Yeah, I was parked next to the group of students from Stanford University. I made the mistake of asking them what high school they went to . . . hey, when you're almost sixty, college kids look like high school kids.
But I thought we had talked while at the RSO table . . . your son remembered me from Snow Ranch. Perhaps that was somebody else, lol.
I had an interesting flight with my Giant Leap Firestorm 54; I used a 3D printed fincan instead of the acme fincan that came with the kit. It saved me 7 ounces in weight. Flew it on an I65 motor and at about 100 feet the aft end started corkscrewing. The rocket only went 2980' rather than the projected 5000'. I didn't notice why until I got home . . . the fins resembled a boat motor prop in that the tips were bent over, two to the right and one to the left.
The rail I launched off didn't have a stop/standoff, so I used a dirt clod. Big mistake, as I believe the heat from the flames coming back off the blast plate softened the fins and when they bent over I got the corkscrew spin. I really like the 3D printed fincans and will be more careful in the future . . . perhaps I'll start carrying a rail-stop in my pocket.
