Brad Morse

It was a treat to see so many old friends and meet a few guys who I’ve seen post here but had not met previously. I watched Sponge Bob and left, driving just under 700 miles from the N site…   Read more»

FWIW, Smalley would do a run for this use…. but it was going to be $350 to set up and then they’d do a bunch of them for nothing. The cost is all in the setup. One would cost as…   Read more»

Well, the good folks at Smalley were unable to help… the OD of the rings is too great.Now I must try to grind one down enough (but not too much). Hmmm….

Mike, I hung around for SPONGE BOB and it was worth the wait! Very, very nice. I’d say it was in the top 1-3 flights of the entire event? JS’s L3 with the M650 was very cool, too… you get…   Read more»

Mike, I am using the motor as a coupler 🙂 similar to my H and I rockets (if you have ever seen them up close?) so I can’t do as you suggest…

Mike, indeed you are correct. I talked to the good folks at http://www.smalley.com today and have some samples coming… will keep y’all posted.I was a bit stunned when all my good work seemed to be for naught as the stock…   Read more»

In answer to your questions – Dr. Rocket is pretty much done for? though their web page works for me http://www.drrocket.com/Rouse-Tech / Monster Motors are compatible… I will (hopefully) fly mix and match this weekend…

Mike, I use this website http://www.weather.com/maps/activity/aviation/us34000footwindsaloft_large.html?clip=undefined&region=undefined&collection=localwxforecast&presname=undefinednote the drop-down menu where you can select alternate altitudes.That is a terrific idea about sending up a “trial balloon” 🙂

While I am as bummed as anyone (having driven 675 miles one way to get here) it is not always this bad. For example, I flew to 23K at MHM two years ago in nearly perfect conditions. June (in many…   Read more»

I’m all over that. I carry a GPS when I go out so I can find my way back to the launch site :-O and I would gladly log that info on the flight card as well.JW

Mike, that is an AWESOME tool! The moral of the story is to drift north (but not too far?)James – the name of the rancher you shared with me? Does this jive with where your rocket landed? I was not…   Read more»

8) OH BRUCE, GET A STEP STOOL! 😀

Uh, Tim – he WAS on a step stool…….(sorry Bruce! You are a big man in our eyes so we know we can pick on you!)

What needs to happen is for just 1 of John’s records to fall and I would bet real money (or a bottle of good scotch) that as soon as folks realize John isn’t unbeatable, others will try. Personally I think…   Read more»

I’m planning an 18″ PML chute (huge spill hole) on an I altitude attempt sometime this summer (You aren’t safe John ;))Let’s just say that my current sim puts me in excess of the current Tripoli record :DTHAT IS AWESOME!…   Read more»

I used a single 15″ chute for “Beyond Consolation” which is roughly the same size. I reefed it, so it was probably more like 12″.I figure if it can withstand the stress of an I600, coming in at 30-35 fps…   Read more»

John,I’ll also tell you how much space it takes in a 3″ diameter rocket, if I read into your reasoning correctly. EdEd, that is where I am going with this, though we all pack chutes a bit different and I’d…   Read more»

Thanks, Doug! Do we get prizes for coming from so far away?8OJW

Warren, that is good counsel. We lost our last launch site – which was SUPERB – because a landowner thought we were “stampeding his cattle”. His allegations were crap, but there you have it. After that experience, I think if…   Read more»

Batman, to clarify – for my part (and perhaps what others are suggesting?) I use JB Weld *only* for tacking the fins on. Not the fillets, and not for the actual wetting of any fabric 8OHere is my sequence:a.) JB…   Read more»

I’ve flown a lot of minimum diameter stuff and flown K250s, K185s, and L330s and have never lost a fin. Aeropoxy is good stuff, but ALWAYS make sure your c-slot or moonburning core is oriented between, and not underneath, a…   Read more»