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Short version of the story: The shock cord broke, so no record.Long version of the story:The launch was delayed first by my own technical difficulties and then by some serious wind. Just when we were getting close to wrapping up…   Read more»

When I was at Oktoberfest I jammed my liner in my 38mm case. had tochip it out. Could not use my J350. I just got 48″ of RCS 38mm Phenolic liner material to replace it. I needed about 11.5″ but…   Read more»

I just got home at about 3:45 from the north site. It was a little breezy today but warm, sunny and overall a great day for flying. There were several cert flights, many HP flights and a couple of lost…   Read more»

My name is Joe Cowan and I’m level 2 in NAR and TRIP. I used to Run the Hobbytown USA in Longmont CO. I’ve been dismissed by Gary Kolm and Justin Mueller for absoluty no reason. I ask that you…   Read more»

Any and AllI joined the club early in October, and after being at Oktoberfest decided G moters weren’t enough! I would like to try to certify for level 1 at the club launch Nov.3 weather permitting. I understand I would…   Read more»

We have a group of scouts building Estes/B rockets and it seems any 200 foot open area is ok to launch them. But I still wonder about any local regulations and am looking for any recommendations on where to go….   Read more»

We still need someone to tow the trailer back on Sunday. Let me know if you can help with that or Saturday LCO duty.Thanks,Ed

I have a PML Intruder with a 14″ long motor tube. I am guessing that the longest motor casing that should be used should be less than 14″.Is this true?Is there any rule of thumb or such to fiqure the…   Read more»

Hey Just curious who is planning to attend (weather permiting) and what you plan to fly. Anyone going to attend the research launch on Sunday?Conway

Does the club have a communal storage box that enables people without LEUPs to order motors online, and ship them to the box/LEUP Czar, and then use them at launches?Geof

😛 I have finally finished with editing and posting to my ockets.fotopic.net web site all of the photos I took at the Sat (10-6-07), and Sun (10-7-07) launches. The Sat photos are contained in two separate collections; file names A…   Read more»

I love the new pix home page of this site. I’ve probably witnessed 10,000 HPR boosts, and I can say with all honesty that the Saturn V was surely a top 5 in my book. The pictures get me all…   Read more»

And they come in 13 second delays.(from the rocketry forum, posted by Gary)The new G80T uses a dual “BATES” center core-burning grain configuration. This eliminates the need for extra case insulation and allows the largest diameter grain possible with a…   Read more»

I have finished editing the photos I took on the Oktoberfest Sunday Research day (10-7-07), and posted them to my ockets.fotopic.net web site, which is linked here. Please let me know if you notice that any of these photos’ file…   Read more»

Reward if found!!!On 10-07-07 I launch my BigEZ on an M-1840 Russell Red motor. It was a straight boost to about 17k or so. The winds took it East/North East, 035 heading from the launch site. We could see it…   Read more»

Hi everyone,My father and I would both like to attempt NAR L1 certification (at the Nov 3 launch if possible), and we need a witness and/or witnesses. I am currently in the process of building the PML 1/4 scale patriot…   Read more»

Hello All! My 13 year old son has taken an interest in rocketry, but we have no clue what to do and where to go from here. A trip to the hobby shop last night yielded some Estes and Quest…   Read more»

This is in regard to my SSSS bird. What do you guys use to hold your charges in min diameter birds? I was planning to go the christmas tree bulb method as shown on the perfectflite website http://68.178.208.82/cgi/PF_Store/perlshop.cgi?ACTION=thispage&thispage=ECK6.html&ORDER_ID=306161098 but I…   Read more»

I flew eight and crashed three.The 3EE GEE had only two engines light. Not repairable. Did salvagethe motor mount, chute and cone. There will be a 3EE GEE TWO.The EZI-65. Nadine took a good picture of it on the pad…   Read more»

As some of you may know, I finally finished the first production run of Parrot altimeters. I have about 20 of them ready to go now, and about 12 more that I’ll calibrate in another batch when the first batch…   Read more»