Warren B. Musselman

That’s what I love about these contests… the challenge…To quote John Wilke.. “Well hike you your skirts and lets go for it boys…”Warren

The current club altitude record for the G motor is 6383′ and is held by John Wilke. The Tripoli world G record is 7567′ and is held by William Inman.As a matter of discussion, it is VERY unlikely that a…   Read more»

Firstly, AT doesn’t make a G80-0. You remove the ejection charge from the well and fill the flash hole with a dollop of 5 minute epoxy or a wad of grease.Secondly – 7000′ is probably a fantasy.Warren

You can use an altimeter for deployment and MUST use an altimeter for altitude determination. It must be an unmodified commercial altimeter.What you cannot do on the 2006 Single Shot Sweepstakes is use any kind of radio or audio tracking…   Read more»

I knew there was a reason I didn’t go down there to fly… my rockets historically have a strange magnetism that attracts them to places where they cannot be recovered… trees, power lines, bodies of water… That’s why I love…   Read more»

They’re a nice unit and I like the add-on GPS module. My biggest issue with it is price, but then again, I’m a cheapskate.Warren

With that kind of acceleration, I’m surprised the unit survived. The big electrolytic capacitor on Perfectflight and also on Missileworks altimeters (the only brands I own) are poorly supported against acceleration and I’ve had them rip off of the PC…   Read more»

I’m within a couple shop hours of having my GPS downlink system functional. The GPS works AND the serial RF data link works… just have to get the RS232 integration down…Then its just a packaging issue.Warren

Since I own six Missileworks RRC2X’s, I can’t say anything but good things about Jim’s products. He does tell me that the MPAC has gone to the back burner and may not get moved back to the front of the…   Read more»

There is a decent list of good recording altimeters, both barometric and accelerometer based. How fancy you get determines how much you spend.I have a Perfectflight MAWD – fits a 24mm tube, downloads data to the PC, dual deploy, barometric,…   Read more»

jimamos@missileworks.com or (303) 823-9222 9AM to 5PM.Warren

I also use the Perfectflight MAWD, small enough to do dual deploy in a 24mm airframe, but it has problems sometimes.Warren

I too use Missileworks RRC2X’s for most of my workhorse dual deployment rockets – the altitude resolution isn’t as fine as some, but the reliability and accuracy are great. To club members, Jim sells them for $65 so you can…   Read more»

That is hysterical to be sure…By the way, the name of my L-altitude record bird is “Delicate Sound of Thunder”, my J-altitude record bird is “Hot Needle of Inquiry”, my G-altitude record bird is “Another Momentary Lapse of Reason”, and…   Read more»

The rule is simple – If you flight sims to 24K or above you need to get permission from the Tripoli BOD – specifically from Pat Gordzelik. The application form is on the Tripoli website and you need to fill…   Read more»

I won’t deny it – I’ll look into it when I have some time, which should come shortly after MHM is over.Warren

The forum clock is all screwed up for me I see your post as 10:31AM on 4/10. I’ll look into it.Warren

21fps sounds just about perfect as a descent rate. My example was 1/4#, meaning a quarter pound. My mistake – I misconverted thinking grams instead of ounces. (All my rocket weights are in grams and kilograms – never pounds)I’d say…   Read more»

First, the Acme rail guides will work fine with all but the largest rails the club owns, so no worries about that. I use them myself on pretty much all rockets under 8 or 10# except for extreme altitude birds…   Read more»