Warren B. Musselman

Come on folks – this is a fellow rocketeer from another state. Let’s get it together and have a nice visit with Whitney over a few beers, talk rockets and projects and so forth. I for one would be up…   Read more»

I applaud the idea, but the problem is one of resources. Specifically, we don’t have the resources to:A) Enter the launch log data into the system – Joe is the only authorized person able to enter launch log data. We…   Read more»

I haven’t carried a credit card balance past the end of the month in more than 15 years and carry no other debt either. I own all 3 of my vehicles outright. On the other hand, I also don’t have…   Read more»

Don’t feel bad boys – it’s coming around for all of us. I just found out my company has 2 enforced 2 week furloughs coming up over the holiday – you get to take vacation whether you want to or…   Read more»

No question about it, when Mike gets into something, he goes big in a big way… Robot Wars, Rockets, apparently racing motorcycles… I’d like to see Mike get some really big rocketry ambitions like an S or a T motor…   Read more»

Thank you James – I’ll update it.W

With all of the floating injector hybrids such as the Skyripper, Contrail, RATT, etc., the restriction on placing the ignitor into the motor before taking it to the pad doesn’t exist. Given that it has to be assembled with the…   Read more»

I wouldn’t build any altitude attempt rocket with launch lugs, rail buttons or guides. A launch tower is an absolute necessity to my way of thinking. You lose to much to drag.As for towers, the club of course has the…   Read more»

I’m in full agreement – if you’re flying something bigger than a G (1/4″ rod), you ought to be flying off a rail with either rail buttons (1010 or 1515) or Acme Rail Guides… just my opinion.Warren

I’m still wondering what’s wrong with the rules or how we aren’t following them:Rules for this contest are the ultimate in simplicity. The contest runs from 1/1 through 12/31 every year. The club member who burns the most weight in…   Read more»

Doug, the issue is that the code does not exist to enter “one more piece of data” – the database schema doesn’t currently have the field for it nor does the code that dynamically generates the input screen Joe uses…   Read more»

The AP bonfire has ALWAYS been an automatically computed result from the input of the flight cards. If it requires anything manual beyond entering the flight card data and occasionally updating the motor database, I’m afraid that contest is over.The…   Read more»

Simple answer is the code, when originally designed, only took into account single motor flights. The launch logs and flight cards that preceeded the code didn’t have provision for it and both the original Volunteer programmer and the Volunteer programmer…   Read more»

AP Bonfire is determined not by total impulse but by manufacturer’s propellent weight.W

The big issue is the motor database needs a thorough clean-up and major additions. I’ll do what I can to get it done. Joe is the primary responsible party for Launch Log entries and he should be adding new motors…   Read more»

Indeed – more Rattlesnakes in one day than I’ve ever seen – reports of at least 7 individual snakes in a wide range of locations although I personally only saw 3. We saw multiple snakes on the western edge of…   Read more»

Chad,We can readily create surveys here on the site, just send me a PM with what you want and I can post it in about 10 minutes WITH online results.Warren

The SSS has NEVER required carbon or composite construction. My first SSS – powered by an H180, was plain phenolic. Every one of my G80 powered SSS birds were either plain phenolic or even paper tubing. If I hadn’t recused…   Read more»

I’m intruiged by this E9 concept… Low and slow… hmmm. Ideas?Warren

Except for the first year of the Single Shot Sweepstakes, we have focused on single use motors. First the Aerotech G80 and then the Roadrunner G80. Personally I feel that given that this is an altitude contest, the single use…   Read more»