Brad Morse

Doug, that is good to know – It looks OK in Rocksim, I’ll check the CG/CP on game day.Wayne Mrazek – Hybrid Pioneer and all around AWESOME guy flew “Quadrophenia” – a 4xM cluster – with all of them hanging…   Read more»

Indeed, the K350 is heavier relative to the Aerotech K250. The Loki load is also a good deal longer, coming in at nearly 29″. Rockets that I built for the L330 are too short for the Loki K350, and due…   Read more»

Regarding the long burn K. I have, at various times, begged / groveled / pleaded / whined / and even asked nice 😀 I’ve spoken directly with the manufacturers. Everyone says it is a “nice market”, they’d be a “premium…   Read more»

Adrian, the current K250 is a shadow of it’s former self. The vintage K250s were a 100% K, the new ones are ~81%. Last I saw they were ~$275 + s/h + hazmat. In other words, an M from Tim…   Read more»

Mike, I’m saddened to hear you won’t be quite as active flying rockets – you have always been a pillar of the rocketry community on so many levels. Sponge Bob’s flight at MHM was one of the greatest boosts I…   Read more»

Ken, you have a chance to be a good ambassador for the rest of us and we all know you will convey a positive, professional message to the rancher. This is a great chance to improve relations –Glad you found…   Read more»

Adrian, I have used Aeropoxy lately. I’m getting ready to see how good this stuff really is 😯 I’ll know a lot more by early August.

I think the gees would be a bigger problem than heat. You get all your speed all at once with this load. The heating of the fins due to airspeed would be very ephemeral… you’d be slowing down at t-plus…   Read more»

2,000 miles per is the appx muzzle velocity of a 30.06 bullet. Pretty brisk, indeed…Many years ago, a veteran flyer told me “the gremlins come out at mach 2”. 2,000mph is closer to M3. That is movin’……..JW

Adrian, I looked at it.. The new load is 91% of the impulse of the J570 and it flies in the same case. Basically more grunt, less NS, same casing as a J570.The J570 is 1060NS and the J825 is…   Read more»

Looking forward to seeing you guys on the 19th-20th (though not the 12th). If conditions are favorable, I have something to fly at PNG. If conditions are marginal, I’ll wait for Black Rock two weeks later….

it gets worse. Read http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/5802729.html That “rocketry spokesman” is either a total nit or he was miserably misquoted.From the article: “Robert Morehead, an engineer who is president of the Amateur Spaceflight Association in Houston, said the FAA would only need…   Read more»

Warren, for my part I have never seen anything on the most prime fillet profiles.Regarding fillets above and behind the leading and trailing edges – I *do* lay fillets there, but that is because I am minimum diameter and I…   Read more»

We are all so very glad everyone was spared. I saw on the national news where the mayor of Windsor could not explain why / how there was so little loss of life. I’m so grateful everyone I know (in…   Read more»

Adrian, I see you went to a much, much more robust shock cord. I’ll take credit for that part 🙂 When weighting nosecones, etc. you need to have it all stay together. In my opinion, it is well worth the…   Read more»

Adrian, I see you went to a much, much more robust shock cord. I’ll take credit for that part 🙂 When weighting nosecones, etc. you need to have it all stay together. It is well worth the extra weight and…   Read more»

Adrian, congratulations on an awesome boost, and welcome to the TRA record club :-)How did the boost compare to your simulations? I saw the pics from the launch (posted on another forum) and it looks like you guys had a…   Read more»

That is GLORIOUS! Very nice work — I get so hung up in altitude, minimum diameter, blahblah blah. It is a treat to see something like that.Very nice craftsmanship, awesome paint job, thank you for sharing!

I have spoken with Larry B, Dale N, and Eric P in the last hour. One of them had talked with Art Hoag. Sounds like everyone is doing OK – our thoughts and prayers are with everyone affected

Certainly my success has come with smaller diameter motors. I think it is incredible that the TRA record L was attained with a 14% L (114% of the impulse of a full K). That was a indeed because it is…   Read more»