PokerJones
Well-Known Member
I really hadn't planned on doing my L3 certification this year but I came across a smokin deal on a 6" Ultimate Wildman kit from a local guy I met at a launch, plus I have been meaning to this for about 20 years .
This will be a Tripoli certification build/flight, both of my TAPS have signed off on my certification package and rocket design so the building has begun.
This kit is a few years old and comes with 1/2" plywood centering rings and G10 bulk plates unlike the newer version with aluminum bulk plates and G10 centering rings. It came with the 60" booster and 48" payload. 18" AV Bay coupler and 6" switch band.
The items I will need down the road are the main parachute (12' Rocketman), harnesses (7/16" tubular kevlar from onebadhawk), and of course...the motor (AT M1350W). I have almost everything else I need, the Y-harness arrived today from Teddy so I've been working on the motor mount.
Most of the pics will be the same ones I am sending to my TAPS via email so they will be annotated for clarity.
Here are the obligatory kit pics and first dry fit. Motor mount pics to follow.
This will be a Tripoli certification build/flight, both of my TAPS have signed off on my certification package and rocket design so the building has begun.
This kit is a few years old and comes with 1/2" plywood centering rings and G10 bulk plates unlike the newer version with aluminum bulk plates and G10 centering rings. It came with the 60" booster and 48" payload. 18" AV Bay coupler and 6" switch band.
The items I will need down the road are the main parachute (12' Rocketman), harnesses (7/16" tubular kevlar from onebadhawk), and of course...the motor (AT M1350W). I have almost everything else I need, the Y-harness arrived today from Teddy so I've been working on the motor mount.
Most of the pics will be the same ones I am sending to my TAPS via email so they will be annotated for clarity.
Here are the obligatory kit pics and first dry fit. Motor mount pics to follow.