John A. Wilke

Wow - I didn't know we were launching on 1/1/11??? Meeting on 1/8/11...

Well, all I can say is that this is disgraceful, selling rockets that are practically destruction proof (even from me) for these "deals." 😉 Ah, but I have an ulterior motive -- talking Scott into fl...

Art, I think the Ft. Collins store had them for 2 or 3 days last year... it is a GREAT disc, by the way! Sorry the thread got hijacked, but it was for a worthy cause!

I twisted Scott's arm long enough to where he PROMISED he'd put an "L" in that thing 🙂 That is an Intimidator 3 -- or at least it will be when Scott is done with it. Nice kit!

Tony, I can't wait to see it... Knowing you, I'm guessing you'll get a LOT of length out of the kit. You gonna do the chute in the nosecone again 😯 That is something I've never quite had the nerve...

This is indeed a great thread. For my part, I nailed my L1, had a perfect L2... and then failed two L3 attempts. In the end, I took a deep breath and built a kit -- it was a Dynacom Aggressor. I wa...

I think if you are way very close on static margin, it does show some reduced performance. From what I've seen, if you are +1.5 or greater, your performance pretty much evens out. That is the case wi...

I think the thing that strikes me as most peculiar about all this is that the guy is wearing a cheesy pair of loose-fitting gloves. Your hand could pop right out of those and you'd be dead (in just a...

Slightly off topic 😯 😯 😯 😯 😯 😯 😯

Filament wound is a little heavier then the convolute. I will also add that I have seen both zipper but the convolute seemed to zipper easier and with less force. I can honestly say I have never zipp...

That's interesting to hear about filament wound. Too bad I already purchased that type. Is it strong in the axial direction, but not as strong w/respect to side impacts? Both filament and convolute a...

Just curious how many might be headed out to the Atlas site this next weekend? Obviously Mother Nature bats last and she may keep us all away... if the forecast is accurate (45 and partly cloudy) I'm...

A masonry blade (one of the cheapest, by the way) does WONDERS... Convolute cuts cleaner than filament and it sands easier, too - just in case you need to square things up. With any of the above -- ma...

On a semi-related note, a buddy of mine from New Zealand is totally captivated by contrails. I teased him about it, and he pointed out that they rarely see them in NZ - not that many flights at high ...