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I’d recommend the G10, but shy away from the thinner stuff like 1/16, unless you’re very light or have a large chute.The last flight of Excess in Moderation was perfect, other than when it touched down. One of the 1/16″…   Read more»

I don’t have it on me, but the manual for the Astro 220 at Garmin’s site has a table of all the frequencies & channels.-Ken

If you watch Ebay, you can find them cheap. I got 1 new and 2 used DC20 units for well under $100 ea. I think I got the pair of used ones for about $80 if I remember correctly. Just…   Read more»

Mike’s was a DC-20. I did some testing with him on different combinations of the DC-20 and Rino GPS units and his Missileworks and my MAWD altimeters. It was quite a while back, but there were varying degrees of separation…   Read more»

Greg,PM’d you.Ken

Use your ground testing to clear out your DD jitters. Then fly with confidence (well, mostly anyway) Ken

I’ve got a bunch of the Aerotech 29mm hobbyline cases. I’ll sell you a good condition used one for $40. PM me for questions.Ken

Just be sure to really rough up the bonding areas. 80 grit or so.Ken

Try posting up on TRF or RocketryPlanet. Bigger audience there, if no one here responds.Ken

For the harness anchor, I used a U-bolt (from Home Depot) with the steel back plate. It’s a bit heavier, but it’s not going anywhere. You have a bit less room to work with since you’ve got the 54mm mount,…   Read more»

I got my L1 a couple years ago with a LOC Fantom EXL (about the same as the EZI, but 38mm instead of 54). I used about 25′ of GLR’s tubular kevlar and the only problem (on a later flight)…   Read more»

Regular flyers?According to Tripoli research rules, you can fly up to your cert level on commercial motors. No longer need to be L2 to fly on research days.Ken

It appears to be getting worse. Let me know if there’s much flying going on today (Sat) and if Art and Doug still plan to fly Odyssey on Sunday, 10am.Ken

From what I’ve read, they work pretty well, but don’t trust the strap that comes with them. A camera falling off your helmet while mountain biking will survive. Dropping a few thousand feet, maybe not.Packing tape (if used sparingly) will…   Read more»

What motor? Tim can probably set you up with a good L1 deal.How about an I600? BTW, I never got back with you about pictures from Oktoberfest ’08.Ken

Art and Doug,Any guesses on when you’ll be flying Sunday? I just want to make sure I get up there in time, as I won’t be able to come up for the whole event this year. Too busy and didn’t…   Read more»

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Looks like my response disappeared from this thread as well.My reply was “You bought it, you name it!” That’s been half the fun for some of mine.If you’ve got a vintage Estes Saturn V that you call “Flaming Bucket of…   Read more»

At the device level (disk and tape drives), all the engineering is being pushed offshore, where all the manufacturing is right now.Disk still has the edge over flash in the mainstream and high end, but flash only has a couple…   Read more»

Those guys used to fly with us. They had a weather sensor that they were flying. They had a zillion H125s (full “H”, 29mm). Alas, that motor is no longer certified….I think I saw the prototype of the “rocket-sonde” while…   Read more»