The sustainer rode the wind to the left, but not quite as deeply as everything else had on the day. From there things got a little more interesting. The worries I had over potential staging issues proved unfounded as the familiar 'pop-woosh' occurred at about the 250' mark. The glider flew well when hand tossed, but obviously needed some nose weight removed before the next flight.ī6-0/B6-6 flight, and everything looked great at first. The issues had obviously been caused by the nose cone rebounding into one of the rear vertical fins, and as a result, most of the fin was gone. Both parts recovered to the right of the pads behind the cars. The glider detached as expected and began a tight corkscrew glide toward the field. Something was obviously not right as it descended flat and the parachute appeared to barely be slowing the descent. The B6-4 was more than enough motor for this flight, topping out around 400-500' and ejecting at apogee. I didn't relish the idea of trying to track that tiny glider from 900' in the air after a C6-5 flight. Today it would fly on a B6-4 despite the big field. Other indignities had been foisted upon this version of my childhood favorite, and as a result, it hadn't flown since 2005. I learned that it was better to have too much shock cord than too little, as can be seen by the gash at the top of the body tube. Since this was a very early clone it was a learning experience.

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