H_Rocket
Death by Powerpoint
Bah, been L2 since 2000 and have never seriously thought about it.
You just can't find a big enough hat.
Bah, been L2 since 2000 and have never seriously thought about it.
Well - I swore I would never get my L2 due to the expense, but then some Black Friday sale got me going... Next thing I knew I had my L2
But L3? No way. Just too expensive... Never gonna happen......
Until Tim offered a sweet deal at LDRS. Kit is now in the shop. Need to start working on my package now.
If there is a choice, go for the 98mm. You can always adapt down. Makes it flyable on smaller fields and cheaper reloads, or maxing it out if you choose. You just need to make it strong enough to survive the highest thrust motor you intend to fit into it.
I know I would be wishing I had put a 98mm in if I had gone for 75mm. So would a lot of people I think.
You just can't find a big enough hat.
Too funny, Al! :lol:
Yeah I'm in a similar boat as Bat-Mite (John) was prior to L3. I'm perfectly content flying J/K and in all honesty I fly mostly F/G. Living in New England narrows the practicality a bit on really big motors due to field constraints. I plan to do my L3 but really only for the experience and sense of accomplishment. I could envision myself being one of those types that flies only one L3 motor in his life.
I'm just gonna get this H133BS to try it. It's barely even an H and I'll never fly stuff like that regularly. If the case wasn't free, I wouldn't even do it...... I'll be happy flying G's forever.
As I see it, there are two reasons for getting an L3. One is that you really want to fly bigger, heavier things on some regular basis. The other is that you want to prove to yourself and others that you can do it, like some people get their master's degree for the same reason. Nothing wrong with that. I got my L3 just to prove that I could; but then I discovered that I really love flying big rockets, and want to do that more and more as budget permits.
I'm just gonna get this H133BS to try it. It's barely even an H and I'll never fly stuff like that regularly. If the case wasn't free, I wouldn't even do it...... I'll be happy flying G's forever.
You just can't find a big enough hat.
Nailed it. If you guess which rocket you'll earn a cookie.
This might work ....
Don't have the space for a L3 build... at least in this house. And once we buy a new house, I more than likely won't have the budget...
I'm building a 4" rocket as my L3. Not too much space really...and we've got the waiver for it in Potter....
For the record, since I got my L3 I usually do 1 M a year. A few years I did 2. It's not that I can't afford it, I've just found that lugging 25-50 pounds of rocket around is not quite as much fun as it sounds.
Ditto. I got mine on a MAC Performance Radial Flyer. Built with Bob Smith 30-minute epoxy. Recovery was TFR. M1101 took it to 13,000', which was within our waiver.
Make some friends! :grin:
I shrugged and said, "Well, you know ... I'm Level 3. I have guys that do that for me, now."
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