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For those of you that want to see the photos I took at last June’s LDRS 29 launch in Lucern Valley, CA you can check them out at my ockets.fotopic.net web site (finally finished). Also, to speed up your viewing…   Read more»

It’s not rocketry but a cool videohttp://www.wimp.com/operationschili/

I’m in a project where I need to get very accurately cut slots in an airframe for mounting the fins. In the past, I’ve taken the lazy way out and had Kent at Giant Leap or Curtis at PF do…   Read more»

Subject: Fin tab servos…Just got some of these geared motors in at the store where I work, Caboose Hobbies. I bought a hand full @ $5 each. I immediately had visions of fin tabs on my 5.5″ V2.At 1.5V the…   Read more»

Guys, I’ve bagged my very last few KestreL kits. Due to travels and schedules and the intricacies of the kit, I don’t think I’ll go back into production.I will put a note on Rocketry Planet in a few days announcing…   Read more»

Does anyone know the weight per sq. ft? Im looking at around 1/2″ thickness and the fiberglassed stuff.This will be for my upscale contest rocket. I need to keep the weight down as much as I can so I dont…   Read more»

and slowly working towards vacuum bagging. Thought I’d start with a vacuum pump. What’s a decent pump and how much vacuum do you have to pull?I’ll be using this predominantly to attach fins via fiberglass cloth.

It looks like NCR won’t be the first to host an Upscale Contest. There was one at NSL in 2009.http://www.rocketryforum.com/showthread.php?t=338I have not been able to find any official rules, the official web site is no longer.

Looking for thoughts on the bigredbee brb900 vs. a dog collar for tracking. Just putting the idea out there as to if the brb900 would be worth the investment or just going with the dog collar.

While I understand what you’re saying, I am bummed to hear the news. Having bought 4 PR kits from you already and loving every one of them I expect to look for more in the future. Maybe someone else local…   Read more»

Does someone have his email address or know his log-in name?Thanks.-Adrian

I am getting ready to send a shipment to New Zealand and the client is wanting an Aerotech compatible 29/180 casing + closures… if anyone has one they want to sell, let me know… Hopefully we can catch up this…   Read more»

Neither the Rocky Mountain Marmot or Pawnee Prairie Dog saw their shadow this morning. Colorado Folklore suggests this means Spring is coming but is still 6 weeks away. Therefore, this is a tentative GO FOR LAUNCH on Saturday, February 5th,…   Read more»

Here are some great tips from Gene of Fruity Chutes, even has a couple of nice videos. Thanks for the tips Gene!http://www.rocketryplanet.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7750

I recently got my hands on an N2801 skid, and I’ll probably be flying it at LDRS, but I don’t have a casing. Does anyone have one that I can borrow for LDRS next fall?Thanks,Chris LaPanse

How are you guys anchoring your recovery system on your LD’s? I figure I’ll go with an epoxied eyebolt in the motor ejection well when I fly it DD, but I’d like to be able to fly it motor ejection…   Read more»

Tonight we are at the hospital for the birth of my baby girl Chloe. Very exciting night.Troy Hummel

Someone in the club asked me how to find the optimum mass for a rocket in Rocksim. I can’t, for the ever loving life of me, find out where it is. I mean, you can select different mass overrides and…   Read more»

8) Chad, If I have a tailcone, is that part of the 85cm body tube total, or do I need a min. of 85cm of 1.57 tube plus the tailcone? 😛

Due to economic necessity I’m going to liquidate everything rocketry related that I own. I’ll be updating this thread as I find more things.First off:2 4″ x 48″ RDS paper body tubes. (SOLD)1 3″ x 48″ Blue Tube $201 4″…   Read more»