John A. Wilke

I don’t do anything different under 20K. Above that, I use two zip ties at each end (4 ties total per charge) just in case one ruptures. I would worry a wee bit about a hose clamp cutting a tiny…   Read more»

That is a GREAT number. I’m always proud of how low mine is (#6983) and then I remind myself that if I divided my number by ten, it’d still be higher than Doug G’s….

Thanks to every one who helped at the cleanup day this weekend. We had a great turnout and were able to get everything in pristine shape for Oktoberfest.Thanks to;Bruce Schaefer, David Bishop, Dennis & Deb Billings, Joe Cowan, Joe Hinton,…   Read more»

Yep, that fat guy with the white rocket on the home page is getting a little outdated 8) I’ll bet Doug has some nice shots? The one Doug G uses on his signature would look outstanding on the front page….   Read more»

I’m a piston guy – if the nosecone shakes off and doesn’t pull the chute out, the main charge just blows by the laundry and the next thing you hear is a loud THUDDDDDDDDD. With a piston, you are pretty…   Read more»

Nice serial # on that casing, T! I can’t make BALLS this year but I know you will have something special in 2010. I’ll definitely be there next year… been thinking about a 98mm minimum diameter shot myself.Is this your…   Read more»

This is a quiet thread — I will be there Saturday AM at 9. Thanks for hosting, Ed!JW

OUTSTANDING paint job, Mark!!! would love to know more about how that was done…My project “Rough Draft” is on schedule (meaning it will be done about the night before the launch). This is a lighter / shorter / cleaner version…   Read more»

First, Scott – not a moon burner, but that would be cool. Those typically don’t do well w/ minimum diameter as the fins melt off 😯 or the off-axis thrust doesn’t do well will tiny fins (which are often a…   Read more»

We will have an M drag race this year – Chris Frazier and his dad are going to do their L3 certs at the same time. It should be interesting as they have identical projects with identical motorsNow that I…   Read more»

We have something like 7 or 8 L3 attempts slated for O’Fest. Between the other M’s that have been talked about, we may have well over two dozen M flights + a couple of N shots. Hopefully Mother Nature dishes…   Read more»

Adrian, will CTI mold special reloads with the tapered aft ends? IIRC those are all 38mm reloads, which of course do not use a separate aft ring – the rear closure is molded with the reload itself, and of course…   Read more»

Tim, there is a rumor that there is a new single-use, full “I” motor out there. I’m sure Adrian and I are both interested 8) I won’t fly this at Oktoberfest, but would like to get the order in….

I may just show up myself… depends if I have a rocket to finish before O’Fest, though!

Yep, we signed off on Sean’s record and got the paperwork headed to TRA. My hunch is Adrian will be back at the drawing board for the I boost as well.One of the odd (but good) challenges for altitude geeks…   Read more»

I’ll be out Saturday with a bunch of kits, tubes, cones, couplers, etc.BTW, Warren – my “iflyrockets” login has been nuked somehow. I cannot get in no matter how hard I try… so I re-registered w/ the 3dogs nameplate. Is…   Read more»

Ken, you are correct, though I’d add one caveat – go a bit heavier on your charges than you might otherwise think on your ground tests, because if you DON’T separate, you might cook your chute 8OAlternatively, I like to…   Read more»

“Paint”. What is this mysterious substance you guys refer to? Paint? I haven’t got a clue as to what you are talking about??

This alphabet thing could get interesting… While this is not the official recap, I *think* I’m in the lead, having completed an L flight. I know Mark S. and Dennis B. are going to try to fly K, L, and…   Read more»

IIRC Cotronics has a very short shelf life? I know I read or heard that somewhere…I haven’t found anything on ProLine products on the web. The paste is crazy in that it is what holds the Mongoose fins on -…   Read more»