Jeffrey Joe Hinton

Aspiring writers please help Brent out. Extreme Rocketry has been very good to NCR and our hobby in general. I’d be happy to provide info or stats after the event but your personal perspective is, I think, what Brent is…   Read more»

Last day to enter is by close of the waiver on May 25th.

QT is great in moderate temperatures – it’s too brittle in real cold and wavey-noodlely in real heat. And if you ever experience a motor case blow thru it melts from the inside out. Still, PML has offerred up some…   Read more»

In case you missed the front page posting or comment in a different thread, this weekend has been scrubbed – both days – on account of Mother Nature.FWIW, I am an optimist and believe weather forecasting is one of those…   Read more»

I’m sending out the SCRUB message and have posted in on the front page as well. Sorry folks, looks like Mother Nature has other plans for us this weekend.

Alright! Ken’s buying the next round at the upcoming monthly meeting for all of the unemployed rocketeers! Congratulations!

Awesome explanation and scientific reasoning – thanks Chad. One of the best aspects of our club membership is the different smarts everyone brings to the range. Seems pretty straight forward to me and demonstrates why I’ve been able to eventually…   Read more»

Golly gee, once they’re out of sight, what fun is it? LOL Rule of thumb for visual recovery is first fly a wind rabbit, then get all the extra eyes you can to watch. The color of the rocket and…   Read more»

Yes, NCR should be able to accomodate a 16′ rail, in either the Big Red or in the Extreme Pad.

The plan is to organize a line of members spaced about twenty-five feet apart and to walk together as a Search and Rescue operation in a sweep of the area, pivoting either around the center point at first and then…   Read more»

Oh my oh my – what’s the motor mount for that beauty? I know where to get some good motors.

Good rule of thumb says a shock cord should be four to five times the length of the rocket. 9/16 tubular nylon should be alright. If you use an electrician chain or pirate chain method in the cords that helps…   Read more»

Okay – the latest authorized release of information from TRA/NAR has been posted as a front page story. It’s still good news in my book and I am not going to waste any energy thinking about the what if’s and…   Read more»

Greg, brew an extra one or a few – I may have to take up drinking again! Absolutely we will have to wait and see how this all plays out but the thrill of victory in the courts has restored…   Read more»

Great news from Darrell and The Rocketry Planet. And I thought I’d have to wait till April something sometime to start celebrating!!! Read the court ruling for yourself here//www.rocketryplanet.com/images/pdf/ATFE-03-16-09.pdf

I’m just tickled exstatic. I won’t say I told you so quite yet, but I have to believe relief is on the way for the general hobbyist. Dealers and research enthusiasts might also enjoy relaxed regulations and we’ll all be…   Read more»

Vonce rockets go up, who cares where dey come down, dats not my department said Werner von Braun.

Match resistance in ignitors and put in bigger motors. I’d have to vote for “Do it again, dat vas kool”.

Actually, I think by the time you turned it in to the LCO desk, Bob Steinke had sort of given up hope of finding his Mustang which was one of the first flights of the day. Another happy reunion.

We’ll be out there on the 21st for a Search and Rescue and site cleanup. Starting at 10 AM, we’llwalk the area and pick up trash as we go. Good land stewardship and exercise. NOT a launch day. Thanks.