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Screw switch mounted below the tracker board and accessed through a hole in the nose cone shoulder. Look into the pictures for the 54mm cone.
Very Nice, I like. Will also get this when building a 2.6 for L2, I think when I go down to Manchester in the fall with my club member and teacher I will buy the reload from Chris as I've heard nothing but good and also talk to him for a while about motors, I'm very interested in Loki's stuff for MD. I also will be getting switches and batteries from him later on. Don't know the date of L1 launch and possible L2 but will probably September or October. Also may pick up some wild man man stuff as they are there also. Anyone on here part of the music city or HARA club?Screw switch mounted below the tracker board and accessed through a hole in the nose cone shoulder. Look into the pictures for the 54mm cone.
Also I know NAR has a junior L1 for under 18 year olds but does Tripoli have this requirement as well or will I be able to get L2 as well through them?
Tripoli has its Tripoli Mentoring Program which is similar to the NAR Junior L1. The major difference is that the Junior member in this may start at age 12 instead of NAR's 14 and there's a test the Junior member must take in order to access high power pads.
https://www.tripoli.org/TMP
I'm not sure what your question is about L2.
In the TMP, you learn to build and fly rockets with a Mentor. You don't actually have any certification level, but you are allowed to participate with your Mentor at whatever level she or he is certified and competent. Your mentor is the actual flyer and owns and builds the motors, which is required in order to remain legal.
In NAR Junior L1, your are provisionally L1, but unable to possess or build motors. Once you turn 18 you are L1. You may not participate in L2 flights as a Junior L1 NAR .
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Ah so I definitely will get junior L1 from NAR. The test to join TMP won't be difficult I believe. So after reading about TMP, I can build HPR rockets with a mentors help or advice without them technically being there, and can use email to communicate or go to launches for updates. BUT legally, the mentor has to construct and put in the engine and igniter etc. in order to launch it.
So technically if my mentor is L3, I can construct a rocket that uses an L3 motor through his/her advise as long as they deal with the engine.
Got another set of fillets done today. Called apogee once again as well about the altimeter well.......They've shipped it alright and the people at the front desk seem to have misplaced it this whole time...:eyeroll: I will rummage through the mail room on Friday for a desperate search.
I also think I have been able to answer my own questions so far and will be using 3/32 holes as vents. I think I will be gluing a form of tube to the sled and the using bolts to keep it on. I can't work with the sled till I get the altimeter.
New question, do you recommend a screw switch for the altimeter or should I just turn it on and then place it on the pad?
Ah so I definitely will get junior L1 from NAR. The test to join TMP won't be difficult I believe. So after reading about TMP, I can build HPR rockets with a mentors help or advice without them technically being there, and can use email to communicate or go to launches for updates. BUT legally, the mentor has to construct and put in the engine and igniter etc. in order to launch it.
So technically if my mentor is L3, I can construct a rocket that uses an L3 motor through his/her advise as long as they deal with the engine.
Especially with a rocket that diameter, a screw switch will take up a lot of space and will get in the way. I have become a strong believer in "twist and tuck". Run a set of wires for a "switch" through the vent hole. At the pad, strip a section of the wire, twist them together tightly, then tuck the wire back into the airframe. You will save a lot of space, and you will avoid issues with a screw switch not working. This is a bit of old school rocketry but it works.
Good point. I generally tuck the insulated wire in, but leave the twisted wire exposed.
cleanScrew switch mounted below the tracker board and accessed through a hole in the nose cone shoulder. Look into the pictures for the 54mm cone.
This rocket flew out at Southern Thunder in Manchester Tennessee this past weekend. I have to say it was a fantastic day except for all the mud. The rocket flew with an Easymini and a TeleGPS in the nose cone for the pretty ballsy cert flight. My club supervisor attempted to cert with the rocket, and if I do say one thing, the rocket wouldn't have even got off the pad without Mr. Craig Brooks of (I believe) the Birmingham Rocket Boys. With a H180 loaded in the casing, the rocket had a beautiful boost. The drogue deployed at apogee, but sadly the main did not and came down with only with the drogue. The cause for this was determined to be a tight pack of the main parachute in the body as it did not eject. The rocket was recovered perfectly fine, with only a couple scratches on the nose cone as it stuck itself in some soft mud. Sadly it was a not a certified flight due to the main.
On the descent, for some reason, the TeleGPS stopped transmitting data to the TeleBT. I believe the GPS became unlocked. Thankfully, the rocket landed in a visible location. I'll be attaching both the Easy Mini Data and also TeleGPS data below.
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I am still wondering why the GPS became unlocked, as it stopped transmitting data on the descent.
Awesome launch, and beautiful build. I am considering this rocket for a 29mm hybrid build...
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