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A picture perfect day.Not enough flyers. http://s46.photobucket.com/albums/f131/mshinn2001/Pics: https://picasaweb.google.com/mshinn2001/Jun122011?authkey=Gv1sRgCLyy0ZmPz7LoDg#

I just wanted to give the Raven Av-Bay some props (http://www.featherweightaltimeters.com/Av-Bay_Components.php). It worked flawlessly with the directions provided. I did extend the length to accommodate a 4 inch coupler as my 38mm bird has a big derriere and I needed…   Read more»

A little windy but a good day overall. About fifty flights.Left poor Joe at the site. He is spending the night to watch thetrailer and such. Alone.All should come out and support Joe. Sunday is supposed tobe better than today.Video:…   Read more»

Will there be a port-a-pot at the June 11/12 launch?

I promise, all of you, that I dreamt about shooting off a J350 rocket glider last night; I even saw the very distant flash of light when it discharged way up there (even though by definition, a rocket glider may…   Read more»

The first tropical storm of the Atlantic hurricane season has just been named Adrian. I bet the northern Colorado Adrain can get a bird higher than the tops of a tropical storm or hurricane. They normally do not exceed 50,000…   Read more»

This is amazing onboard video from Endeavour.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJla-JsVNpw

Anyone know what’s up with the CRASH website? I tried to get on it the last couple days to check their calendar and it seems to be gone.

As of last night, both of the launch sites are under “Flood Advisory” warnings from the National Weather Service. My limited imagination can not picture either site underwater. http://www.nws.noaa.gov

Something of Interest. Gee, this thing called the Terrier, it sure looks like a Nike-Smoke. Turns out the thing called the Terrier is really only the solid fuel motor. Check out the website.Flight Will Test Several New Small-Rocket TechnologiesA test…   Read more»

Relatively new here,, so don’t know if this is the appropriate forum or not…Nearing completion on my first L1 capable (theoretically) bird – an LOC Nuke Pro Maxx – with a couple of minor mods – beefed up the shock…   Read more»

http://www.theatlanticwire.com/technology/2011/06/danish-rocket-homemade-spacecraft/38472/

I disassembled my DC-30 when the on off switch quit working. The switch is a very small button unit soldered with three leads onto the main board of the DC-30. Mine fell off and was rattling around in the case….   Read more»

Does anyone know the type of grass at the North Site? I’d love to get some seed to re-seed a property that isn’t used often, but I don’t want to have weeds move in.Edward

… Nobody. We had three entries. One didn’t fly (cloud base too low at the time), another launched and was lost, and another had a nice flight, but the altimeter didn’t return a believable number.So were gonna fly this again…   Read more»

Has anybody seen, or am I the last to know, the website; ( http://aprs.fi/?call= ) where it has a google map of all the APRS mobile stations that have moved in the last hour? I can pull it up on…   Read more»

Still tabulating but looks something like this:3 flyers and 4 flights on Friday120 flyers and 323 flights on Saturday115 motor powered vehicles counted at 1:30 PM on Saturday31 flyers and 57 flights on Sunday12 flyers and 21 flights on Monday405…   Read more»

Am I reading it right? Launch in less than 2 weeks at the Atlas site? :)And what about a 35000 foot waiver in July?

Found today, north of launch area. Blue 24mm tube, silver plastic nose cone, 3 fins with 40 mm tubes @ end of each fin. Orange nylon 12″ chute, seriously tangled shock and shround lines. Gave it to Photos by? (Sorry,…   Read more»

Great morning. Flew from 8 – 12. By oneish it had started raining.Taking the trailer back then home I hit hard rain, hail and wind. Butthe four hours we launched were perfect.Some found Chris’sss core sample. Was not as bad…   Read more»