Rockethound
Infinity is in our minds
Hello, TRF. A funny thing happened Saturday. I flew Estes rockets when I was young and again when I had children. After randomly stumbling into YouTube posts on N2O/Rubber rockets, I came to know HPR. I first want to thank all the kind, wise and generous folks who contribute to TRF. I've learned a lot from searching through the posts. I came to Saturday's LUNAR launch to see what modern HPR is all about. What a treat! Here's the first L2 flight I've seen in my life.
This beautiful rocket was launched by pcalvin here on TRF. He introduced me to his family, allowed me to join him at the pad, and shared his love of the hobby with me. Thanks, Phil! ("Whoosh!")
The funny thing that happened was different. I gotta say, this was a magical weekend meeting wonderful people. As I drove up, I thought "There are more cows than people!"
I found a place to park and walked towards the pads. I was amazed to run into a very familiar sight just 15 feet from my car.
Do the center two look familiar? They are the Wild Thang and Scarab from Mr. G's build thread. It was rather mysterious... I had been reading that thread on Friday night, thinking of the Scarab as a possible build choice. I came to the LUNAR launch to see if HPR appealed to me - and ran across the two models I was thinking of, and Mr G, who was as kind and welcoming as the rest of LUNAR.
I live in Sacramento, so my club choices are SARG and LUNAR. I will join both. SARG has a 1500' waiver with a no HPR rule; G and below only. LUNAR will be my HPR club, but I want to test my L1 rocket closer to home at SARG as well. Their launch dates are often staggered, so I might get two a month.
People often wonder about the OP's POV in this kind of thread. I would consider myself a wild man. I come from 25+ years of flying HP sailplanes, such as this 2.5m Energic.
It drew 2.2KW and climbed at 180-200fps. From my hand to 600' in 4 seconds. This would be a L or M kind of sailplane. I like to build and fly strong models that handle speed well. At the same time, I want to fly my L1 cert rocket with a 1500' waiver.
It seems that neither of the rockets in Mr G's thread really suit me. I'm now considering a Wildman Jr. and a Blackhawk 38. Since Tim advertises the WMJ as suitable for F-J motors, it seems an obvious choice, and I like it for what it is. OTOH, I have this wild man thing and like the BH38 for its HP purity. This might be an embarrassing statement, but after what I've read at TRF I think you will be kind. I have considered building the BH38 and using a 38-29 adapter for MPR flights. This was mentioned in a build thread... someone saud they would check into the feasibility of using a 38-29 adapter in a BH38, but I saw no follow-up.
So I offer it to the group for your thoughts. I want to enjoy H/I motor performance with a tracker at LUNAR while still launching G motors at SARG. I prefer the pedigree, lines and style of the BH38, but I want to launch DD with 1500' waivers because I enjoy the deployment style. Would the BH38 suit me, should I go for the Wildman Jr, or are there other recommendations worth considering?
Thank you... my first TRF post...
Randy
This beautiful rocket was launched by pcalvin here on TRF. He introduced me to his family, allowed me to join him at the pad, and shared his love of the hobby with me. Thanks, Phil! ("Whoosh!")
The funny thing that happened was different. I gotta say, this was a magical weekend meeting wonderful people. As I drove up, I thought "There are more cows than people!"
I found a place to park and walked towards the pads. I was amazed to run into a very familiar sight just 15 feet from my car.
Do the center two look familiar? They are the Wild Thang and Scarab from Mr. G's build thread. It was rather mysterious... I had been reading that thread on Friday night, thinking of the Scarab as a possible build choice. I came to the LUNAR launch to see if HPR appealed to me - and ran across the two models I was thinking of, and Mr G, who was as kind and welcoming as the rest of LUNAR.
I live in Sacramento, so my club choices are SARG and LUNAR. I will join both. SARG has a 1500' waiver with a no HPR rule; G and below only. LUNAR will be my HPR club, but I want to test my L1 rocket closer to home at SARG as well. Their launch dates are often staggered, so I might get two a month.
People often wonder about the OP's POV in this kind of thread. I would consider myself a wild man. I come from 25+ years of flying HP sailplanes, such as this 2.5m Energic.
It drew 2.2KW and climbed at 180-200fps. From my hand to 600' in 4 seconds. This would be a L or M kind of sailplane. I like to build and fly strong models that handle speed well. At the same time, I want to fly my L1 cert rocket with a 1500' waiver.
It seems that neither of the rockets in Mr G's thread really suit me. I'm now considering a Wildman Jr. and a Blackhawk 38. Since Tim advertises the WMJ as suitable for F-J motors, it seems an obvious choice, and I like it for what it is. OTOH, I have this wild man thing and like the BH38 for its HP purity. This might be an embarrassing statement, but after what I've read at TRF I think you will be kind. I have considered building the BH38 and using a 38-29 adapter for MPR flights. This was mentioned in a build thread... someone saud they would check into the feasibility of using a 38-29 adapter in a BH38, but I saw no follow-up.
So I offer it to the group for your thoughts. I want to enjoy H/I motor performance with a tracker at LUNAR while still launching G motors at SARG. I prefer the pedigree, lines and style of the BH38, but I want to launch DD with 1500' waivers because I enjoy the deployment style. Would the BH38 suit me, should I go for the Wildman Jr, or are there other recommendations worth considering?
Thank you... my first TRF post...
Randy