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A photographer friend of mine tagged along yesterday (some of you met Ray),, and since Mike wasn’t there, here’s a few pictures he took. He told me I could share the link..http://www.flickr.com/photos/46635915@N02/sets/72157632902717508/Enjoy…Thank you for these pictures. I was too nervous…   Read more»

My 4th E in the Alphabet did a really great CATO. It just got off the pad when it blew out both ends, removed the motor mount, fractured the fin mounts and started a little grass fire from grass growing…   Read more»

A photographer friend of mine tagged along yesterday (some of you met Ray),, and since Mike wasn’t there, here’s a few pictures he took. He told me I could share the link..http://www.flickr.com/photos/46635915@N02/sets/72157632902717508/Enjoy…

My 4th E in the Alphabet did a really great CATO. It just got off the pad when it blew out both ends, removed the motor mount, fractured the fin mounts and started a little grass fire from grass growing…   Read more»

We missed you at the launch today Joe, but we managed to muddle along. Great weather, sunshine, a bit of wind (not too much), and good skies for visual tracking of rockets. A few memorable flights, including one K motor…   Read more»

Alphabet Bribery Rules have been posted on this web page – from home page, click on the right hand column article.

I know that there was a paper passed out at the club meet, but can someone post them on the webpage? I am terrible at losing paper and after tearing my office apart just now, I am convinced the gnomes…   Read more»

School of Mines Rocket club has changed plans and will attend the April launch at the North Site. Civil Air Patrol is still planning to attend.

And we might get a visit from the Broomfield Civil Air Patrol squadron. They are touring the Missile Silo in Greeley and planning on visiting our launch sometime afternoon. Hopefully the W stuff – that’s weather vernacular for air flow…   Read more»

Sounds as if a group of students from the School of Mines are planning on visiting and flying a few projects. Apparently, they also need to do some community service or something so they’ll help with set up or tear…   Read more»

FWIW, I plan on pulling the trailer on Saturday. I expect to be at the Atlas site by 8:30 so we will be ready to go at 9AM. Weather is suppose to be good with temps in the 50’s for…   Read more»

Bring your low power birds and jump into the Alphabet Bribery contest! $20 in cash appreciated, but I’ll take checks.Your Contest Manager,Chad Moore

I never looked! But, I will now!

8) Steve, all of the blue streaks thru 54 have a pellet in the top. Glue the match to the pellet.

far from an expert…. all of my air starts have worked, all my deployment charges have gone off (when I had the electronics set correct.)Maybe not when I wanted them to but all have worked. Learning curves.With that said. I…   Read more»

How do you tell if there’s a pellet in it?I plan on using Blue Streak, as they’re supposedly easy to light.

1 simple answer: Cesaroni.In terms of “very nearly 100%” ignition, just pick the CTI loads that have the ignition pellet in the top grain. Bonus that they come with a very good ematch to light them.I haven’t done staging, but…   Read more»

It may be your epoxy. That cheap 10 minute stuff from Hobby Town is prone to letting go, if that’s what you used. It’s also brittle and prone to breaking and separating.I like Aeropoxy. I have had rockets found after…   Read more»

I am tempted to go hunt for it.Glad you found yours. I since got a Big Red Bee beacon to track my rockets. It worked last launch and surely would have kept me from losing this one.I have come to…   Read more»

I am tempted to go hunt for it.Glad you found yours. I since got a Big Red Bee beacon to track my rockets. It worked last launch and surely would have kept me from losing this one.I have come to…   Read more»