For spring break I thought I would take London to Grave’s RC to buy her first model rocket. Sadly I was told that Bill (Graves) passed away almost exactly a year ago. He was 76. Bill collected much of my child hood lawn mowing money from me. I was fortunate enough to have a mentor who helped me build my first Eaglet 50 with an Enya 25 when I was 7. Graves is a wonderful full service hobby shop covering all facets of the sport. The rocket section was is in the back and had a few starter kits to select from. London liked the red Flash rocket so we left with a few engines, wadding, and of course the Flash. Got to the house and started the build… or snap together rather. NO glue necessary. The entire rocket snapped together, parachute already tied to cords, and everything cut to length. It was somewhat disappointing as it went so quickly. They consider this a level 2 build. I cannot imagine a level 1 build? This must be what the RV-4 builder would think building an RV-8? In 20 minutes the rocket was sitting on the pad in our dining room. At 3 and a half London enjoyed helping with the build and was anxiously awaiting her first launch.
