Brad Morse

I’m in New York City now – I flew into Laguardia from DIA last Sunday. Not many places to land planes here other than the river or the tiny airports 8OJust wondering – was the pilot cleared in the Denver…   Read more»

Indeed, I am headed west…. I’m blessed to be gainfully employed on the Front Range. It is a very long story that I’ll share over a campfire sometime.I started work out there on 12/1, and I have been commuting from…   Read more»

I can’t make it to the annual meeting, but I do have something fairly cool for sale – I have about 7′ of 2.5″ filament wound tubing + some coupler + an absolutely gorgeous Von Karmen glass cone that is…   Read more»

I may be hanging out in FC over the weekend, I’d be up for catching up w/ some rocket geeks?JW

Hey T, those looked pretty nice! Flying them at BR next year? I think I’ll be out again (after missing last year)……. Did you cast the grain with an offset core or did you drill it out?J

Tim, If you get some 6XL dual thrust motors I’d be glad to try one (there is an understatement) 8) I have a rocket that I have flown on the Ellis L330, a Loki K350, and an Aerotech K250. I’d…   Read more»

It was indeed a great day for a launch, it was good to shag a few rockets. I wish I’d brought something to fly.Of special interest was the incredible number of rattlesnakes! Many, many sightings and some pretty awesome photos…   Read more»

What if the rocket used for the G shot also had to be the same rocket used for the J shot and you got to combine altitudes for a grand total? Two shots at one prize.I think that is a…   Read more»

Regarding medusas and off-axis mass… to me, there is one pretty compelling piece of evidence that suggests the multi-throat nozzle is to blame. Loki K350s have been flown *very* straight by several of us. That motor has an off-centered core….   Read more»

I realize there is a mixing chamber at the bottom of a motor that uses medusa nozzles, but if you line the slot up precisely with a nozzle port, it would seem to me that there would be a bit…   Read more»

Not to beat a dead horse here, but I think the c-slot combined with a medusa nozzle is a recipe for an erratic flight with a minimum diameter rocket. I can’t tell you how many rockets I’ve seen this on…   Read more»

I’ll be there. Maybe someone will let me LCO I was going to fly an SSSS but decided it was a bit of a hassle to ship stuff, as I’m flying out to Denver vs. driving.

I understand the sentiment here, and for my TRA records I never used modified closures. In fact, in retrospect, there were no “closures” as they were single use motors. I have flown tailcones on some other rockets.That aside, I wonder……   Read more»

If you go with a little more space and it’s too sloppy, you can always tighten it up again by putting a thin coat of epoxy/microspheres on the outside of the airframe, and sanding it to get just the fit…   Read more»

In v4.0 you have to put the new files into the “data” folder, then run the “engine database compiler” and then hit “reload engine data”.Not sure what version you have and if it is the same…

Scott, I used Rocksim 4.0 (it came on the big floppy discs that really WERE “floppy”, so this may have changed)… but for that version you have to “reload” the engine data before it is available to a sim.For me,…   Read more»

Scott, you did the smartest thing — flying your project during the normal season. The weatherman has a way of wreaking havoc at the November launch. The N site is practically Wyoming :-)Why, oh why do we all wait so…   Read more»

I’d definitely go ahead and do that if I were you… current record is 5967′ for SSS and 8975′ for SSSS…. pot is over $200 for SSS and right at $200 (I think) for SSSS.WarrenOOOhhhhhhhhh…. airline tickets on sale, $154….   Read more»

Actually this was something I had interest in as well. Were I able to put the altimeters in with the laundry, I’d be able to save considerable space. Over in “lost and found” Adrian had commented that he didn’t see…   Read more»

I have an inherent conflict of interest, I wasn’t there, and I recuse myself. I’m sure smarter folk than I will apply the rules (we do have rules somewhere) and whatever they decide, go for it. This is a hobby,…   Read more»