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I’ve flow bare aluminum .075″ thick fins. My problem was bending on landing.Edward

I agree – it was picture perfect – we needed more rockets to fly!Edward

Jack – email offline at edwardcw @ gmail DOT com and we’ll set up a time.Edward

Jack,It shows you are in Fort Collins, I’m also located there – if you’d like to come over and I can look it over for you I’d be more than happy to – let me know.Edward

I think the DC30 and DC40 would work better for smaller diameter rockets. I like the DC20 because it’s rugged and I don’t have to take it apart.Edward

I haven’t used a cell phone, but the Garmin Astro setup is great. I flew my first L3 attempt w/o it and walked for nearly 45 miles to find it. I just had a falcon transmitter on it. The next…   Read more»

Sean,James is a great person to contact for those solids motors. I think the best way to learn is just to attend of the the mixing sessions and ask questions. I make those darned fart (hybrid) motors so there isn’t…   Read more»

Joe,Here is the data for my flight on Sunday – MHM Day Three. Scientific Method, Research motor – Altitude was 9200′.Also, was I seriously the only research flight of MHM? 🙁 We seem to be a dwindling breed.Also, I have…   Read more»

What is the ceiling at the Atlas site? I also see there is a research launch the next day – is static testing allowed?Edward

What if someone drinks your milkshake though?Edward

Thorium based reactors :)Edward

Did your friend get compensated or own the mineral rights. A friend of a friend in North Dakota leased the mineral rights to an oil company. He’s now set.Edward

I saw the oil rig from one of the satellite imaging sites this week. With the gusher of a well that was drilled last year near Grover a lot of small oil exploration companies are getting out there and punching…   Read more»

Though, since it is Memorial Day weekend, I wonder how many ranchers enjoy getting interrupted by rockets on their property during the holiday weekend (do ranchers get vacation time? 🙂 )Edward

I think that map is slightly outdated, and even though it says US Government or State of Colorado it gets leased out to someone, and like Warren said they are protective of it. I can understand why when their livelihood…   Read more»

Chris, I’ve got a 50 pound bag of lead shot we can dump in your rocket to keep the altitude down.Edward

You could use a very porous drogue – on my L3 I used a 36″ parachute with a 18″ hole in the center 🙂 Landed near the 3rd windmill.Edward

Yes, and you don’t glue every motor together – just the ones that explicitly say in the instructions. Doing otherwise isn’t going to get the intended result.Edward

Slightly off topic – will NCR have the big nitrous tank at MHM?Edward

Well nutsORNut sertsEdward