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New forum posting works (it's very crude, but it works.)Hopefully this will work for everyone.  At least for now.

Almost done with a user interface for new topic creation.

New patch will be installed this weekend.  It fixes some bugs, no major features are included.I've been working on a “chat” feature and a strategy to migrate the users from the old site into a new database structure.

Fixed bug in forum topic listsings, the most recent topic was being thrown away before displaying for the user.

Yeah, had a dream last night that I launched my Hyperloc1600 and it never achieve enough take off speed and hit the ground in flames. I quit the hobby and gave away all my rocket stuff…… I best stop watching…   Read more»

fire in 30 seconds, if it didn’t go right. Cool!

Now THAT’s got some serious long-burn BP motors!!!Probably not NAR/TRA certified, though :(-KenHere’s another one. Smaller, but with onboard GoPro!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cuh143TIzd0

WOW. That is way cool.

Hi Mike-Steve Jensen, Max Haynes & I arrived on scene about 0950 to find a sparse and dedicated group in chilly but calm conditions with a very high cloud deck. Not a lot of big flights, and those that went…   Read more»

Very cool, I remember well. You had a few good flights.

This is my favorite build: Captain Electric’s Saturn Screamer//www.rocketreviews.com/scratch-captain-electrics-saturn-screamer-by-geof-givens.htmlNot sure about my favorite flight…too many to count!

Mach Diamonds. Way cool to see. I am lucky to have a few of my pictures show them. Here is just one from one of this years launches.https://plus.google.com/photos/116238223328381227602/albums/6056335763949536913/6056335768144068482?banner=pwa&pid=6056335768144068482&oid=116238223328381227602http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shock_diamond

I also can’t be there,,, as much as I want (since I missed Oktoberfest also).

Just for the record, I will not be there this launch.

Thanks, Edward. PM sent.

Geof,If you want to get together I have some e-matches, but mainly for ground testing I use nichrome wire. I also currently have a dirt backyard where you are welcome to ground test.Edward

Thanks guys, that really helps. It looks like I need to buy a handful of e-matches to ground test things at home. Anyone in the Fort Collins area selling them?

Geoff,Mike has filled you in on just about everything. For MOST altimeters, you need to use a low current initiator like an e-match or a Quest Q2G2 igniter (if you can find them!).Always ground test before a first electronic deployment…   Read more»

Ematches vs. Igniters The difference between ematches and igniters is that ematches are intended to ignite an easy-to-burn substance quickly, such as the BP used in rocket ejection charges. However, an igniter is intended and constructed to produce a large,…   Read more»

Regarding your answer below…I would use the igniter that comes with the motor to ignite the motor. For some reason, I thought that a 9-volt battery would not be enough to ignite a standard ignitor, and that e-matches were different…   Read more»