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Thanks Bruce. That fin pattern tool is awesome.Anyone else with L3 words of wisdom to share? Kinda surprised there hasn’t been more here, because sure as heck once I certify L3 I’m going to know EVERYTHING! (kidding of course, just…   Read more»

Bret, thanks again for the ride, still owe you gas money. Here’s that fin jig template that JW turned me on to//www.payloadbay.com/index.php?page=Tools&action=FINGUIDESAnd, if you need two rail buttons for your L3, you can have two of mine. That’ll go toward…   Read more»

The only reason this was mentioned was because of Brett’s question of seeking altitude as opposed to the launch it, watch it, recover it, K.I.S.S. We’re so proud of you, Chris. Please keep us informed of your profound accomplishments. …   Read more»

Check with whomever will be certifying you. You have to land within an area cylinder to cert successfully, for some, or most, or all. I don’t remember. I think it may depend on whether you’re going NAR or TRA, only…   Read more»

Check with whomever will be certifying you. You have to land within an area cylinder to cert successfully, for some, or most, or all. I don’t remember. I think it may depend on whether you’re going NAR or TRA, only…   Read more»

In the club, we’ve at least 5-8 guys with Garmin Astros and DC-20/DC-30 Dog collars.I’ve sent up four different rockets with the tracker this year. I’ve tracked one four miles from the launch area. I feel I would have lost…   Read more»

You’re good to go!

Yes Bruce, flown plenty of stuff up through K’s. Never flown an L but only because I haven’t come to terms with a tracker yet. I have an almost complete 3″ all glass DD bird that I plan to fly…   Read more»

I waited until I was pretty much 100% sure that I could build a structurally sound bird with reliable dual deploy with redundant altimeters And, man, he did. Nailed the heck out of it. Warren is a great example of…   Read more»

I took my time.Nailed my L1 first try, took 5 tries to get my L2 (lost 2 of them although one of the lost ones probably was a good flight – didn’t find it for 16 months – the others…   Read more»

Brett, do you have your 2 TAPS (Art, JW, James, etc.?) or your NARcc (James, Lionberger, etc.?) and co-signer onboard? I’ll co-sign you via NAR, after a successful flight. This is critical. You mentioned 29mm and 38mm motors; have you…   Read more»

Yep, I used an Aero Pack on both 5″ rockets. You can’t go wrong with using them. Lord knows if you could, I would have done it. Hey, and use those “nut inserts” that Conway mentioned. Secure beyond belief. I…   Read more»

Bruce (or anyone else who has built a 5″ PR kit) – Did you use an aero-pack retainer on either of your 5″ PR kits? It says the flanged version requires 5″ of clearance to install and I want to…   Read more»

I know, and he helped me get my signature from Mr. Hickum, too. Ask Art about one of the few things left of his L3 that he flew again. A priceless signature from one of the only two of our…   Read more»

Do alot of people fly there L3 birds for fun after cert?Only flew mine (to the left) once, now all 12 foot of it stands between two floors on the stairs. And, Brett, as you know with Homer Hickum’s autograph…   Read more»

I’ll have fun with it, no doubt. I enjoy the planning and building aspect of this hobby as much as anything, so there’s no pressure for me to rush it. That’s why I made this post in the first place….   Read more»

I took four tries to get my L2. I want to drop this number for my L3. No rush. Joe is right, approach it slowly.Well, as my record shows it took me five attempts to get my L1… very humiliating,…   Read more»

I am eyeballing a L3 Cert, but it’s a couple of years away. I still have much to learn.I took four tries to get my L2. I want to drop this number for my L3. No rush. Joe is right,…   Read more»

This is indeed a great thread. For my part, I nailed my L1, had a perfect L2… and then failed two L3 attempts. In the end, I took a deep breath and built a kit — it was a Dynacom…   Read more»

Remember, the whole process is still supposed to be fun.Our Prez nailed it. Remember to get your L3 TAP(s) or NAR guy(s) first. While they will not tell you how to build an L3 rocket–my L3 NAR guy (good friend)…   Read more»