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Sunday, I’m hoping to fly my LOC Ultimate again. This time on 6 G80s. I considered going hotter on the central motor (H268R) but that puts it into mid-J range. -Ken

Weather reports are currently showing one last rain midweek, then a possible “slight yuck” day Saturday. Any 1st hand reports from those up north?Also, is Sunday research? Will LPR racks still be set up Sunday? Just trying to plan.Thanks,-Ken

I’d be happy to donate a motor to the honor flight – I’ll bring an assortment to chose from.

Thanks Joe. Look forward to seeing everyone after such a long break from launches!-Ken

I hope the weather will be good. I’d like to know what cool stuff will be going up this year? It’s been too long since I’ve been to a launch, so I’m getting into finish-build/repair mode.1st on the list to…   Read more»

That’s exactly how Christine has handled it for me in the past. Many companies could learn from her!-Ken

1 simple answer: Cesaroni.In terms of “very nearly 100%” ignition, just pick the CTI loads that have the ignition pellet in the top grain. Bonus that they come with a very good ematch to light them.I haven’t done staging, but…   Read more»

Doh! 😯

My guess is that we could leave a note in their mailbox for an invite.If you do, make sure it is “by the mailbox”, not “in”. I believe that’s a felony if you’re not the postman or the owner of…   Read more»

I would caution against the “Great Stuff” spray can foam.Most (but not all) of the spray can varieties rely on exposure to air to cure, unlike the epoxy-based 2part foams that (justifiably) cost a bit more. The problem comes when…   Read more»

No need to stress out about the cert, or rush it. You can do plenty of playing around with dual-deploy at L1 power levels. I did motor eject for my L1 and the next 2 flights, then electronics ever since….   Read more»

FYI, CATO is not an acronym for anything. There’s a nut over on TRF who just goes ballistic on anyone trying to use it as such. It’s just a shortened version of catastrophic failure (which could be at any time…   Read more»

Edward’s got a lot more experience than me on this, but my experience (at least in Colorado’s excessively dry climate) is the motors will be fine. I’ve flown multiple Aerotech blue thunder motors (29mm) that had been stored fully assembled…   Read more»

Need more motor, then!!!-Ken

In my tests with Mike Konshak on the DC20, we found the older Missileworks RRC2 had an issue since it had no ground plane. The PF MAWD in mine seemed to be OK. Discussions with Adrian suggest the Raven is…   Read more»

Internal changes will not affect CP, but will obviously change the CG and therefore the CG/CP relationship for stability.-Ken

All I know is Chris’s N5800 attempt shredded. No details yet from him. I was really hoping he’d be successful and show those all metal rocket guys some tricks.-Ken

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Personally, I’d highly recommend the CTI motors for any cluster, staging, air-start application. I’ve had great reliability results with them with no fancy igniter prep. The Smokey Sam would provide a great accent for James’ Red, but unfortunately no long…   Read more»

Definitely bring along a notepad to keep track of the ideas on your first outing. I know when we first got our popup, we made a huge list of 1) things we should have brought along, 2) things we didn’t…   Read more»

Sorry, way off topic, but honestly haven’t heard anything of KM since the outhouse. So true about the ego. I’ve never come across anyone even remotely like that in our area. We definitely seem low-key across the board. The wild…   Read more»