Jeffrey Joe Hinton

Another possibility instead of a drogue - use a bright mylar streamer. Helps with the visual acquisition and then blow out the largest chute you can fit in at 1000' and save yourself some walking.

Size dosen't really matter, does it, when you're talking almost a full load? And I thought the three grain load was special. Yikes!!! That really is an incredible picture.

Members and Friends, NCR has been given the GO for launch on Saturday and Sunday, November 7th and 8th. Fall has arrived on the prairie - plan accordingly. The extended weather forecast keeps changing...

I expect to hear back and/or will persist with the USFS until we get an answer regarding the possible launch on Sunday. Saturday should be a go regardless, 9 to 4 for HPR waiver. We probably need so...

First test flight looked awfully kool. Nice and slow liftoff - long burn motor. Good seperation but poor video linkage after the fact. Awesome!!!

Vern's Rocketry pages are a great resource and contain a wealth of information to be read and digested. I'm not familiar with the Angelfire system but I do know the BigRedBee stuff is pretty awesome...

Well, if they are paper or phenolic tubes, sometimes a bead of CA around the edges (still will need some sanding) helps keep the edges from fraying/tearing. Then tape can be used as a shoulder builde...

Well, probably the North site since I'm still expecting us to be there for the Saturday launch. Depends on the USFS but so far they've been really good about our advanced scheduling.

Carpenter's chalk or tempra paint makes for a splash spot in the sky at deployment of the dust, but it also makes for a really messy cleanup of the rocket and shock cords and parachutes. I've tried t...

Given the weather didn't really cooperate for Oktoberfest's Research day,I am trying to get an idea if there is enough interest among members to add a Research launch on Sunday, November 8th - weather...

To run a good contest, raise the entry and we'll probably need some sort of recovery rules and/or time limits from lift off to flight line return. Gee, now I need to build another rocket.

Do you mean the tank or the fill stem hardware? NCR has the fillstem hardware in the GSE Box.

Thread hijacking happens all the time. Years back, unsure of where to put them, the delivery guy set them down right next to the camp fire ring. Bill Heath and a few others helped move them to acro...

How much for just the battery? I'll add it to my growing collection of oops and ahs...

Hey, it should probably be pointed out somewhere that the Rental Thrones were spaced a quartermile apart and at about 3 PM on Saturday, Jon Skuba counted over 130 vehicles (cars and RV's) parked there...