John A. Wilke

Ed. fin span may be an issue... Dale's tower was originally made for my 3" project which had a 3" fin span, so from centerline to the outside of my rocket, that is 4.5", or 9" in diameter. I don't th...

Gov't works pretty fast when it is in their favor... I had a shipment that was a few cents short of postage and I had a chance to go back to the post office again 😯 I do hope we get the permit all fi...

Indeed - the "Dream Stream"... I haven't fished there for many years, though I used to go down and fish the slicks w/ tiny BWO (Blue-Winged Olive) patterns. I have a great photo of an 8 or 9# rainbo...

Question - why is a spool stable? does it need "nose" weight? I'd think the CP would be half way up the "rocket". The CG would be lower than that if the spool had any length to it, as the motor is ...

Guys, for those who participated in the "JJJ" promo, I plan to have the 38mm casings at the Feb 6 launch. If/when you have bought and paid for your reload, I'll get you your casing. I want to express...

Sean, Zachary is a tough kid and he will be shagging rockets in no time! That said, he has a tough haul ahead of him. There is nothing like seeing a child struggle. This will possibly be even tough...

Looks good, Joe - though I have a comment and a suggestion... First, to clarify things, the 3 Dogs Rocketry gift certificate is $300. That was what was in the kitty last year, and I am indeed rolling...

Guys, I'll make at least one trip to the playa this year... Not sure which launch, but I'm definitely going. I'll try and narrow my calendar this week - there are two things that will settle into pl...

Well lookie here... Dr. J confirms that there will indeed be "Pro24" casings. That will make for some interesting boosts! This is a great idea....

Along those same lines, could we delete the older events under the "Launch schedule"? I had someone ask me just yesterday if we had set our 2010 dates yet... as the Google calendar has them, I'd say ...

About ten years ago, when we were Tripoli Rocky Mountains (the club that eventually merged w/ PHITS to form NCR) we sent a very nice photo of one of our rockets in flight to both the USFS and FAA. Th...

The calender has been updated, sorry for the short notice but we did not have a Dec. meeting due to weather so we had not scheduled anything for 2010. John did you not see the posts on the TCO list ...

I was involved in the migration from the old Tripoli Rocky Mountain site to the current site. The hours, efforts, and issues on changing a site are monumental. The old site was very good - though on...

I noticed the NCR meeting is on the TCO calendar... but the TCO meeting is not on the TCO calendar. Apparently TCO email messages are also NOT getting through to my email address (though they always ...

so... whatever happened to Tripoli Colorado? I know their email list went down for a while. I don't see anything on their web page. I'm curious if they are having an annual meeting? Do they still ...