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You Know…..You can order it online.Scott e

I crashed 2 rockets in one day using pyrodex. I wont use it again. I do hear people have good luck with it when they let it build up pressure. Ill just stick with 4f, just too nervous to try…   Read more»

I just completed my L2 cert at Mile High and it wasn’t too big of a deal to take the test the morning of the cert – Art Hoag was able to administer the test and still launch Odyssey so…   Read more»

You shouldn’t have to contact any witnesses beforehand – I know there will be plenty of people (me included) willing to sign off on a L2 at just about any launch. As for the test stuff, I’m not sure. I…   Read more»

If you’re talking NAR, you could be right, I can’t comment there. But if Tripoli, you can take the test a couple times in the same day if necessary – I did.Warren

so where can i get black powder?

Greg, if I’m at the launch when you go for L2, I’ll give you some. There’s a thread on this elsewhere, try gun shops. I get mine at the Blunderbuss on Colfax in Denver.

unless I’m getting WAY up there, here is what I do for ejection charges:1. Find some LOC 0.5″ launch lug tubing. Cut this into various lengths from .075″ to 1.50″2. Get some 0.5″ dowel and cut it into 1/16″ or…   Read more»

You should really try the surgical tubing method. It beats everything out there. Easy of setup, ease of use – no worry about compacting the powder, holding it in a container, making sure the e-match is in contact, worrying about…   Read more»

I’m just learning ejection charges for my L2 also, and it has been frustrating to say the least. I must have fired 12 charges total, of 4 different configurations. I haven’t tried the glove tip method (seems like it would…   Read more»

I have always used Missile Works Rotary Switch.http://www.missileworks.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=2For ejecton charge, I still use xmas bulbs. Kind of hard to makebut have never had one fail. Cheep to.

so where can i get black powder?

Adrian’s screw switches are great. I use them almost exclusively. As for the ejection charge I’d use a setup such as this//tinyurl.com/mq9amxEdward

Greg,Just my thoughts …1) I second the screw switch recommendation. Adrian actually has some good ones as well (http://www.featherweightaltimeters.com/).2) I’ve become partial to the Quest Q2G2 igniters, they’re very low current, and perfect for setting off bp charges. Probably don’t…   Read more»

1) I figure I need to install some kind of switch for the altimeter. Any suggestions for good sources for a small, durable switch?2) Where the heck do I get ematches, or whatever you call the charges that the alti…   Read more»

Dave,You did a great job of capturing the human element of the launch. Thanks! Glad I have a pic of my Level 1 shot.Chad

AWESOME work! Love how blue the sky was….absolutely perfect. Now I just need you to convert to the dark side….(Canon).Edward

Why should I? Is there something wrong with my photos? :DDave1

AWESOME work! Love how blue the sky was….absolutely perfect. Now I just need you to convert to the dark side….(Canon).Edward

We found a rocket matching that description on Saturday of O’fest Chris. Didn’t check the motor but naked glass, red nose cone and PML chute all match up. Someone told us they thought it was yours when we brought it…   Read more»

It was Mike Shinn. He found it on Friday at Ofest.Ken.

Yes it was – it drifted much farther and in a different direction than expected. Glad to have it back – thanks very much to whomever returned it.