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Only time and a flight will tell, Chris. There’s a really good guy, who I certed L2 earlier this year, Jason C., who shot his VA on a K660, I believe, and lost it ath their new launch site in…   Read more»

Interesting – it must be really close to the optimal mass for the K660…It is now saying 7350 for the K550 in an updated sim, at just shy of mach, but the K660 still gets 13100. A bit slower, at…   Read more»

OK – I’ll try to put together a more accurate sim in a couple minutes then.

Yeah it has material options, but to get an accurate weight that way, I have to know things like wall thickness, and I have to sim EVERYTHING. It’s a heck of a lot easier to just get the shape right…   Read more»

Yeah it has material options, but to get an accurate weight that way, I have to know things like wall thickness, and I have to sim EVERYTHING. It’s a heck of a lot easier to just get the shape right…   Read more»

How heavy is the fiberglass one – I could make the sim quite a bit more accurate with a good weight…Don’t know, my SpaceCAD hit the dirt after Microsoft threw in an XP update. I hate it when they do…   Read more»

That was a relatively quick and dirty sim.It may be a bit on the high side, as it is claiming 8300 for K550. The 660 is quite a bit bigger, so I have no doubt it’ll go >2 miles, 13k…   Read more»

Bruce, what does your simm say?Tim, my sim software has gone belly up. Go with Chris’ numbers. Chris, is that altitude done with Vertical Assault data, usiing fiber wound fiberglass as the airframe? A K550 will put ‘er to ~7500…   Read more»

Why not the new white thunder load?K1200 or K1440 should kick it nice and hard 😯 8) Honestly, it should be a great flight. I threw together a quick sim file, and the K660 sims to 13k at 890mph. Peak…   Read more»

8) As a side note, I have picked up an all glass Vertical Assault that I am going to fly at MHM on an Pro 54 K660. This is a showstopper load. A full K at 2437ns. with a 3.7…   Read more»

8) Cessaroni Pro75 and Pro98 use crossbrand compatable reloads. They are industry certified in both ProX and RMS hardware. They come with all the parts and rings to fit either case. I have a K510(2gr.) and have the L800(3gr) and…   Read more»

I believe CTI 75mm work with AT 75 hardware, and this might be true about the 98’s as well…It’s only the bigger stuff, and it sure would make it a lot easier, as the big hardware isn’t cheap…

Tim introduced me to Cesaroni Pro38’s… and they’re as simple to use as it can get. I was very impressed and plan to use them more. After my hopeful L3 with an Aerotech M1315, I’m going to move toward Cesaroni’s….   Read more»

8) Mike, working for Giant Leap I sell both Aero and Pro motors. I personaly use both. Both have great loads. Lets face it, the J350 is simply a badass load. But so is the ProJ330. The Areo hardware cost…   Read more»

I used to fly a lot of Kosdon stuff, and the reason I did it was pretty simple – if you knew how to assemble a 29mm load, you knew how to assemble a 98mm load (and everything in between)….   Read more»

Of course they can be used at launches. Pro38 and other CTI motors are great. Ask Tim Thomas about them at a launch – he flies them all the time.They have various advantages and disadvantages compared to AT.Advantages:Easy to light…   Read more»

Bruce Schaefer has graciously offered to handle the NAR contest details. I just get to deal with the club and Tripoli oriented stuff and do the announcements and award the prizes at the annual meetings.Warren

we found a way to deal with that without me having to deal with them.

OK, I’ll play. What’s the deal?

I am still the contest director. I was overwhelmed with the idea of dealing with the NAR contests, but we found a way to deal with that without me having to deal with them.Warren

Warren, are you still the contest director is someone else?