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My L3 was PR convolute G-10. No problems. I’m using it again on a similar but different rocket. Only time and abuse will tell. The difficult thing is finding any weak points BEFORE you fly. As Conway said and we…   Read more»

My L3 was PR convolute G-10. No problems. I’m using it again on a similar but different rocket. Only time and abuse will tell. The difficult thing is finding any weak points BEFORE you fly. As Conway said and we…   Read more»

Art and Others, Any and I repeat Any manufacture can and does make products that are defective from time to time. It happens. I have used LOTS of Hawk Mt/Giant Leap filament wound glass (BTW Hawk Mt last I knew…   Read more»

Hawk Mountain airframe, filament wound airframe, convolute wound… All great products.Performance Rocketry convolute wound airframe… Not so sure about. I had a 4” Performance Rocketry airframe crack and the crack went up the airframe a foot and a half. My…   Read more»

You make an interesting point about the tolerances. I ordered a couple of replacement 4″ PR couplers and they really don’t match the original dimensions. I though it was just related the the moves to “thick wall” couplers.

I use Hawk Mountain tubing, never PR. I found the quality is much better with HM and Art’s rocket is an example that many of you saw first hand. The PR tubing may be thinner walled which results in lighter…   Read more»

I an anxious to see some answers. I to am getting ready to leavepaper on a future rocket.I hope to hear from Art. H. During Oktoberfest He had an airframe failure. I do not know what His was. But it…   Read more»

Mike,PM me.Dave

Dave,Sweet! Can I buy it? I should have a Rouse-tech 38/240 motor case by then.Will you be at the Atlas site on Dec 1st?Does the H123 kit come with a deployment charge and igniter as well?As you can tell, this…   Read more»

I’ve got a H123 load in the garage wanting to go out for a walk. No I don’t have the case otherwise I prolly would have flown it already.Dave2

Thanks !! Guess I will start a public thread then and ask away. unless one of the Exec committee would prefer to. How about positions open for election? what all positions are there for NAR and TRA spots or just…   Read more»

I just got off the phone with Joe. The agenda will be pretty much identical to last years agenda. Aside from the various reports by the President, Treasurer, Membership, Volunteer, Web, Equipment, and Contests departments, there are a couple specific…   Read more»

I’ve already seen a proposed agenda for the annual meeting. I will prevail on Joe to send me a copy and let me publish it for discussion.WarrenWarren,I think it would be great if those that have things that need to…   Read more»

I’ve already seen a proposed agenda for the annual meeting. I will prevail on Joe to send me a copy and let me publish it for discussion.Warren

I think it’s time to end this thread – 8 pages that ramble over at least 5 or 6 topics. Consider it locked. Scott, time to start a specific thread for each specific topic, the rest of you, stop changing…   Read more»

OKI got this kit for making e matches.(I got them from Skylighter)( I know I know I could have got them from Tim) It said it would do 300 matches. So I bought 500 feet of wire 6 packs of…   Read more»

8) We have the light, Kent is sending over more Aero as I need some for a couple of other guys. It feels weird in the cans, Kent also swears by the stuff. More on our PM 8)

….get your Aeropoxy from Tim next time. He brings it right to you at the launch. Tim, do you carry AeroPoxy Light? http://www.ptm-w.com/index.asp?pgid=178 it is a filler… really weird stuff, but I’ll absolutely use it again next time. It is…   Read more»

When in doubt, test it out – don’t blow it up to get the laundry out.

Every time I think I have an original idea (like ground testing ejection charges) I find out all you pyros out there have already done it!Way too much time for some between launches! 🙂