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Warren, for my part I have never seen anything on the most prime fillet profiles.Regarding fillets above and behind the leading and trailing edges – I *do* lay fillets there, but that is because I am minimum diameter and I…   Read more»

I can’t comment on airstarts since I’ve never done them, but I ALWAYS sand the inside of my top grain with 80 grit sandpaper before assembling the motor. I also use a rat-tail file to rough up the top of…   Read more»

Spectacular!Thanks Ray!

As Always. Wonderful Shots.

Glad to hear you guys are all ok as well. I have a friend that ended up OK, the Church next to him took the hit for him. Here is a link to pictures taken by a local for those…   Read more»

Just a note to the survivers from a man in the bussiness.All those storm chasers from Texas are roaming around.If they are knocking on your door, you dont want them!They may appear local, but check the Colorado Secratary of State…   Read more»

I didn’t know about this until Saturday morning and was very glad to see in the chain of emails that I found in my box that you folks, Art, Conway and everyone else were uninjured. All my best to everyone…   Read more»

We are all so very glad everyone was spared. I saw on the national news where the mayor of Windsor could not explain why / how there was so little loss of life. I’m so grateful everyone I know (in…   Read more»

Yikes. Maybe if I heat it up that will help soften it. The fins are quite stiff and strong but I wouldn’t know that I’m pushing too hard until it’s too late.I’d like to re-fly this with G80s (or maybe…   Read more»

I found the only way to deal with the tape sticking too well due to heat is to remove the motor while it is still warm. I actually destroyed a CF fin can and fins trying to remove a motor…   Read more»

John,You’re right, I had been pushing too close to the edge, and over the edge in a lot of cases. But this one was built with G80s and H motors in mindHere’s the picture I sent in with the record…   Read more»

Adrian, I see you went to a much, much more robust shock cord. I’ll take credit for that part 🙂 When weighting nosecones, etc. you need to have it all stay together. In my opinion, it is well worth the…   Read more»

Adrian, I see you went to a much, much more robust shock cord. I’ll take credit for that part 🙂 When weighting nosecones, etc. you need to have it all stay together. It is well worth the extra weight and…   Read more»

Historically we’ve always accepted NCR member flights regardless of where they are set so long as the witnesses are NCR members as well.Warren

Adrian, congratulations on an awesome boost, and welcome to the TRA record club SmileHow did the boost compare to your simulations? I saw the pics from the launch (posted on another forum) and it looks like you guys had a…   Read more»

Congratulations Adrian, I stand corrected. Get me the info and I’ll update the records page.Warren

Adrian, congratulations on an awesome boost, and welcome to the TRA record club :-)How did the boost compare to your simulations? I saw the pics from the launch (posted on another forum) and it looks like you guys had a…   Read more»

At the Tripoli Spring Fling today, Barack-it went to 7492 on an F10. The previous record was 6785. Tripoli record forms are filled out and I’ll mail them in tomorrow. More pictures and graphs to follow after I get the…   Read more»

I believe the software is done, but I’m still waiting to get a panel of Parrots back from my surface-mount assembler. Then I’ll try to ship about a week after that.

Pretty cool data set, it reads well if you take a moment to figure out the colors.So, does this mean the new Parrots “buggs” are worked out and are about ready? I have a CF Sleeve and other CF materials…   Read more»