Nick@JET
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Opened my OneBadHawk harnesses for my DarkoStar. Everything is in hand except for the motor... Woot! Level 2 is in sight...
Nice! When is your L2 flight planned?
Opened my OneBadHawk harnesses for my DarkoStar. Everything is in hand except for the motor... Woot! Level 2 is in sight...
I put the decals on my Nike Smoke and Mini Max:
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I also finished the paint work on my BT80 Astron Ranger. I haven't gotten the stripe decals yet, though.
Just finished my Pro series Argent with modifications it has a cluster of six pods three of which will hold D 12 0 and a main with an E or F. The other pods are for looks.
I was going for a bit of the Delta II look.
I ran the model on open rocket looks pretty good.
If this works next version will have a second stage. View attachment 261667View attachment 261668View attachment 261669
Just finished my Pro series Argent with modifications it has a cluster of six pods three of which will hold D 12 0 and a main with an E or F. The other pods are for looks.
I was going for a bit of the Delta II look.
I ran the model on open rocket looks pretty good.
If this works next version will have a second stage. View attachment 261667View attachment 261668View attachment 261669
Flew my Star Trooper on a 1/2A3 right in my backyard and had a successful recovery.
Went much higher than I expected, but still managed to land in the yard.
Yesterday: got my first taste of RDF tracking! Teddy (Onebadhawk) gave me a crash course, and let me borrow his receiving gear. Yesterday I gave it a whirl at the local park. I had my dad hide it on the far side while I hunted for it. Went 3 for 3, took me maybe 12 mins each time. I was using a BRB 70cm Beeline Beacon and a yagi. On one occasion, he put it behind a tree, and next to metal bleachers. That one was a bit tricky. It was a good experience, and quite fun! I'm feeling a bit better about going at it for real at the METRA launch this weekend, and looking forward to using it regularly in the future! I now understand the whole "don't distract the man with a yagi" thing! It's a cool little piece of technology.
Nate
Wind finally calmed down to launch a few. Mini Max to test the wind that was there, scratch built WAC Corporal, scratch built Honest John, Crossfire, Super Alpha and Vagabond. Other than the first and last, the others were first flights. Partial chute deployment on the Super Alpha led to a cracked fin. Vagabond's chute cords pulled out except for two, fast descent but no damage. Others flew great, all landed within 50 yards of the pad. Overall not a bad evening.
Nice! Wait till the beeps turn into a rocket.
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