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So this year between the launch site conditions and then the weather this weekend, we’d have never had a successful launch. I was looking over my rocket schedule for next year and noticed that Oktoberfest would be mighty late next…   Read more»

I got a chance to visit the north site today when I while I was sighting in my rifle for elk hunting season in a couple weeks.I was surprised to see the launch site in this condition. Here are some…   Read more»

I’m just starting to build a tower for a project of mine and before I got too far on it I was wondering if anyone was bringing a tower that had 16′ guides on it that is 2.56″ capable?Edward

Hey All,Does anyone have any CONCRETE plans to fly any hybrids at Oktoberfest? I will be bringing my 20 pound N2O tank but if anyone else is going to fly I’ll have to make sure I bring enough N2O for…   Read more»

I’ve been wondering if anyone else in the club has any *concrete* plans to fly hybrids. I know I fly them, but am considering getting rid of my 2nd tank of nitrous because there isn’t the demand.Tap…tap…tap…is this microphone on?Edward

I was wondering what the proper rocket recovery etiquette is. At MHM I was out looking for my rocket and came upon a rocket that was about 1.5 miles from the pad, down a hill and being drug very fast…   Read more»

I’ll have some 1515 and 1010 single piece Delrin rail buttons for sale at MHM. They come in sets of 3 and include a machine screw and well nut to mount to your rocket.I’ll have the Rigid Orange Box trailer.Edward

With the dry conditions out there (as evidenced by the many smaller grass fires) what does the USFS have to say about our activities under our permit?Edward

I’ll have a a lot of carbon fiber plate and a few odd shapes for sale at Oktoberfest. All of this is autoclave cured stuff, very nice. Some has minor defects – like they couldn’t get the peel ply to…   Read more»

Will there be any hybrid support at Oktoberfest?I saw in the equipment thread that the hybrid gear was removed from the trailer. I know the big flat box is very cumbersome and contains 95% stuff that I’ve never used. I’ve…   Read more»

For those of you that saw the flight of Scientific Method at Mile High Mayhem, here is the process of how I cast the fuel grains.Since hybrids are a mystery to most people out there I thought I’d document how…   Read more»

Is NCR maxed out with our 35,000′ waiver?Edward

Does anyone know the type of grass at the North Site? I’d love to get some seed to re-seed a property that isn’t used often, but I don’t want to have weeds move in.Edward

I’m looking for about 6″ of 29mm and 38mm couplers. I thought I had some but I’ve got the regular tubing.Thanks!Edward

Due to economic necessity I’m going to liquidate everything rocketry related that I own. I’ll be updating this thread as I find more things.First off:2 4″ x 48″ RDS paper body tubes. (SOLD)1 3″ x 48″ Blue Tube $201 4″…   Read more»

Alpha Hybrids will be closing out all inventory and halting production of motor hardware. We will still be producing reloads for our current customers. No need to panic about not being able to fly your hardware.We will still have hardware…   Read more»

Hello All,I’m looking at getting a Logomatic v2 to log the output of a loadcell. It isn’t for rocketry use, but long term remote weight measurements. It looks like i will need an amplifier from my load cell. Has anyone…   Read more»

Since it always comes up that some people need to discuss the weather and worry about things that we have no control over – here is the thread to do so //forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=40.88571329510178&lon=-104.63831663131714&site=bou&smap=1&marine=0&unit=0&lg=en&FcstType=textEdward

Alpha Hybrids will be at MHM Friday-Sunday this year. We’ll have the pre-filled hybrid motors as well as a full complement of Skyripper 38 and 54mm Motors.Drop by and fly one – you might like it!Edward

We will have the Alpha Hybrid 54mm motor at the May launch – $15 including nitrous per flight. The motor is 54mm x 28″, 540I250. We’ll also have the 38mm and 54mm Skyripper Systems motors. 38mm Skyripper motors are $13…   Read more»