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Is that including the antenna? I thought the antenna’s were all about 6″ and shouldn’t be bent?

just to let you know there are transmitters as small as a cigarette butt and even a little smaller. you really do not need that much room…

It looks like I’m probably out of the SSSS. My rocket just didn’t pan out as built to accept tracking equipment. All the web material I read about tracking devices said to attach the transmitters to recovery harnesses, but I…   Read more»

BTW, I emailed PerfectFlite about the reported negative altitude. Here’s their response for those interested……(IIRC the port is about 5/32″ and about 7″ aft of the base of the nosecone)With high performance flights (especially if the static sampling hole is…   Read more»

Hey, I really don’t have a vote as I lost fair and square – But, if the pot were moved to next year it would sure help to achieve the original goal of a big incentive in order to generate…   Read more»

Between this and John beating me, I REALLY want to fly again! Hey, it is about time 😉 Please make that cone available to Breck / Batman if he wants it? When you guys are done, go ahead and send…   Read more»

I as well flew my SSS. I think if none else flys we should give Ed and I another chance and move the pot over. Sorry for the loss electronics Ed, it definitly would have beat my 10 feet shot.

I did get my SSS as well as the SSSS off on Saturday.As Chris pointed out I lost the nose cone and altimeter on the SSS.For the J350 SSSS I recorded recorded an altitude of 12361 and recovered 2 miles…   Read more»

We’ve had several successful SSSS shots, so I think we’ll award the prize for that. If no one flies the SSS though, we’ll roll it over and give everyone who paid up another shot.W

That was his SSSS – his SSS flew too, but he lost the nosecone and all the electronics (so no reported altitude)

Ed did fly. It was very strait, If I remember right he hit around 12,400 +/-

You may be right on the tracking thing — though that rule was clearly in place when a dozen or more flyers handed in their ante. Interesting. Next question, then — if it rolls over, is it only open to…   Read more»

I think it bears discussion, but my take is that if no one flies this year then we should let the money ride-forward for the 2008 SSS. I don’t like the idea of EVERYONE forfeiting.Also, I talked to a number…   Read more»

Well, I left a wee bit early on Saturday but it looked like there was only a single SSS attempt? (unfortunately, it was unsuccessful). Wow… there is a proverbial bucket o’ dollars if someone pooches up a flight that counts.Probably…   Read more»

Yep, Skuba usually has a basket of ’em. He was out of the 7 second delay last weekend, but had the other delays…

Jon Skuba is the official vendor of Roadrunner G80’s for the SSS. Tim gets them from Jon.Warren

Well, one of the reasons for no SSS attempts on Saturday was that Tim was out of the G80s. Hopefully he can bring some more for the September launch and the October launch, because I’d sure like to go for…   Read more»

I’m still planning on it…I was drooling over the weather last weekend but had another commitment and could not make the launch.

It dawns on me that there were NO SSSS or SSS blasts this weekend? how bizarre… what a perfect day! There may be a fireban next month, it was sure getting crunchy out there.As I understand it, we haven’t had…   Read more»

Well, certainly some of it will sublimate, but I’d imagine a fair bit would soak in. I can’t imagine that it would make no difference…