Chris LaPanse

Definitely. A dual thrust Imax similar to the M1300 I flew, but with an extra grain or two would be one heck of an altitude motor. An Imax moonburner could be interesting too…

I doubt it. What about a 4″ MD on a Pro98-6xl 75% or greater N motor?I would guess that a 3″ would be the best for an M, but the extra impulse of the N should more than make up…   Read more»

A mongoose 98 on an M3400?That should be awesome – my current design will go quite high (5″ fairly light, simming to ~18k on the 3400), but a MD 4 inch should be spectacular. When do you plan to fly…   Read more»

Excellent :)With the 98-4g and a couple of spacers, I’ll have a ton of choice when it comes to 98mm loads for my L3 rocket (which I’m finishing up the design on right now). It should be a good case…   Read more»

Hmm…I may take one of those M3400s – will it be offered with a similar deal when it shows up later in the month?

Its always 1 grain, but I believe it is stackable.

I don’t know about that one, but I have one of the 100g models of this one, and it is great. Up to 100g, in 0.01g increments. Perfect for charges, epoxy, and thermite mixing.http://www.saveonscales.com/product_mw_mxt_series.html

Plywood at Mach? Splinters. Use G10 on everything with light (& different) layers of composite material. Did you see JW’s record altitude rocket? See the Mach burn on the fins? Plywood will not take it. If you’re serious, use serious…   Read more»

Great job – congrats on the perfect L3 😀

I think I figured out why my drogue descent rate was 180fps – I was looking over the data, and the charges weren’t nearly as energetic as normal. My apogee separation was somewhat delayed, and only reached a peak of…   Read more»

I think I figured out why my drogue descent rate was 180fps – I was looking over the data, and the charges weren’t nearly as energetic as normal. My apogee separation was somewhat delayed, and only reached a peak of…   Read more»

I agree about the “drop it as fast as possible” comment – my Amraam had a descent rate of 180fps under drogue (somewhat accidentally though – I’m not sure what happened, but normally it is somewhere around 110fps instead). Total…   Read more»

I flew my DC-30 to 17k, and I was back at the pads in ~45min (I landed 3/4 mile or so from the pads, and in an area where there really wasn’t any road that was any closer). Walked almost…   Read more»

Excellent :)It was great to meet him at LDRS, and it will be great to see him again. I look forward to it.

Agreed. I think it’s fairly safe to say larger sparkies are pretty much out.Have fun finding LPR too… 😯

Rather than a call in, I wonder what CTI’s 29mm 3 grain G106 skidmark would look like at night?Hmm. I’m not an expert at the legalities, but I think it’s still classified a high power motor. I have read that…   Read more»

No L3 on that one – I’ll be attempting 3 miles and supersonic velocity in my AMRAAM (probably on Saturday), which will be a flight signed off on by a L3 (since I can’t get my L3 on an already…   Read more»

I’m getting a brand new CTI dual thrust M motor – it has one grain of Vmax and 4 of Imax, IIRC. It should give 1 second at 600lbf, followed by 4 seconds at 250lbf. Should be a lot of…   Read more»

It’s awesome, yes, but IMHO, it isn’t a K700. The 700 just has an incredible roar and flame to it that is hard to match. Of course, the 660 is still a great motor – if I had something to…   Read more»

I’ll take a 48 incher.