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How about going liquid? Here’s a cool video of a guy I met down in Denver testing one of his liquid motors. Some of you guys may recognize him//www.youtube.com/watch?v=49aFPGEjALMSo maybe not liquids.-Sean 😯

I like all suggestions. I have a knack for gliders. However, I have this electric RC plane that I tried to fly a few years ago… and I’ve had to replace every part, except the motor, at least once–though the…   Read more»

The upscale bug has bit me a bit – like you, I’m trying to broaden my horizons a bit. I always thought at HUGE X-Ray would be cool. Doug’s Mars Snooper is the single best upscale I’ve ever seen.I once…   Read more»

JW, I can only think of one Estes kit I’d like to upcale, but maybe the Centuri Payloader II with an electronics payload? An ASP would be really cool… but those fins in G10? Nah… I think I’ll just add…   Read more»

Hey, all this sounds great. I received a PM from another person I admire a lot in this hobby, and he suggested a number of things. One of which is using a flight computer for staging, etc. It would be…   Read more»

There’s something called the L3 Syndrome, which is when once you’ve achieved it, you either drop out (bad thing), or find another direction (good thing). I’m looking for a new direction. JW is our altitude guru, as well as other…   Read more»

Bruce,It is awesome that you like telemetry! I tried this January to build a unit that gave me temp/pressure/humidity but I just couldn’t get into programming it. I used to be able to program in assembly but I’ve lost those…   Read more»

Bruce, now you know what to name your next rocket- the White Whale.

Everyone has their “White Whale” (Moby Dick) and for guys like Chad, Adrian, and I (and others) – that is altitude. Maybe scale up and do a big Estes kit? How about scratch building a scale kit that you have…   Read more»

That was clever and evocative. I’ve flown to 25,000′ over Smoke Creek Desert (the playa just south of black rock) in a sailplane, and one of the shots looked exactly like in my memory. But that view from 98K’ was…   Read more»

Awesome. Thanks for the link, John.

Thanks for the response guys. Let’s be open if a few more ideas trickle in, but I think Warren and Joe have a good idea of what would make for an interesting club contest. I especially like the idea of…   Read more»

All this sounds great to me as Contest Director. These are all good ideas Chad. Let me kick some of this around with Joe and the executive committee and I’ll post what falls out in a week or so. That…   Read more»

Lot of great ideas. The G50 and H100 are a both fun motors!If the $50 for load + casing is too much, how about borrowing a Pro38-1G or 2G case from Joe (GLR) at the site? We can load him…   Read more»

FWIW we tried the Icarus contest many times. It was my favorite contest ever… The fee was $5/$5/$5, meaning a $5 one-time entry, $5 per flight, and $5 if you broke 10K.The net effect was the closest to 10K without…   Read more»

I just got my feet wet this year with this stuff. I really enjoyed building for it.I like the idea of the widest motor class range and the 10K contests. The other ones seem to be slowing down a lot….   Read more»

For the SSSS, the new CTI I216 is specifically designed for taking the I altitude record. It should do better than the I600, and still fits in the North site standard waiver. And it would good to support Dr. J’s…   Read more»

latest tests. Went perfect. Everything works right. They are readyto put in a rocket someday.Thank You Carl for the countdown and commentary.http://s46.photobucket.com/albums/f131/mshinn2001/

Tried a new forward closure today. Took less work and was a littleless involved in construction.NNOOOTTTT With the help of My friend Carl with a countdown, It faildalmost immediately.Glad it was in a test stand and not in a vise…   Read more»

Mine is pretty much the same.I use an arrow for the core.You can get wind chime parts at ‘Hobby Lobby’ in many differantsizes that work well also.Mine is 1- 8″ to 9″ grain. poured into the PVC. if I was…   Read more»