Steve Jensen

Why am I still here?

Shows rain over the north site still.Somewhere between 0.5 to 1.0 inch by my guess by day’s end.Let’s hope it continues.Keep dancing!

I’ve snagged a few Estes kits to use as guides. I am also shooting for 2012.Now all I need is 12 feet of 8 inch dia fiberglass 😉

about just passing the Kevlar through the plug, tying it to a washer, and epoxying the whole thing in place. This would eliminate the eye bolt entirely. The only down side (assuming it would work), is that you’d have to…   Read more»

but for simplicity I like Perfectflite altimeters.I’ve had success with both. I like Adrian’s for bigger projects where I use back up charges. His also generates cooler data. I am playing with his avbays, which appear to be very nice…   Read more»

That looks really nice. You sure you want to fly it?Pretty impressive from a DIY perspective. I’ve ogled Mongoose kits, but I bet you were way more cost effective.

I learn from observation. Keep up the pictures. I really enjoy them.

Goes to show that politeness helps, as the rancher to the east, Nathan, actually found my rocket. He intercepted Mike and I as we were meandering around their private lands. We explained what we were doing and Mike invited him…   Read more»

Warren, I’d love to lend a hand and watch. I’ve read all our threads and a few referenced materials. However, nothing beats experience. I envision using this technique on fin cans initially. (I do have a Kestrel…)I’d be interested in…   Read more»

I take it that it’s from a source other than PR? If so, this is great. I will be ordering more bits and pieces from 3Dogs for certain.

Can we get a source that is less of a gamble(r)?A lot of us liked the PR kits, but if PR is too much of a CF to deal with, where else can we get fiberglass tubing?I bought a chunk…   Read more»

Thanks to all the guys who wind allowing, would have made it a great launch. Joe, John S., John W., and Bear for the tow.

Long time no see. I know Larry Haynes and I will be driving up together.I bring some grind and some milk, as some of us like it other than black…

I am in process of building the 4inch — 75mm–MMT variant.It will be fun to see the 3, 4, and 5 inch fly at MHM.Maybe I should buy the 3 inch too…Drool

are a must. Heftier ones than you think you need seem to reap benefits.On the other hand, if failure deterred us, we’d have all quit!Nothing is guaranteed, only death, taxes, and if your rocket goes up, it will hit the…   Read more»

I flew my Pork Arrow at Hartsel and had a partial as in NON-separation at Apogee. You could see an apogee event of sorts, but no separation. Someone said “it’s still traveling…” giving me a rather sickening feeling. Finally the…   Read more»

Tell us so we can all watch! Some times we are all so busy doing our own things at launches that we miss some of the good stuff.I’m not too concerned about failures, as long as I learn from them….   Read more»

Crap. Something new to worry about ;-)Per Wilke: “or a nosecone ablating to where a hole forms”Uh, this is something I have not worried about. I’ve had polystyrene over Mach 1 with no obvious damage. I am going to try…   Read more»

In the club, we’ve at least 5-8 guys with Garmin Astros and DC-20/DC-30 Dog collars.I’ve sent up four different rockets with the tracker this year. I’ve tracked one four miles from the launch area. I feel I would have lost…   Read more»

I am eyeballing a L3 Cert, but it’s a couple of years away. I still have much to learn.I took four tries to get my L2. I want to drop this number for my L3. No rush. Joe is right,…   Read more»