Mycroft's Home - LOC Minie Magg

My LOC Minie Magg is my most-flown high power rocket. Its maiden flight was on September 13, 1997 at a Minnesota Tripoli launch. For motor retention, it has provisions for three "Kaplow Klips". For parachute protection, it uses a Rocketman Heat Shield. Recovery is usually by a Rocketman R7 chute. Everything else is stock and per the kit instructions except for the enormous epoxy fin fillets and the extra nose weight (lead & epoxy). No fiberglass or anything like that.

I originally built this rocket during the fall of 1996 / winter of 1997 with the intent of using it for my level 1 high power certification flight. However, I thought better of using a short, stubby rocket for that purpose and ended up building & flying a LOC EZI-65 instead.

In honor of my alma mater, the University of Minnesota, I painted this rocket in Maroon & Gold with decals cut from a bumper sticker and gold pin striping. It's a regular (and recognized) fixture at Minnesota Tripoli launches where I try to fly it at least a couple times each year. Over the years, it has gotten a bit dinged-up, but it still flies great. Unlike many Minie Magg's which can weathercock severely, this one always flies straight up (usually like a bullet!)

Temporarily stretched to create the J350-powered "Mega Magg", I used this rocket to earn my level 2 certification in July of 1999.

Date	Motor
9/13/97	H123-S
5/9/98	H242-S
6/12/98	I357-S
7/11/98	I161-S
9/19/98	I357-S
5/8/99	I161-S
6/12/99	H242-S
7/31/99	H242-S
8/14/99	I357-M
10/9/99	I357-M
8/12/00	I161-M
10/14/00	H242-S
6/9/01	I357-M
8/11/01	I161-M
6/8/02	H242-S
5/17/03	I218-M

The 7/31/99 flight was at LDRS 18 in Argonia, Kansas. It has landed in a cornfield at least once. The worn-out stock LOC chute was replaced at the beginning of 1999.

Flight on I161 (left) and H242 (right)

Mycroft's Flock o' Rockets

"Gopher it!" - LOC Minie Magg

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