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Too pretty to fly! Is Art involved? Goodness………. I see stuff like that and I feel like a hack 😯 IN all sincerity, that is gorgeous. Scott Harless does awesome work like that as well. VERY nice!

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8) BAD TO THE BONE!!!!!!! 8)

I just got Slipstick III out of the paint shop, so here’s a little collage of what it looks like. I would appreciate it if anyone has a good digital camera that can make a video of the launch and…   Read more»

Damn Mike – that second shot was damn near straight to apogee – looks barely 100′ away from the pad when apogee deployment occured.Hate to say it, but can you start a new thread to continue this? Jeremiah has been…   Read more»

You know Mike, if you wern’t always carrying your “Big Rockets” around, you might not have those back problems! :Correct, I’m looking at lighter slimer rockets now. No real big ones for me. I’m really thankful for some of…   Read more»

You are right there. Every Rocket that flyies is a great achievement.I think most People fly within a budget.Just watched Your videos. Great video and explanation.Look forward to seeing You at MHM.The greatest flights are those flown by the Youth…   Read more»

You know Mike, if you wern’t always carrying your “Big Rockets” around, you might not have those back problems! The multi-stage Estas Rocket I’m launching next month, well I dont really expect to get all the pieces back. So the…   Read more»

I made a comment while carrying Slipstick III past the small rocket launch pad, (being in good spirits after a successful flight) to the effect of “My rocket is bigger than yours”. I received many chuckles, but evidently some took…   Read more»

Those were some great flights Mike. Glad I was there to see them. Good luck on the M flight at MHM. I’ll be there doing it too.Warren

For those that would like to see a couple of tests I performed in analyzing the previous false launch problem initiated by the transmitter in the GPS/TX, here are two videos.The first shows how the proximity of the GPS/TX affects…   Read more»

8) I must say that Mike’s flights were as nice as it gets. The 75/K560 was nice and slow and low. You could get a great view of the flight, start to finish! Great job! 😀

Very nice, Mike!

On Saturday, March 1, I launched both my L2 (J350W followed by a J420R) and my L3 rockets (K560W). I can reveal my GPS now that the March issue of Extreme Rocketry is now on the shelves. You need to…   Read more»

I didn’t think about it either to be honest. I hadn’t considered Mike’s secondary payload (GPS and downlink) or its possible impact at all. As I recall, I believe Mike said it was 2 Watts, which is a considerable amount…   Read more»

Greg here – the guy hanging with Jeremiah on the 2nd…..Anyway, I just wanted to say a couple of things. I was impressed with how well Mike kept his cool, and the crew helped out. This was my first time…   Read more»

Since that bird, I always use 3 holes and I try to make sure that the baro-sensor is somehow baffled from any direct airflow through those holes.Warren

My very first dual deploy bird had only a single altitude bleed hole into the avbay and it fired its charge on the pad when a gust of wind hit. Since then I’ve generally gone to 2 or 3 holes…   Read more»

8) No harm, no foul! A very cheap lesson. One that many members of our club, picked up for free. Once again a failure, and in this case, a non-failure to launch, taught the biggest leasons. So, under the month…   Read more»

Mike. that is a great analysis and a lesson well-learned. Sounds like a positive ID of the problem – Thanks for the update—