How can I calculate where my model rocket landed?

Question

I tried launching my first rocket today... i had a successful launch and recovery with a B engine, but when I put the C engine in, all I could recover was the nose, which calculates altitude. The wind was blowing I would guess probably 5 mph to 15 mph and the altitude readout is 926.3 feet... Can someone please help me out because I think the rocket landed somewhere in the woods nearby, and I searched for like 2 hours straight, and I cannot find it. I think you can use trig to solve it, but since I have just learned it, I am not very confident my calculations will be correct. I just want to know the distance from me it would have traveled, because I do not know which way the wind was blowing, but I have a general direction, but I lost it in the sky... Please help me out if you can... I just want to know how far away from me it is... It doesn't have to be exact, but it just needs to be general... Feel free to make it exact though :-). Thanks!

Answer 1

It would depend totally on the wind speed and direction, as well as how fast it was falling. If you don't know either number exactly then you cannot use math to predict where it would land.

Answer 2

You'd need to know the wind speed and direction, and how much drag your rocket had. Sorry, but it's probably gone for good. Put a locator beacon on the next one - or find a bigger field, so you can keep track of it.