Doug Gerrard

Let's not put the cart before the horse. The method one chooses to activate the device is secondary (and a personal choice) to actually building a unit capable of holding the recovery lines and break...

I'm not sure about using an altimeter. How would you take into account the difference in elevation from the launch area to the landing area? I suppose if it were sensitive enough you could detect th...

I found a few kinds of parachute ground disconnect devices most of them rated for large cargo, possibly for hummers and tanks. The smallest one I've found is rated for 50-100 pounds and weighs only 3....

As much as I regret it, as I want to see John Wilkes' bird fly Sorry I won't get to meet you Mike. It looks like it is going to be one spectacular launch! Good luck getting your points. Jul 19 Tom...

One of these days, maybe someone will make an altimeter that has a USB port on the thing so you can program it with a Palm or a laptop using a nice little graphical interface. There is, the G-Wiz. (S...

I know Jim will be there Yea, I have to deliver a couple of items to him. This really should be a good weekend. I'm already up here in CO. I came up a day early for business. But I'll be out on Fr...

JW, I still haven't mastered the intricacies of programming the R2C mini even after viewing the video on Jim's web site. I'm hoping he'll do the programming for me on the site. All help will be acce...

FYI I plan on attending on Saturday to do photos, so I will see you all up there. Murdock Murdock, I sent you a PM. You may wish to camp out, or at least stay lat Saturday night if you want to see so...

I have one to remove too. I'll bring it to the launch if you bring the propane torch and do a live demo... Doug

I just talked to Joe H and confirmed both days are TRA research days. Doug

I know both days are research days and I expect they would be covered under TRA research rules. If you need motors on Saturday, I may be able to cover you until Tim arrives on Sunday. What do you ne...

OK fess up... Who launched the windmill and what motor did you use?

And Aerotech's 75mm 3840 case is 20.39 inches overall length and holds the L850W (3840 NS) or L1150R (3560NS). Doug

I plan on coming up the following weekend and I'll try again at flying Freeze Frame on the N2800 but this time with two K700 strap on boosters. Nothing like the altitude attempts being flown but shou...

Have you thought about a layer or two of Kevlar at the ends of the upper airframe? No, not really. I had the chance to visit the place where Art works and it is really amazing. They have the tools t...