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Great pictures! Thanks for taking/sharing them.

I’m glad you found the forum — I forgot to email the links to you Dave

Great pictures! Thanks for taking/sharing them.

Very good. thanks a lot.

I figured you’d like them since you had to work Saturday and Sunday Dave

Very good. thanks a lot.

Eli, Let me know which flight and I can adjust the launch log accordingly. I ought to be able to figure it out but I’d rather have the facts.Here is the data from the current entry in the flight log:Eli…   Read more»

Eli, Let me know which flight and I can adjust the launch log accordingly. I ought to be able to figure it out but I’d rather have the facts.

Eli,Your 2.6 nose cone was found on either Saturday or Sunday at the High Skies in July launch. I’ll pop it in the mail to you. Cheers!I just got it! Thanks so much.After a few minutes of charging, the altimeter…   Read more»

Yeah, I didn’t realize it till MHM but during the June Launch I lost a Pro38 3g case west of the road. It had a spacer in it. It probably was burned pretty bad but hoping it survived.

Eli,Your 2.6 nose cone was found on either Saturday or Sunday at the High Skies in July launch. I’ll pop it in the mail to you. Cheers!

Also, I lost a 2.6″ diameter yellow plastic nosecone with a Jolly Logic Altimeter 2 attached. No parachute; flew off of a MadCow DX3 at apogee.I guess I’m just too good at losing nose cones, but I also lost a…   Read more»

Also lost out there somewhere is David Pinter’s Pro54 4 grain case with two spacers and rear closure. That Io that had been found in April was Jacob Pfund’s – well weathered after four years on the MIA list. And…   Read more»

Got it – nozzle removed, wrapped in plastic, back in the original cardboard tube, packed safely away in a WWII-vintage ammo box.Always wondered about the plastic, though – any issues with static discharge?

I agree with Joe. I’ve had motors loaded, kept in a trash bag without problems. My only suggestion is to remove the nozzle. I can’t help but picture a high powered flame thrower zipping around the house. 😯

Perhaps the motor should be removed from casing, perhaps not. I’ve left them loaded for months and not had a problem. However, regardless, the propellant should be protected from moisture by enclosing in a sealed plastic bag to prevent humidity…   Read more»

That’s how I interpreted it, Edward. Thanks for the clarification, though. Going downstairs to get it all cleaned up right now…

They are pre-assembled, but not stored in the casing. I should clarify that I would take the reload out of the aluminum casing and store it back in the cardboard tube it came in. The reason to do that is…   Read more»

I thought he said this was for a Cessaroni which are already pre-assembled at the factory. Are you replacing the ring in the ejection charge and the nozzle?I was talking to Joe about the same problem at MHM and he…   Read more»

I don’t know how all the o-ring seals are designed, but most that I have encountered have been close to an industry standard for gland width and compression factor. Parker has an extensive manual on this. Even when they are…   Read more»

Good point, Edward,,, how Feynman-like of you to think of that. That’s why we ask.I’ll take it apart this evening…

I would take the motor apart and put it back into the container it arrived in. You don’t want to have the o-rings compressed for a long time and not perform next time.If I have to take apart a motor…   Read more»