Warren B. Musselman

I assume you’re talking about a 29mm bird flying on an Apogee F10? If so, I have to admit some skepticism about that altitude.While the F10 is nearly a 100% F motor, that altitude is well beyond any current F…   Read more»

What the hell? Well that just sucks. That’s the end of my business with Hobbytown. I guess they just want to pay minimum wage to a bunch of kids instead of keeping experienced managers around.Warren

…and if you were smart, you’d join Tripoli and cert with them. NAR is dying… at least as far as HPR is concerned. Their official comments on the proposed FAA rule changes for waivers shows that NAR has absolutely no…   Read more»

That’s the opposite of what I read in the orange book and the discussions on the TRA forum some months back – it seems to clearly say that they have the right to search your “premises” with no specificity that…   Read more»

..and while this topic is wandering awful far into political terrain and Off Topic from motor storage… I would venture to say that what you’re talking about is so far in violation of the Constitution it isn’t even funny. I’m…   Read more»

So the way I see it IF you want to legal with storage in the state of CO, you need a LEUP and a Colorado Type I, II, and III licenses in order to possess, use, transport and store APCP…   Read more»

It’s a sad thing all this buearacracy and fees. Just another reason why I will never get a LEUP. I’ll continue to pay for “flight services” from onsite vendors unless and until the rules tighten further.W

Are you saying that there is a completely separate set of permits and a test required by the STATE in addition to the BATFE LEUP?Warren

In a word, No. There are a number of options though. You can arrange with Tim Thomas of Giant Leap to order your motors and store them until you need them at a launch (Aerotech, Cesaroni) . Jim Amos will…   Read more»

You know if you have a lot of pics from the build and the flight, zip ’em up and send them to me and I’ll create a photo gallery album for them and get them posted.Warren

I’ll be happy to help you out. If you’re coming to the cleaning party tomorrow, PM me and let me know and I’ll throw a couple in the car. Otherwise, since you’re in Longmont, feel free to contact me and…   Read more»

I’d be extremely leery of christmas bulbs on high thrust rockets. My 2 cents… Personally I’ve gone over 100% to surgical rubber tubing for all my charges and I stick with e-matches.Warren

All I’ll say is that your F bird is far too short. Not that I want the competition on the E, F, and G records, but I’ve never seen a bird that was stable on an F10 that was shorter…   Read more»

Looks like the avatars are working fine now.As far as motor retention, PML makes a 3 point motor retainer that will fit that bird, but you need to install the threaded inserts before you install the aft centering ring. They’re…   Read more»

Ray, Chris,I’d like to go through your Oktoberfest pics and chose a couple to use on the website. Any issues with that?Warren

Great pics Mike. By the way, thanks much for the help on Thursday setting up and glad to see you had a good time. It really was a great event this year.Warren

Weather was SUPERB Friday and Saturday until I left at 3PM. On my ride home to Longmont, winds picked up and there was a light breeze from the south as well as some upper level winds, but no one was…   Read more»

Now Ed, I said just the other day at the Cleanup Party that I was probably going to fly my Hypertek K240 – you and Joe were standing right there when I said it, just before I dove into the…   Read more»

SSS contest allows NO tracking of any kind whatsoever. You can track the SSSS on the J350, but not the G80 Single Shot Sweepstakes.Warren

Impressive as hell… I’m gonna do a Q one day…Warren