Doug Gerrard

With a judging contest like this and at least three places, you really need at least four or more contestants. The problem with two divisions is that you double the required number of contestants or ...

I think the idea of a single entrant paying $100 and a five person team paying $500 isn't going to be popular. That's the idea, it won't be popular and so it would make people rethink the idea of lar...

I think groups of two or three would probably encourage some more elaborate efforts and entice more folks into the contest at the same time. Yes it encourages some and discourages others. There are ...

For what this will take, and to do it right, 2-3 on a team will make it possible to do some really GREAT projects. I'm not sure I agree with you on this Bruce. I agree that the more people you have ...

I had not considered this to be a team event, but it does raise a very good point. I wouldn't want to see a team of a dozen people joining resources (money and effort) trying to compete against a lon...

From the Cesaroni web site it show female threads on the forward end of the forward closure. I use a piece of all thread that screws into the forward closure and the passes through a plate and nut or...

remove the paper cap and pour out the BP charge. I don't know of any threaded forward closure for CTI. Doug

How's the film footage look? When's the premier showing? The film is being processed as we speak. (I had to wait until payday to get it processed). But it will be back early next week and the "premi...

I posted a few shots in the photo album from the pad cameras from last months launch. They are photographs of Freeze Frame and Art's The Dream Is Alive. Doug

The rules will be coming out soon. Warren has been busy and the one thing this contest needs is a Contest Director to run it. I wrote the rules based on what I thought would make a good, fair, conte...

Anyone seen a large Baby Bertha? Yes, about 20 years ago when I first started HPR there was an upscale of the Big Bertha on the cover of the Tripolitian. It was about 8 inches in diameter and 12 feet...

Whoa, James. I think he is referring to Andy that works with Art, not his boss. Andy is the one who is suppose to paint Odyssey. His e-mail address is on Odyssey's Links page. If you want to call ...

What is the boogeyman -- gees or velocity? By "boogeyman" I think you're referring to "what will destroy my rocket" then the answer is about the same. As you know F=ma so the force acting on a rocket...

Could you use the Defy Gravity tether to release the chute? Perhaps, IF you can find one and IF your rocket is small enough. Their web store is no longer running so I think they are out of business....

How about you guys with the release ideas post up a thread on it? The thread is started under Recovery help. Give me time, Give me time. I have the idea and working on the drawings. I'll get it mac...