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Just as a side note to add to what has been already saidIf you wish to certify L1 as a NAR member, witnesses must be in good standing with NAR and you must have either 2 Current L1 flyers witness…   Read more»

Paul,Are you heading up to Oktoberfest this weekend?If so, you’ll have plenty of motor options to choose from and lots of great resoures to review the bird and recovery configuration.Since you already have your NAR membership you are good to…   Read more»

This pretty much covers it.Contact Joe H. And there are many people who will help.I walked around and ask people down the line. (Are You NCR Level 1?Would You Be A Witness?) Only took me a couple people.1- NCR Member.(Can…   Read more»

I’ll check that link, thanks. How to get level I? I am 38 yrs old.This rocket has an airframe tube and then a payload tube that I put a bulkhead in with an eyebolt in it and then the cone……   Read more»

There are many ways to do this…The shock cord (1/2″ webbing) attaches inside the airframeor onto the motor mount.The nose cone attaches to the other end.The chute attaches 1′ to 2′ down from the nose cone. Some connectright to the…   Read more»

This is the 3″ dia. kit. It is only 66″ in length but you are correct on the 60 oz weight.It has a 38mm motor mount and I bought an adapter for a smaller one.Also, I’m not sure what I…   Read more»

I think this is listed as an 82″ / 60oz Bird.H or I would be recomended. I could loan You a 29/240 casefor an H180 after Geof gets done using it on Saturday Oktoberfest.I am at work…..can not tell the…   Read more»

Well my next actual flight of one of my own rockets will be Full Throttle for its final and yet retirement flight..That is unless I can and get the chance to fly it at next years Xprize cup as I…   Read more»

Aside from a couple little altitude record attempt birds, my main thing is a bash of a 5″ PF kit for my L3…W

Mine is just a 10′ 5″ diameter rocket (L-N capable) so I can enjoy my L3, without any further damage to your paint job, Art. 8) It’s going to have a different, more user-friendly ebay. Should be ready by next…   Read more»

Tim, I borrowed one for my L3. I did return it though.Fellow-brain-dead-rocket-guy,Bruce

I’m with you on that John. I was surprised they even dignified those conspisracy nuts with even those 30 seconds. I shed more than a tear or two and my wife and I were literally the only folks in the…   Read more»

I treated myself to the matinee today. Quite good! only 1:40 long. Neil Armstrong politely declined to participate… the story was told first-hand in interviews with Collins, Lovell, Duke, Schmidt, Aldrin, Bean… I’m sure I left out one or two….   Read more»

It turns out that the one, and only, theater in New Mexico showing In the Shadow of the Moon actually starts this weekend. It’s only a two hour drive from where I live but since I have so much free…   Read more»

I think a bunch of rocket hounds descending on the theater en masse would be an absolute blast. Personally, I could go for watching Doug’s movies on Friday night, and then trooping over to Ft Collins on Saturday night for…   Read more»

Warren, I’ve been trying to schedule seeing this movie in with my trip but I haven’t found a way of doing it yet. I would be interested in going but I would rather not try the 1:00 matinee on Sunday,…   Read more»

That may be it (seasonal)… Gerlach is a really, really, really bizarre place. There are maybe 2 businesses that are walk-in types of places. One is “Bruno’s Hotel and Country Club” and the other is “Bruno’s Gas Station”. The latter…   Read more»

I can tell you that my wife and I both tried many times to get on in Gerlach. Couldn’t even hack in. Ditto for the other guys from CO out there. I wonder if it is a seasonal thing? There…   Read more»

I just read a thing in Wired magazine about it – maybe it is seasonal during Burning Man only? The article didn’t say, but did say that Burning Man Inc paid to bring a very fat pipe into town and…   Read more»

Gerlach has better high speed Internet than many towns or cities of over 200,000 population thanks to the Burning Man crowd. Supposedly they even have facilities to beam VERY high speed data out to the playa, although I’m sure some…   Read more»