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Too cool. Thanks for posting. It must have been cool that day also, as I saw a lot of people in jackets and hoodies. Again, great flight Tim. Congratulations.It was windy and chilly most of the day. Probably 55-60 degrees….   Read more»

Too cool. Thanks for posting. It must have been cool that day also, as I saw a lot of people in jackets and hoodies. Again, great flight Tim. Congratulations.

Video of Tim’s flight//www.youtube.com/watch?v=CeC8bSnvx0I&hd=1

Hey Tim,Congratulations on a great L3 cert flight!Those are some incredible pictures – I wish I were there to see it in person.Well done.

Wow!Photos show the story, but not the feeling (least for an L1er). You give me something to shoot for! Congratulations!

Way to go Tim. Congratulations on a great flight and the gaining of the Level 3 Cert. Looking at the pictures of the bird coming off the rail just brought a great big grin. I am happy for you. 8)

Wish I’d been there, awesome looking rocket! BDdale got some great pictures. Glad to hear of your success!!! 😀

Congratulations Tim!!!!

Congrats Tim!

Best news I’ve heard in a LONG TIME! Congrats, Tim!

The motor was going to be the CTI 98 3grain M2505 White Thunder but the shipping clerk improperly loaded the travelling magazine. So then it was going to be the CTI 98 3 grain M1520 Blue Streak but there were…   Read more»

Awesome Talon, Tim! What was the motor? I hope it was in line with your “go big or go home” feelings which got me hooked on HPR in the first place.Congratulations!-Ken

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I don’t know if you guys use them, but I find TIME-SERTS much better than heli-coils for inserts. They seal better and have a very positive lock to the hole.http://www.timesert.com/Edward

Has anyone posed the question to Dr. J. at CTI? It would be great if he would offer up an aluminum reusable threaded front closure for at least the 54mm motors, considering the demand. As the price of altimeters goes…   Read more»

There are also t-nuts without tangs – these are normally what I use. I did the closure the way I did it because, other than potting in the t-nut, no modifications to the forward closure were necessary – no drill…   Read more»

Thanx Ken – the Kestrel is exactly what I am working on …T-nuts work well for a number of rocket things. In a minimum diameter rocket, I’m find there is just enuf clearance between airframe and motor casing to use…   Read more»

Hi Bob,I have flown the CTI L935, which is also a 54mm 6GXL, in my Kestrel. What I did, and would do again, was to take a 1/4″t nut and pot it into the ejection well with epoxy, with the…   Read more»

Let me poke at this a bit ..If for example I thread a bolt through a tapped (or heli-coiled) flash hole, this seals the forward closure, so I’m not sure how exhaust would shoot up into the bird, provided that…   Read more»

Bob, you can’t do anything on the inside surface of the closure – you wouldn’t be able to install the delay grain and that is the primary thing that holds the case under pressure. Without the delay grain, you’ll have…   Read more»