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OK, that proved to be a LONG walk, but I found it. I looked for your rocket Steve , but didn’t see it. I can probably tell you where it isn’t.Hopefully you can see this pic. The red line is…   Read more»

forgot to state that!

If you see Jack’s photolink from the week end, it’s the first rocket in pictures!See the March Launch thread JackMattI’d join you, but I’m leaving town for work.If you find it, I’ll trade you a decent motor in return. Good…   Read more»

What color is it? My current plan is to head out there Saturday if the weather predictions get better. I will look for it too.

from about 7000 feet landed across the main paved road (Hwy 14). They landed East of the oil processing facility near the 4×4 road and West of the house there. Roxana tracked it with her Big Red Bee. She said…   Read more»

OK, I ran a few more sims. Could have landed 1.29mi from the pad. Unfortunately this brings me over to the other side of Hwy 14. Does Pawnee end at 14? and, if so, who owns the land on the…   Read more»

Like Dave, I launched in Feb, similar met conditions – a J210 in my PML Miranda, 5.9 lb actual weight on the pad, 48″ chute – RockSim said 7000+ft. Fortunately had a dog collar on board. Went a lot further…   Read more»

you launched just after I did. The winds were pushing east further than I thought once I got out in that direction.I went 5k+ at the Feb launch with similar winds and wound up further left of the trees (from…   Read more»

Rocksim says about 7,000 ft, I was probably under that due to added weight and not so hot aerodynamics. Last I saw it, it was coming down just to the right of the first set of double trees that run…   Read more»

What altitude did it achieve? Dual deploy? Which direction and altitude did you last see it?

Jack, if you don’t already have a copy of it, I’ll send you my NCR 2007 DVD, which has about 18 minutes of Doug Gerrard’s spectacular slow-mo film, both on-board and on-ground. PM me with your address and I’ll mail…   Read more»

Yes. Western Mobile owned the land the last time I looked. They have not been real friendly to allow other people on the property because of liability in the past. That may have changed that mindset, but I tend to…   Read more»

BEAR,What about the land near the gravel pits on Strauss Cabin (east of Zigler and Horsetooth) They have a huge berm built up from the excavation and I think you could fly on the west side and be well screened…   Read more»

Visit the NAR site and find the info regarding available insurance coverage for land owners that provide a space port. I had it earmarked but now can’t find it. But the NAR will provide coverage for launches conducted by members…   Read more»

I am looking at private property that is big and open. There are some parcels on east Harmony before you get to the interstate, on the south side of the road, down by Zieglar Rd., here in Fort Collins. My…   Read more»

I found the FC Municipal Code that Bear pointed me to,, and had a nice exchange with Sam Aldern, Principal at Beattie Elementary. Asked him if he had any expedited way to get the ‘operational permit’ required. Bottom line -…   Read more»

Bear – thanks for the heads up on the municipal constraints – I’ll talk that over with the principal and see if he has any connections or procedures to get the appropriate approvals.Dave – I like your ideas and obviously…   Read more»

Let me know when you want to launch. I have a 8 port launch system so you can stage 8 at a time. You can also drag race up to 8 at a time if needed. It also allows more…   Read more»

I have in possession several dvds from Joe that are from MHM of several years ago. That might work for the video portion.In my school, I run a rocketry program for 6-8 graders on twelve Fridays. We (Houndogger and I)…   Read more»

When I was in high school I used to go to some of the local elementary schools in Houston and spend two afternoons building and flying rockets, so I have a little experience at it. Last year I bought a…   Read more»