RocketHunter
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I have been flying HPR for quite a few years now, flying higher and faster with MD rockets and more recently L2 motors. Living on the east coast (central NJ), the highest waiver I currently have access to is at URRG to 18K, which I have pretty much maxed out.
Having started my freshmen year of college smile, I now have access to both awesome tools and machine shops, and lots of other like-minded engineers looking to work on a cool project
The L2 range of motors can, at the higher end, provide some huge performance, in both speed and altitude. Currently I'm thinking about a 54mm to 38mm MD 2-stage, probably something like a 54/2800 Loki L1040 to a 38/1200 Loki K1127 reaching the high M3 range and ~40,000'.
The closest place I am aware of that supports a flight of this magnitude is Kloudbusters in Argonia, Kansas with their 50,000' waiver. While the site is perfect, getting there would be difficult and expensive.
My question is, are there any launch sites closer to Central NJ that support flights higher than 20,000'? Secondly, if I were to attempt to file for my own waiver to fly this (with the support of the university), is it even possible to find a location closer that was large enough to allow a 50,000' waiver? I would imagine getting a waiver of that magnitude would require a good amount of work, but if any others have done this before, is it within reason for a a couple students to plan and organize over the course of a year?
Having started my freshmen year of college smile, I now have access to both awesome tools and machine shops, and lots of other like-minded engineers looking to work on a cool project
The L2 range of motors can, at the higher end, provide some huge performance, in both speed and altitude. Currently I'm thinking about a 54mm to 38mm MD 2-stage, probably something like a 54/2800 Loki L1040 to a 38/1200 Loki K1127 reaching the high M3 range and ~40,000'.
The closest place I am aware of that supports a flight of this magnitude is Kloudbusters in Argonia, Kansas with their 50,000' waiver. While the site is perfect, getting there would be difficult and expensive.
My question is, are there any launch sites closer to Central NJ that support flights higher than 20,000'? Secondly, if I were to attempt to file for my own waiver to fly this (with the support of the university), is it even possible to find a location closer that was large enough to allow a 50,000' waiver? I would imagine getting a waiver of that magnitude would require a good amount of work, but if any others have done this before, is it within reason for a a couple students to plan and organize over the course of a year?