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Geof,I’m thinking about making a trip back up to look for my fin can. I went pretty far out to the NW and west on Sat, but not up to the E-W running fence. I remember the area you were…   Read more»

I swear that was the guy who bit me last summer…..

OOPSI meant Joe. I was a bit flustered with photobucket and wasn’t thinking too well……I’ll leave it for a good laugh. 😛 I’m SURE you would have found it though.

AND the smart end after a flight to 2002′ Thanks to Art for finding it for me. Much appreciated!Greg

Sure, glad I could help! 🙂 uhhh…. 🙂

Here’s a very short video. The flight took only 5 secs. You can increment it frame by frame and see what was happening.Its hard to tell from the video if its a stability problem or just the off axis thrust….   Read more»

What happened on Mike’s rocket? It looks like one or more motors is/are burning on the ground next to the pad. And is that I see Joe putting a rocket on a rod? What’s going on here….?DougHere’s a very short…   Read more»

Mike, are you absoultely certain on the CG/CP? it is so very hard to figure on a complex build like that… all the motors pull the GG way back.Regarding instant ignition – the Cesaroni loads are the ticket.. that pyro…   Read more»

Mike, are you absoultely certain on the CG/CP? it is so very hard to figure on a complex build like that… all the motors pull the GG way back.Regarding instant ignition – the Cesaroni loads are the ticket.. that pyro…   Read more»

Nice pics, Mike S.Mike K. … The flight looked errr sub-optimal. 😯 When it’s rebuilt, I suggest the following if going Aerotech motors again in a cluster:1) Use Blue Thunder propellant – much easier to light2) Lightly sand the ID…   Read more»

Nice pics, Mike S.Mike K. … The flight looked errr sub-optimal. 😯 When it’s rebuilt, I suggest the following if going Aerotech motors again in a cluster:1) Use Blue Thunder propellant – much easier to light2) Lightly sand the ID…   Read more»

Thanks…those are great pix. I missed all the action on that crazy one…I was out hunting but watched it from the distance. Probably better that way!That pic of Natalie and the Killer Whale is great! Tomorrow she’s going to have…   Read more»

I think….. One lit….it took a hard right hand turn at the railand hit the ground just to the left of the trailer and bouncedpast the trailer. Pretty spectacular. A couple of J350s at groundlevel.

What happened on Mike’s rocket? It looks like one or more motors is/are burning on the ground next to the pad. And is that I see Joe putting a rocket on a rod? What’s going on here….?Doug

March weather is what it was. Thanks to all that showed up and played. I’ll get launch logs posted shortly, probably tomorrow, and an Alphabet update as well. For now,know that three more enter the soup mix and Murphy seemed…   Read more»

At least you didn’t consider a nunnary. Is that a word????? 😛

I think John brought this from Iowa :?It was rather “Iowish” out there today. Far colder at the site than it was in town.This alphabet contest is interesting. For those of you not in attendance, Wilke biffed 2 “A” shots…   Read more»

I have a 9 yr old that is bouncing off the walls to do the D12 launch….. I have a monkey on my back to get my Vertical Assault in the air.So, I’ll be there. 8OIf it’s too windy I’ll…   Read more»

I’m going.If it does not get called by ‘Executive Order’Taking three.Thor-x on a J350Nebulon Warrior on 1-H180 and 2-G somethingISX on an I350Hope for all three. If I only get one. What the heck.The weather is being considered ‘mild’ a…   Read more»

It stinks. I’m not sure I can get the energy to pack things up tonight. Maybe I’ll just look out the window tomorrow morning and decide.

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