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Today, 01:02 AM
What are the fins made of?
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Yesterday, 12:43 AM
"Here, you are All equally worthless!"
My two other favorite R Lee Ermey quotes - from Siege of Firebase Gloria:
There are no Atheists in a...
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Yesterday, 12:08 AM
I'll be flying in it when I finish it.
I'm going to prove the earth is flat.
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Yesterday, 12:02 AM
I can't really add to the places to order parts from. The folks here have listed the ones I use already.
You mentioned testing the LED to find...
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18th April 2018, 10:42 PM
I wasn't there, but from what I heard, Sunday was the best day to launch of all three. There were high clouds and some blue sky. Low winds and...
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18th April 2018, 01:41 AM
Think I did my Level 2 ten years ago...and that was fifteen years after my Level 1.
Guess I've never been in a hurry, given there is a lot to do...
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18th April 2018, 01:24 AM
I am looking at a particular design problem....many of you have probably done a project that has fins that have substantial extension below the aft...
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15th April 2018, 07:20 PM
Based on your first flight of the big Saturn 1B...anything you would do different?
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14th April 2018, 03:23 AM
If you want to figure out how far from the pad you land, use Google Maps. Search for "Tripoli Central Virginia BattlePark Rocket Launch site,...
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14th April 2018, 03:17 AM
not sure how Saturday will turn out, but the winds on Friday weren't "bad" until about 2 PM. The surface winds were about 10 -12 mph and the upper...
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14th April 2018, 03:03 AM
Field was dry.....We had to deal with some wind.
Great day altogether..
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14th April 2018, 02:33 AM
I've been using the My Flights log on Rocket Reviews since 2008 https://www.rocketreviews.com/my-flights-7157.html
Sign up and log your flights. ...
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13th April 2018, 11:58 PM
First day of the spring launch at BattlePark. It was pretty crowded for a Friday with the Battle of the Rockets teams here for practice flights. ...
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12th April 2018, 12:21 AM
Adjusting to the actual decent rates is a great idea. It seems like all the manufactures use different numbers when they calculate the Cd of their...
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11th April 2018, 11:18 PM
The chute manufactures each have decent rates and recommendations, but I've never seen a chart that would compare different manufactures.
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11th April 2018, 01:37 AM
I'm rethinking Friday and Saturday......Sunday weather not as good.
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11th April 2018, 12:22 AM
I believe Ken of Performance Hobbies will be there Friday and Saturday. On Saturday we are expecting 250 - 400 folks. There will be a BBQ vendor...
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10th April 2018, 02:16 AM
...unless it is in the restricted access "research" section?
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10th April 2018, 12:32 AM
If you stay under 0.8 mach and just want to see everything, Quantum tubing will work great.
I've got a rocket that's 15 years old built from...
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10th April 2018, 12:13 AM
I still have to sign up for working the RSO/LCO, but I think I'll fly my Big Bird on the M EX motor on Friday. The forecast is looking very good.
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9th April 2018, 03:51 AM
Yes, would be cool.
.......of course I don't want to hijack this thread but, tell us about racing car thing.
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9th April 2018, 03:44 AM
Yes...well done indeed!
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9th April 2018, 02:12 AM
Well, if a $17 strip is "out of the budget" then you probably won't get much in the way of bells and whistles. Just like a new car, features = $$$....
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8th April 2018, 02:26 AM
It's the thought that counts.
Still hard to believe he is not with us.
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8th April 2018, 02:01 AM
Was looking forward to getting up there for this one, but need to wrap up a big project at work so I can go to the Culpeper event this week
Good...
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8th April 2018, 01:50 AM
Nick - you still have that big resin mercury capsule from Red Arrow?
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7th April 2018, 04:09 AM
Is that Jumbo Deuces Wild in the basement?
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6th April 2018, 03:47 AM
Yep....definitely had plenty of power.
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6th April 2018, 03:28 AM
They tried to.......
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6th April 2018, 03:22 AM
Good One! Love the P. Floyd.
:grin:
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