motor. Looks like I will have to work a new design and wait for ap- proval from my wife to start a new project. However when it comes right down to it, we are having great family bonding time plotting, designing, building, and flying high power rockets. I can't wait to see what the future projects are going to bring.