Jack Matthews

In the middle of moving ‘stuff’ into our recently finished basement this weekend,,, so wasn’t planning on coming out, but if needed I can make a quick trip out Saturday morning, throw those tables and fire extinguishers in the bed…   Read more»

Very cool, guys… wish I could have been there. As it is, still holed up at the Blue Mountain Inn west of beautiful downtown Rangely, America… home tomorrow.

dway – spooky… I literally just got off the phone with a client who wants me to be in Rangely on Tuesday the 14th. I’ll need to postpone that jury duty and was fixin’ to post something here about not…   Read more»

I’ll give Ms. McCluskey a call – I have a couple of launchers I can scrape together (I think).. and only 15 minutes from her school. Most likely can help her out on the 14th, however I do have a…   Read more»

My van is only two wheel drive, so the poop will be based on twowheel perspective.thanks mikeMike – have to work most of Thursday, but can break loose by about 3 or so. If it’s just a matter of a…   Read more»

17″ of new snow here at the house (west Ft. Collins) in the last three days,,, and still coming down. Potential for more next Monday. Could we be facing the opposite of what we feared? Too wet?

Have to work on Thursday, but planning on hooking up the camp trailer, coming out late on Thursday, and staying for the duration. I can do the return tow on Sunday, if needed.

– Does your friend sell the full-res versions? Dave – I’m sure you can work a deal with Ray. I sent him your contact information,,, he travels a bit, so if you don’t hear from him in a few days,…   Read more»

A photographer friend of mine tagged along yesterday (some of you met Ray),, and since Mike wasn’t there, here’s a few pictures he took. He told me I could share the link..http://www.flickr.com/photos/46635915@N02/sets/72157632902717508/Enjoy…

Like Dave, I launched in Feb, similar met conditions – a J210 in my PML Miranda, 5.9 lb actual weight on the pad, 48″ chute – RockSim said 7000+ft. Fortunately had a dog collar on board. Went a lot further…   Read more»

I found the FC Municipal Code that Bear pointed me to,, and had a nice exchange with Sam Aldern, Principal at Beattie Elementary. Asked him if he had any expedited way to get the ‘operational permit’ required. Bottom line -…   Read more»

Bear – thanks for the heads up on the municipal constraints – I’ll talk that over with the principal and see if he has any connections or procedures to get the appropriate approvals.Dave – I like your ideas and obviously…   Read more»

As always, Mike – great shots – (in both senses – rocketry and photography/videography). Really appreciate you taking the time to take the photos and post.

Steve, yep,,, NAR. Although I have ‘dual citizenship’ for now, I’m using the NAR channels to do the L2 cert.I’ll be torching a Cesaroni J210 (classic) motor (54 mm/ 2gr) – a smallish J (836 N-s) for a smallish rocket…   Read more»

You can do an awful lot of great DD practice with I motors, that way it isn’t new when you do your L2. OR, what I did was build a 4″ rocket that can fly either way. I certed on…   Read more»

Thanks to all for taking the time to respond — think I will try Plan B,,, although there is a lot of wisdom in what Ken says,, but that “within visible altitude” line keeps getting lower as I get older,…   Read more»

Mike – can share the towing (going or coming) if you want. Otherwise, I’ll see you out there early to help with set up.

Thanks for posting, Mike – all the rocket stuff is cool,,, but the panoramic of the flight line (MHM, I assume) is pretty impressive, too 😮

I’m now equipped with a tow package w/ 2″ ball on my pickup,, so would be glad to do it,,, but having never done it before, I’d need instructions on location, keys, passwords, secret handshakes, and the Captain Midnight decoder…   Read more»

Can’t add anything to what Bear says and I’m certainly no expert, but have an example of how ‘not simple’ it can get. I built a little Estes kit with ‘enhancements’ – shock cord upgrade, reinforced payload bay, etc. Without…   Read more»