John A. Wilke

Looks like a GREAT contest, Adrian. FWIW, I think Kloudbusters has a standing 50K waiver…. so if you ever have a monster project that needs some room to run, think Argonia. Not the best recovery environment, but 50K waivers don’t…   Read more»

This was sponsored by either:a.) someone who makes paper towels, orb.) someone who replaces hardwood floors for a livingTrick photography. No. It is not possible. The physical properties of water do not lend themselves to this sort of behavior.

Good job! Were you on the causeway?Looked like some really, really, really big white lightning loads, didn’t it 8)My wife and I saw the last shot in May. Yowza! Were the winds favorable so you could hear it? When we…   Read more»

Just to add clarity to Tony’s post – that long section in the upper photo above is the MOTOR.The “up” part of that boost was very cool. Unfortunately, at about T+30 someone on the flight line fired up a transmitter…   Read more»

Warren is the guy to learn from here. I’ve been exceedingly happy with the v-bagging Warren and I have done. I basically ran the scissors and the scale and talked Warren into doing everything else 😯

Actually John, I’d be just as happy with convolute-wound glass. Two 48″ x 4″ sticks and 12″ of coupler. How much for that?Warren, the 98mm glass is either $80 for a 44″ piece or $92 for a 48″ piece… I’d…   Read more»

I can get another order placed with Performance, though Curtis is away for a week now – vacation. My last shipment from him was short a couple items, so I will have at least one more shipment.Carbon tubing is astoundingly…   Read more»

Does this mean 3DR is going into hiatus?3DR will morph into something different… No more PR kits, but I’ll likely do more of my own kits in the future. The KestreL was (is?) a blast. I may still source some…   Read more»

Thanks Bret! PR is… notoriously hard to deal with. The quality is superb, but the customer service is lacking. In the end, I didn’t have time to lean on them as much as I had to.In short, the “juice wasn’t…   Read more»

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You-D-Man!

Wilke still uses the free version of Rocksim 4.0 I think.You are mostly right – I paid for it (I think it was $40). Shortly after than, version 5.0 came out and they stopped supporting 4.0… I coughed up the…   Read more»

Bruce is just trying to save gas money!I do like the idea, though. A really, really big cluster attempt?

These are from a fellow who flew with us for quite a while. He basically loaded up, and then due to injuries and life and jobs and kids and etc. he found his heart was elsewhere. I think it would…   Read more»

Bret, I have a sheet with all the specs that I will bring. IIRC there is one 4 sec and two 7 sec delays for the G64s, but don’t quote me.BTW, there are a number of delays for sale with…   Read more»

I will have some Ellis I69s on Saturday (I didn’t put them on the other list – way too many motors to list!!)Warren, the Aerotech I69 is a DANDY! ten second burn… The LOC EZI65 was designed specifically for that…   Read more»

That is interesting… I wonder why the G55s would be on the TRA page? For kicks, I looked for the Aerotech I69, as it was a similar vintage motor that expired. The I69 is not listed – which seems to…   Read more»

Ken, I’m 99% sure this is the same tubing that Madcow uses (or it is at least compatible). I have some Madcow ebay kits that I will include in the same 1/3 off sale discussed elsewhere on this site, and…   Read more»

Seems to me that this would be a very good thing to v-bag… you don’t want to sand this stuff. Warren is the absolute resource for v-bagging — I’ve been incredibly happy with the stuff I talked Warren into helping…   Read more»

Thanks Tim! We’ll turn up the thermostat for you… be careful heading over the hill!