Flight challenges
Challenges
Fly your altimeter, beat the bar and win points to spend in the points shop on altimeters, accessories and Modelrockets.co.uk vouchers. Every challenge keeps paying: beat the last winning result by enough and the points are yours.
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Pick a challengeEach one sets a target and lists what it needs: the altimeter, the motor and the launch details.
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Fly it and enter the flightUpload the flight as normal, fill in its details, then check it against the challenge and enter it.
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Beat the bar, win pointsThe first flight past the bar wins, and every flight that beats the last winning result by enough wins again.
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Highest apogeeThe water rocket record
No motors, no igniters, no hazmat. Just a bottle, some water and a bike pump. Water rockets are where a lot of us started, and they go a lot higher than people expect. Put your altimeter in a water rocket, fly it, and if the apogee clears the bar you win points. The first flight to reach 55 metres takes the first win. After that, each new winner has to beat the last winning height by 20%. Beat a 55 m flight and you need 66 m, then just over 79 m, and so on.WinningNone yetBe the firstTo win60.0 mFirst past it wins2,500 points next winNo entries yet
Land at the heightTree, what tree?!
We've all been there: a perfect flight, a perfect parachute, and then the rocket drifts gently into the one tree in the field. This one turns that into points. Get your rocket to come to rest 10 metres above the launch pad, give or take half a metre, and you win. The flight has to reach 80 m first, so you can't just climb up and hang one there. Everyone who manages it wins the points, once each. Your later flights go on the leaderboard, but the points are paid once per flyer.WinnersNone yetBe the firstTo winwithin 0.50 mOnce per flyer300 points eachNo entries yet
Hit the target altitude1337's a pretty good target
This is the elite one. We don't care how you get there: any rocket, any motor, any number of stages. Just get your apogee within one metre of 1337 metres. Everyone who manages it wins the points, once each. Fly as often as you like: your later flights go on the leaderboard, but the points are paid once per flyer.WinnersNone yetBe the firstTo winwithin 1.0 mOnce per flyer5,000 points eachNo entries yet
Reach the heightFly a two stage rocket to 300 meters
There's something special about watching a sustainer light in the air. This one's for the fun of it: fly a two stage rocket past 300 m, on any motors you like, and you're in the club. It isn't a race. Everyone whose flight reaches 300 m wins the points, once each. Fly as often as you like: your later flights go on the leaderboard, but the points are paid once per flyer.WinnersNone yetBe the firstTo win300.0 mOnce per flyer500 points eachNo entries yet
Reach the heightD motorsFly a D motor above 300 meters
A D motor and a light, well built rocket will comfortably clear 300 metres. This one's just for the fun of it: fly past 300 m on a D motor and you're in the club. It isn't a race. Everyone whose flight reaches 300 m wins the points, once each. Fly as often as you like: your later flights go on the leaderboard, but the points are paid once per flyer.WinnersNone yetBe the firstTo win300.0 mOnce per flyer350 points eachNo entries yet
Lowest spin in the burnPerfect alignment
How straight are your fins really? This challenge finds out. Fly any rocket, on any motor, above 200 m, and the flight with the least spin during the motor burn wins. Spin is the fastest roll rate your altimeter's gyro logs while the motor is burning, in degrees per second. Lowest wins.WinningNone yetBe the firstTo winunder 50 °/sFirst past it wins2,000 points next winNo entries yet
Closest to a target altitudeE motorsThe beefy one, 100m E-motor target
This is the beefy one. An E motor will throw a normal model rocket hundreds of metres, so to land bang on 100 m you'll need something big, fat and heavy: a proper chunky rocket that makes the motor work for every metre. The aim is simple: fly on an E motor and get your apogee as close to 100 m as you can. The closest flights top the leaderboard.WinningNone yetBe the firstTo winwithin 3.0 mFirst past it wins2,500 points next winNo entries yet
Closest to a target flight timeThe 1-minute flight
How close and accurate can you make a 60 second flight. From lift off to landing.WinningNone yetBe the firstTo winwithin 3.0 sFirst past it wins2,500 points next winNo entries yet
Highest apogeeJ motorsJ-Class motor altitude record
A J motor gives you 640.01 to 1280 Ns of total impulse. This is high power rocketry: you need UKRA, Tripoli or NAR Level 2 certification to fly one. This challenge is simple: fly the highest rocket you can on a J motor, logged with an Altimeter Cloud flight computer. The first flight past the height shown on this page wins. After that, every flight that beats the last winning height by 12% wins again, so the bar keeps climbing.WinningNone yetBe the firstTo win3250.0 mFirst past it wins4,500 points next winNo entries yet
Highest apogeeG motorsG-Class motor altitude record
A G motor gives you 80.01 to 160 Ns of total impulse, the top of mid power before you need certification. This challenge is simple: fly the highest rocket you can on a G motor, logged with an Altimeter Cloud altimeter. The first flight past the height shown on this page wins. After that, every flight that beats the last winning height by 12% wins again, so the bar keeps climbing.WinningNone yetBe the firstTo win1550.0 mFirst past it wins3,500 points next winNo entries yet
Highest apogeeF motorsF-Class motor altitude record
An F motor gives you 40.01 to 80 Ns of total impulse and takes you into mid power rocketry. This challenge is simple: fly the highest rocket you can on an F motor, logged with an Altimeter Cloud altimeter. The first flight past the height shown on this page wins. After that, every flight that beats the last winning height by 10% wins again, so the bar keeps climbing.WinningNone yetBe the firstTo win1400.0 mFirst past it wins3,500 points next winNo entries yet
Highest apogeeD motorsD-Class motor altitude record
Can you win the D motor record?WinningNone yetBe the firstTo win650.0 mFirst past it wins3,500 points next winNo entries yet
Reach the heightA motors100 meter club (A motor)
Get to 100 meters on an A-motor and win.WinnersNone yetBe the firstTo win100.0 mOnce per flyer300 points eachNo entries yet
Highest apogeeC motorsC-Class motor altitude record
A C motor packs 5.01 to 10 Ns of total impulse, and in a light, slim rocket that goes a very long way. This challenge is simple: fly the highest model rocket you can on a C motor, logged with an Altimeter Cloud altimeter. The first flight past the height shown on this page wins. After that, every flight that beats the last winning height by 10% wins again, so the bar keeps climbing.WinningNone yetBe the firstTo win455.0 mFirst past it wins3,500 points next winNo entries yet
Highest apogeeB motorsB-Class motor altitude record
B CLASSWinningNone yetBe the firstTo win250.0 mFirst past it wins3,500 points next winNo entries yet
Highest apogeeA motors