Kenneth Reilly

Hi John,One that comes immediately to mind is http://www.sollercomposites.com. I checked and they do have a selection of glass fabric. Also carbon fiber and carbon/kevlar and carbon/class hybrids. I didn’t see anything in glass other than 8.8oz 2×2 twill. Might…   Read more»

Hi Dave,Not only less than 6kb, but also no more than 120×120 pixels.For an excellent and free image editor, see http://www.gimp.org.

The DC20 default interval is 5 seconds, but can be changed to either 10 or 30 seconds. I wish 1 second was an option.All I have to say about the altimeter/GPS argument is that neither is absolutely accurate. However, even…   Read more»

I have an Astro 220 as well. Would be happy to track for any of you guys. Keep an eye out – Someone (not me 🙁 ) just scored an Astro 220 and 3 DC20s off of Craigslist for $270….   Read more»

OK, i get that the balloons are sampling pressure at various altitueds. How is the altitude of the balloon when the pressure is sampled determined?

We did recover the Thor, but not until Sunday morning. The reason for the discrepancy between the GPS reading and the actual landing spot became obvious after downloading the tracks. The Thor track ended roughly 1500′ above the ground. Apparently,…   Read more»

Hi Ed,The Reillys will be there.

I’m seriously considering it.

Hi David,Rocksim is highly recommended. I don’t build much without it. If you only build kits and only by the instructions, then you can probably get by without it.The Aspire is pretty cool, i had one I flew several times,…   Read more»

Hi Ed,I can probably give it a tow back to Pierce Saturday afternoon. I imagine the tower needs to come back to your place – I can do that too.

I’m heading out Friday evening. I’ll swing by Pierce on the way. If the trailer is still there when I get there, then I’ll bring it along with me.

Hi Kevin,Following up our phone conversation earlier today, you can definitely count me in.

Hi Mike,Ckeck the Tripoli Colorado website, I believe they have a map there. From where you are, take I-25 south to I-70 west, I-70 West to C-470 south, C470 South to 285 south (or west?). Stay on 285 all the…   Read more»

PS Look for my L3 on 7/11.

Actually, the K attempt was beautiful. It was the L that burned up.Reatsrting is not such a hard decision when you’ve only burned a-D or E. After burning a K and an L already, I’m not sure starting over would…   Read more»

I’m seeing a -8 Iridium Flare on the 23rd at 2134, 57° Altitude, 73° (ENE) Azimuth. You might have to use the Next link at the upper right corner to get to the page. Should be an excellent flare, given…   Read more»

Hi Ed,If nobody’s stepped up yet, I can do it. Email me by Friday at 6pm or let me know here if my services are needed.

Me too

Only the graphite ones that Loki & AMW use. I wouldn’t ever reuse one that’s meant for single use. Even if it looked OK, would you want to bet your rocket that it was?

It’s pretty simple, really. First, you will want to plug your USB cable into your Astro. Then start Google Earth. in Google Earth, drop down the Tools menu and select GPS. You will get a dialog, make sure it looks…   Read more»