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I always share all my successsss and failure.Swift 220 Foo Fighter will not fly Aug.1 it willbe Oktoberfest.Oh man. I used 2.1″ phelonic asmy center motor mount. Real 😯 .A 54mm case will not fit. I can not believe…   Read more»

Mike, are you SURE you want to go w/ motor ejection? Seems a bit dicey to me?BTW, the K660 we discussed is loaded up and ready to go, but right now the ejection well is DRY – the BP was…   Read more»

Good article, although it’s not “priceless.” 😯 Are those aliens anything like screaming monkeys?

Try this:http://cbs4denver.com/local/Ball.aerospace.interns.2.1100494.html

Must be, because aliens stole their article… that link isn’t working anymore 8)

John,I cant make the launch this weekend, something came up. Hope you didnt go out of your way to get the motors from Ed.

djsroc – look me up at the launch Saturday. I’ll be driving my blue Toyota Sienna. I have something for you from Ed D.–JW

Ed, I PM’d You

I have a couple of H128’s but can’t help with the H180.I won’t make the launch but could send it with someone if you need it.Ed

John Hall. He used to be a founding member of NCR from when Tripoli Rocky Mountain merged with PHITS (Punching Holes in the Sky) to form NCR. He since discovered skydiving and last I heard spends most of his time…   Read more»

Thanks Warren, by the way who’s handy work is the logo?

If Joe says OK, I have the original artwork files.Warren

Indeed, as long as you have room (both weight and diameter), then GPS is the only way to go. Let me know when you have it whittled down to fit a 29mm rocket 8)I’m using the GPS on a project…   Read more»

The tracker has been in every launch, for me, over a “G” for the last year and a half. Only really (kinda) needed it once at Hartsel when the main shook out at 12000.I have figured it out. Put the…   Read more»

The Astro is a great unit. John Wilke told me to use one in my first L3 attempt and because I didn’t I ended up storing my rocket on the prairie and logging a 19 mile one day hike to…   Read more»

That would be great. I will plan on coming up on 8/1. It will be interesting to see it in action.Best regards,Fred

Fred, the credit for the article goes to Mike Konshak – he is the whiz behind that. I just got in the way of the camera.There are a couple of receivers floating around the club, so I’d guess there is…   Read more»

I am a Tripoli member and am interesting in getting my Level One Certification before Octoberfest. (I am out of the country on business for the Aug 1 club date unfortunately.) Can I do this at the Hartsel launch on…   Read more»

As I am returning from an out of the country jaunt on the 1st and was toying with the idea of heading out on the 2nd per the calendar.No more!Errors in the calendar can be problematic.

Just a heads-up… the August launch is a ONE DAY gig, Saturday, August 1 only (the calendar on this site isn’t accurate). It is also worth noting that there is no NCR September launch.Please consider using the September hiatus to…   Read more»