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@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ TeleMetrum+TeleScience setups, one mounted in the nose cone and one mounted
 in the fin can.  The one in the fin can will be responsible for apogee
 deployment, and the one in the nose cone will handle main deployment.
 
-Jeff Lane of [Shock Wave Rocketry](http://hockwaverocketry.com/) expressed a
+Jeff Lane of [Shock Wave Rocketry](http://shockwaverocketry.com/) expressed a
 willingness to fabricate a custom 98mm nose cone with the temperature sensors
 embedded in the glass layers, as he is also interested in the data we hope to
 collect.
@@ -104,4 +104,18 @@ I kept a [log](/rockets/airframes/2YikStik/buildlog) that may be of interest.
 The original objective of flying 2YikStik at NCR's Mile High Mayhem 2011 
 was not met due to weather conditions unfavorable for a high altitude launch.
 
-We currently hope to fly 2YikStik at [LDRS 30](http://ldrs30.org/).
+We flew 2YikStik at [LDRS 30](http://ldrs30.org/) on Friday morning.  The
+first couple seconds were glorious!  Unfortunately, we hit a wind shear layer
+just as we were approaching mach, and the side pressure on the nose cone
+apparently snapped the coupler behind the nose bay, causing the remainder of
+the propellant to be expended sky-writing instead of going up.  Way
+too exciting!
+
+The airframe didn't get going fast enough before the incident to log any
+interesting skin temperature data, but the sensor in contact with the motor
+casing showed the anticipated rise as the motor burned, so we believe the
+TeleScience boards were working fine.
+
+Jeff Lane took this [video](m1545.mov) of the flight.
+
+[YikStik3](../YikStik3/) will be our next attempt.