from the front. Then we let the epoxy cure. Do *not* glue the aft ring to
the MMT yet! That comes much later.
+To be continued...
+
## Flights
+All three prototypes were first flown at [NCR](http://ncrocketry.org) Mile
+High Mayhem 2010, on the new Cesaroni 159G54 c-slot long burning red flame
+"full G" motors.
+
+Bdale's broke a mile, but we somehow failed to pull the
+[TeleMetrum](http://altusmetrum.org/TeleMetrum) data before re-using the board
+in another airframe, so we can't prove that. However, the fin can separated
+and has not been recovered. So much for painting a tiny fin can black!
+
+We learned the hard way with Robert's airframe that silver Krylon paint is
+metallic enough to hamper GPS reception, but the UHF downlink was strong and
+we found the rocket easily using RDF techniques. Robert's also separated at
+apogee, but thanks to the flourescent pink paint
+job, it was found between the rest of the airframe and the flight line.
+
+Keith's flew nominally.
+
+Robert flew his for the second time at Tripoli Colorado's Spring Fling 2010,
+again on a 159G54. It dragged a bit on the rail, ended up in a non-vertical
+trajectory, and again failed to break a mile AGL. Oh well.
+
+## Conclusions
+
+This is a fun little rocket, and is indeed capable of breaking a mile AGL
+from Colorado launch sites using the 159G54 reload from Cesaroni. It was
+Robert's first introduction to flying drogueless dual-deploy. Building
+without the Giant Leap rail guides and tower launching would be a good
+plan for future renditions to get more altitude, though as Robert points out,
+that would make it harder to sport fly at random launches. The slide-in
+ebay design worked out very well, and keeps the number of airframe junctions
+down.
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