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Looks great Adrian. Look forward to seeing them and I hope to borrow one at Oktoberfest to up the standards on the E record and take John Wilke’s F and G records.Warren

An early look at the Parrots:I’m still more or less on track to get these done for Oktoberfest. Once I’ve tested and verified my calibration procedures, I’ll send another email to Mr. Rouse regarding certification.

I know I’ll be going for the I record at some point, though probably not until next year 🙂

Attached is a 1:1 scale drawing of the board

What can we do to cross paths so I can either borrow it or get explicit measurements so I can make a size mockup to fit it in place?Sometime today I’ll post a dimensioned drawing. I also have a a…   Read more»

Sounds exciting. I’m glad there is some enthusiasm about altitude again. That was a tremendous boost, Adrian — well done.One thing I would say is that both my F and G rockets were under optimal mass. I dumped a *significant*…   Read more»

Let me be the first to borrow one Adrian as I hold the current E record and have a new bird I’ve been holding on to to set the new E and F records as well as a bird to…   Read more»

I can tow it to the site but not back. Out at the site by 9ish?Someone should call me first thing AM to confirm. By 7:30 AM if possible. If I don’t hear from anyone by then, I’ll plan on…   Read more»

OK, then I’m off that list. I’ve got a front-wheel drive minivan that we tow a 3000lb popup with (about 250 tw) and I wouldn’t want to do much more than that.Ken

Ken,The tongue weight has to be ever bit of that. The way the trailer gets loaded it’s pretty heavy up front.I have pulled it with my Ford Explorer but kept the speeds to around 60 mph.

Ed,What’s the total weight and tongue weight (approx.)?If tongue weight is over 300, I can’t do it.Ken

At the site it is…..Thanks

You can take it either on site or before, it doesn’t really matter. Most people just take it at the launch.

I plan to spend the weekend at the north site and at some point I will take a long stroll. I will let you know if I find anything, thank for the heads up!Art

Check with Tim Thomas (lawndartman). He’s our GLR rep and will often provide the motor casing and closures if you buy the reload from him. He may actually have an L3 cert deal going on. He’s at Balls 13 right…   Read more»

I have an AMW 75/6000 case with nozzle and closures that has only been used a couple times. Much nicer.Warren

Sounds like it should be a nice flight.I would use a small vent hole at least, as you will be going quite high. As Warren said, one good way is to drill it through the coupler, as this will seal…   Read more»

The best vents are those that close as soon as the charge blows. Usually this is done with a 1/16″ hole through both airframe and coupler. When the charge blows and the airframe starts moving, the hole closes and the…   Read more»

I typically drill a 1/16″ or 3/32″ hole in each section that will be pressurized. Make sure this hole is not subject to blockage by anything — say a piston or a parachute that shifts.For my part, I use pistons,…   Read more»

Hi Guys, I’m selling some of my extra stuff to finance a longer vacation. I’ll be at the launch on August 4th to visit and sell this stuff. Here it is:Electronics3 altimeters (Missileworks, Public Missiles, & Perfectflite)2 timers (Missileworks, public…   Read more»