Brad Morse

That is way better, as some of us may want to slip on down to Hartsel on Sunday?? Thanks for the update. I’ll plan to be there!

UPNAWAYExcellent! I think I get 7 letters in CO, so that fits nicely…. BTW, I also thought of “PHITS”, for purely sentimental reasons (Punching Holes In The Sky, the legacy NAR club). Many of today’s NCR phlyers have great PHITS…   Read more»

Funny you mention that! I applied for a personalized tag in CO… I tried to get “TMNS321” (T minus 3, 2, 1…) but it was rejected as it was too close to a standard plate (4 letters + 3 numbers)….   Read more»

Nice!! it can be tough early or late down there. I hope some of the good weather carries over to next month. I’ll be there…

Yes, the spammers are out in full force these days. I get about 4 spams a day to equipment manager @ ncrocketry or volunteer @ ncrocketry. The world seems to think our club needs purple little pills and so forth.Joe,…   Read more»

They will surely have MY business, Ed! I dislike cleaning cases…. I used to pay Dale’s kids to clean ’em. Great idea!

We *may* have a higher window in July, see Joe Hinton for the details. If we do, I’m going to fly the rocket on the home page of this site to see if I can increment my current personal best.BTW,…   Read more»

Indeed, James – you are right again! I had said K550… a J415 has a lot of snort and if someone did an L2 on a full J that is minimum diameter, that is cool. There are some great 54mm…   Read more»

James offers good counsel on all the above. Yep, if you break the waiver, you fail the cert. Ditto if you land outside the cylinder of the waiver.Regarding an L730 on a minimum diameter. That is theoretically doable, but it…   Read more»

There is a rocket name for your right there – “Faux Pas”. That is one of those sayings that is ingrained into the lexicon of our society, yet unless you speak French, you probably don’t know the literal meaning. I…   Read more»

Wow, you are right – the do have a launch on April 19. I’m personally going to sit tight until May, though –

TCO usually flies on Sundays. For this season’s dates, go to http://www.tripolicolorado.org/ and click on the calendar. May 17 is the first launch of the 2009 season.Weather can be a bit tentative down there (up there? 8,800′ MSL) and it…   Read more»

Scott, if I remember correctly, it is an 8K AGL waiver there, but they have call-ins that are pretty flexible and the call-ins allow for something like 14K AGL. It is an awesome group of guys down there.Let me know…   Read more»

Are the standings anywhere? I didn’t see them under the contests tab. I’m up to E! Woo-hoo!!J

On an encouraging note, I talked to a buddy of mine who lives ~5 miles east of Ault. They got “hammered” with snow. Apparently east and north of Windsor got a lot more than Windsor itself… This is good.

Indeed, a bad day to be shagging rockets. That said, moisture in Windsor was pretty minimal….

Those guys used to fly with us. They had a weather sensor that they were flying. They had a zillion H125s (full “H”, 29mm). Alas, that motor is no longer certified….

BALLS is a great event. Who is all going this year? I think I’ll pass, as it overlaps Oktoberfest and comes dangerously close to interfering with elk season this year………I’ve got a 54mm rocket that I have flown many times…   Read more»

Friction fitting with tape really works quite well. I used to scoff at doing that, but I’ve probably done it over 100 times now… I seldom have a choice due to the fact that I fly minimum diameter almost exclusively.For…   Read more»

THANKS to everyone who picked up debris today – that is awesome. I always try to “leave it better than I found it” and you guys did that in SPADES. Thanks on behalf of those of us who couldn’t come…   Read more»