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Boy, that is a GREAT idea on the I600…. that is a motor that has some serious grunt. I also really like the idea of using any I motor. You can tailor your bird to a certain motor. It’d bring…   Read more»

I vote for a repeat of the SSS–hopefully with the new repackaged motor. And sorry, chris, i don’t buy into your tracker argument. The reason it was suggested to disallow these is that the skillful use of a beacon requires…   Read more»

Well said, JW. But who among us knows, when all the BATFE stuff settles down, where we’ll be? TRA & NAR didn’t sound as optimistic as they usually sound. The last post mentioned that we should be prepared for the…   Read more»

Much will be determined by the BATFE and their actions over the coming months. If things don’t settle out soon, we may all be flying G80s and hybrids. J350s and J570s may be a distant memory.Ed, I’m sorry your bird…   Read more»

That was kind of the idea behind suggesting it actually – make it a bit more extreme, and also perhaps spur someone into making a new J altitude record :)The J350 is definitely already difficult, though, no question…

John and I had a little one on one contest last year with J570’s and I’m here to tell you that you’re talking 15K to 17K with almost any serious attempt at a minimum diameter bird for that motor. You’re…   Read more»

That could end up interesting as well, although that would probably give an advantage to the multi-staged stuff which involves MUCH more complexity and effort…I think that next year, the contest of choice for me will be the SSSS. More…   Read more»

I really liked having the two versions of the SSC.This way we can cater to both those that want to keep the costs down as well as have a higher performance challenge. Something to stimulate the creativity and force us…   Read more»

Okay, while I promised to shut up… 🙂 c’mon, guys… in time all rockets and altimeters will be found. The contest is great. Warren, keep ’em as they are.

You KNOW our birds are all going to turn up… and I can tell you that I had two RRC2X’s that laid in the sun for 16 months and they both work fine.Warren

I would love to see the SSSS again as well, although perhaps spice it up next year and make the J570 the motor of choice?If the SSS is repeated without tracking, I may just enter the SSSS instead. I don’t…   Read more»

Much as I’m bummed that my rocket is sitting unrecovered on the prairie, I have to agree with John (who core sampled his SSS bird). The lack of tracking is an issue that lends spice to the contest. However, I…   Read more»

You know, the old expression… “Put up or shut up?” Well, since I smashed my rocket into a wall carrying it up stairs the night before the launch, big mouth here, could not put it up. 🙁 I could have…   Read more»

Well, I can’t speak for anyone else, but I would have used tracking in a heartbeat. Looking at some data, I could have probably fit a tracker into my airframe relatively easily (perhaps a slight extension would be needed, but…   Read more»

The reason we disallowed tracking for this particular contest was that several folks indicated that they felt those of us who used tracking had an unfair advantage. (Disclaimer – Many of you know that I use tracking on 90%+ of…   Read more»

Well, I would prefer to have tracking allowed. My dad and I searched for my rocket for more than 6 hours total, and honestly, having a tracker would eliminate much of the luck, making it much more of a contest…   Read more»

Fair enuf, I hit the slot, fall short or DQ with a waiver break. Heck a contest can not go uncontested.John

When we rolled over to the new website, we lost some stuff… one of the things we had SOMEWHERE on the old site — in the club charter or FAQ — was a notice that you could not claim a…   Read more»

I’m at 11,784. You have 216 feet to play with…..

I was thinking Ed’s flight was 11.6, but can’t recall–if so, in theory one could just squeeze in between that and the waiver?? Otherwise I won’t even build it as I have a couple other projects I’d like to start…   Read more»