dr wogz
Fly caster
L2
Build all I have, no new kits!
get back into flying R/C
Fix house; various little projects that need doing..
Build all I have, no new kits!
get back into flying R/C
Fix house; various little projects that need doing..
I'll keep my 2018 goals to the one 2017 goal I didn't finish: building a Falcon Heavy scale model with drop-off side boosters. Design is mostly done; I just need to order parts and do it.
L2
Build all I have, no new kits!
get back into flying R/C
Fix house; various little projects that need doing..
Move, retire, then think about rockets again...
Sometimes the goal list just gets smaller and, smaller each year.
Rocketry wise- I plan to attend Mini Midwest Power in Princeton Illinois and, of course Midwest Power later in the year. At this time i have no other events planned. (Unless Sabrina needs me in Vis-Kon-Sin...)
Life wise- Plant more trees and, constantly work hard on keeping my little Tree Farm in top shape. Travel more....Using my vacation time to see people/places i really want to see before time runs out.
Racing wise- Ever since i bought my Hellcat Challenger...I've gone back to my evil ways. I've spent way too much time out in the shop preparing the car for 1/2 mile, 1 mile Speed Runs and, more than a few visits to the Dragstrip. As a matter of fact i spent most of this weekend working in my heated shop building horsepower while the world around me was sitting at -11 degrees outside.
Model Rocketry has always been very dear to me over the years...It all started in a little town in Wisconsin flying Estes Rockets in abandoned ball fields back in the 70's.
It took me into a career in the Air Force maintaining Nuclear ICBM's and, assisting with Space Launches and, with that i was never so responsible in my life for anything i have ever done......before or since.
Along the way i helped form a Tripoli Prefect with several great people and, watched it grow into something unbelievable over a short time. Tripoli bestowed upon me an honor when it made me a TAP and, that will continue on as long as i feel that i can do the job...
Over the years there have been many road trips....Donations of motors, a lot of time/money spent on Diesel/Motels/Food just to be there-
MANY great friendships...Life long friendships with some of the BEST people i would have never met without this hobby...
Thank-you...
Last night i came back to the forum (since MWP 15) to make a comment about the latest Star Wars movie-
Something happened along the way. What was a fun discussion...turned into a major editing and, deletion of mine and, others postings.
With that being said, i would like to say that i feel that i won't be coming here and, IF you need to reach me- I can be found on the Tripoli TAP listing for contact info. Or just ask, if you don't know how to reach me...someone knows how to. I can be found.
It has been a long and, winding road filled with great learning...friendships...many fun times....many more to come...
But, not here.
Bless you all, i look forward to seeing you in a field somewhere down the road of life.
Good bye...my friends...:sigh:Good bye.
I'm doing the same thing - LOL. I also just need to order some parts.
I'm doing mine BT-60 based with a BT-70 for the fairing. What scale is yours?
1) 20K' - On sugar.
Can we party before you move?!
I guess I'll do one of these as well...
- Get my ArdIU project working: https://www.rocketryforum.com/showthread.php?142671-ArdIU-Open-source-flight-computer-w-ATMega328
* Bonus: Get the ArdIU beta program up and running
- Get my Jr L1
* Bonus: Break Mach/mile
- Do better than a 90% success rate overall (counting partially successful flights as partial points using my personal standards- e.g. a nominal flight that has a good chute but is damaged on landing is considered to be 80% successful. My success rate since late summer '17 is 83%)
Did you forget to add: "Finish that 2-stage rocket" to the list?
I joke
Have you fleshed out your success rating system below 80%? I like evaluation and progress metrics, so I'd be interested to hear more on it.
Work interfered with a lot of 2017, so I'm looking forward to an active 2018. My goals:
1) Finish and fly my BA Baracus on an L to 15,000 (or higher)
2) Finish and fly my 3x29mm cluster
3) Successfully attempt my first 2 stage
4) Learn how to use my new 3D printer such that I can build internal components
If 1) is accomplished early enough and allows for it:
5) Fly BA Baracus at Airfest, with a sponsored M flight to 35,000+. OR says it'll hit 39.500... we'll see.
For me, this is an aggressive list. 1, 4 and 5 are the ones I want to accomplish most.
Have you run it through RasAero?
@Lithosphere: Weren't you the one building that Neil inspired green/black2-stage?
Also, where would these fall:
-Bad profile, lost (imagine a parabola into the woods/blue-yonder)
-Good up profile, partial recovery (main deploy failure for example)
-Main at apogee
I'll keep my 2018 goals to the one 2017 goal I didn't finish: building a Falcon Heavy scale model with drop-off side boosters. Design is mostly done; I just need to order parts and do it.
@Lithosphere: Weren't you the one building that Neil inspired green/black2-stage?
Also, where would these fall:
-Bad profile, lost (imagine a parabola into the woods/blue-yonder)
-Good up profile, partial recovery (main deploy failure for example)
-Main at apogee
Here is an approach to drop-off boosters that worked for me:
https://www.rocketryforum.com/showt...Motor-choices-and-designs&p=476655#post476655
1) actually recover ALL of my mach1 aspire on a flight.
2) help my 12yo son reach to supersonic with his aspire
3) L1 certify
4) fly my first dual deploy and get comfortable with it.
5) fly something with a 4” airframe.
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Sometimes the goal list just gets smaller and, smaller each year.
Rocketry wise- I plan to attend Mini Midwest Power in Princeton Illinois and, of course Midwest Power later in the year. At this time i have no other events planned. (Unless Sabrina needs me in Vis-Kon-Sin...)
Life wise- Plant more trees and, constantly work hard on keeping my little Tree Farm in top shape. Travel more....Using my vacation time to see people/places i really want to see before time runs out.
Racing wise- Ever since i bought my Hellcat Challenger...I've gone back to my evil ways. I've spent way too much time out in the shop preparing the car for 1/2 mile, 1 mile Speed Runs and, more than a few visits to the Dragstrip. As a matter of fact i spent most of this weekend working in my heated shop building horsepower while the world around me was sitting at -11 degrees outside.
Blah blah blah...
Gödel's To-do List:
1 - Write a to-do list.
New Years Resolutions ... this is fun:...
Finish the hand-crank-dynamo launch controller
RSO/LCO at a club HP launch.
Yeah, that's enough.
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