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  1. 20th January 2009, 07:30 PM #31
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    Quote Originally Posted by JAL3 View Post
    The A-Corn came with an 8" Thermal Rider parachute from Hartle Engineering. As a general rule, I don't like plastic parachutes but, if I'm going to have one, this is the type to go with.

    The chute went together easily and was connected to a provided snap swivel. The swivel was then connected to the NC.
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    Just for clarification, the chutes I use are not from Hartle Engineering; I make them myself. I didn't even know what a Thermal Rider was until I purchased a few K&S kits last year.

    He uses yellow kevlar thread for risers, and I use shiny colored button thread. I think by happenstance we use the same plastic sheet material for the chutes.

    I'm really glad that everyone is so enthused about these kits. I'm getting a product line together now and hopefully by mid February the website will be up and ready.

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  2. 20th January 2009, 08:10 PM #32
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    Quote Originally Posted by First_Flight View Post
    JAL3:

    Just for clarification, the chutes I use are not from Hartle Engineering; I make them myself. I didn't even know what a Thermal Rider was until I purchased a few K&S kits last year.

    He uses yellow kevlar thread for risers, and I use shiny colored button thread. I think by happenstance we use the same plastic sheet material for the chutes.

    I'm really glad that everyone is so enthused about these kits. I'm getting a product line together now and hopefully by mid February the website will be up and ready.

    FFH
    My apologies and I stand corrected. I had not seen that type of druable plastic chute from anywhere else so I made a bad assumption.
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    My only caution with these kits is not to fly them in the fall, next to a cornfield - without a tracking device. LOL!
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  4. 21st January 2009, 03:58 AM #34
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    Quote Originally Posted by AKPilot View Post
    My only caution with these kits is not to fly them in the fall, next to a cornfield - without a tracking device. LOL!
    I hadn't thought of that. My club helps with an annual event at Medina Valley High School called the Cornfied Classic. Its an AFROTC rocket meet but we always do some exhibitions. We launch right next to the cornfield in October.

    It should prove a good lession in camoflage.
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  5. 21st January 2009, 05:15 AM #35
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    hear is the corn roc family ready to fly
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  6. 21st January 2009, 05:22 AM #36
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    Quote Originally Posted by CharlaineC View Post
    hear is the corn roc family ready to fly
    I'm jealous of the varigated colors. My 13 and 18 versions look just like your 13. My 24 is about halfway between your 13 and 18.
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    lol sorry i didny choose
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    Quote Originally Posted by CharlaineC View Post
    lol sorry i didny choose
    Neither did I but I'm satisfied.

    I still want to try using popcorn for wadding...
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    that would be funny a handful ontop of the dog barf
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    Quote Originally Posted by CharlaineC View Post
    that would be funny a handful ontop of the dog barf
    I planned to do it on its first outing back in Nov but I got to the field and had forgotten.
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    LOL! Gotta Love any Odd-Roc and these Corn feed additions are Beaut's!

    I've had a couple decorative corn ears hanging in the rocket lab waiting to be hollowed out and converted for a couple years... Glad to see i'm not the only Odd-Roc sick-O out here LOL!!!!!
    Great job both JAL3 and Char!

    more then a decade ago I did build and fly a Cornfield ODD-Roc I called "US Corn" as it's entirely built from a real corn stalk, Used the Rootball as Drag fins and a piece of one of the hollow roots as the launch lugs. Flys OK on A10-3T's and has servived 9 or 10 flights. It usually gets a few Odd looks at shows and demo set-ups
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    Quote Originally Posted by Micromeister View Post
    LOL! Gotta Love any Odd-Roc and these Corn feed additions are Beaut's!

    I've had a couple decorative corn ears hanging in the rocket lab waiting to be hollowed out and converted for a couple years... Glad to see i'm not the only Odd-Roc sick-O out here LOL!!!!!
    Great job both JAL3 and Char!

    more then a decade ago I did build and fly a Cornfield ODD-Roc I called "US Corn" as it's entirely built from a real corn stalk, Used the Rootball as Drag fins and a piece of one of the hollow roots as the launch lugs. Flys OK on A10-3T's and has servived 9 or 10 flights. It usually gets a few Odd looks at shows and demo set-ups
    Odd is good.

    I think that says something about me.
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    odd odd their not odd rocs the 3fn are the odd rocs. its discrimination tell ya discrimination.
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    jal hear is that photo
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    Quote Originally Posted by CharlaineC View Post
    jal hear is that photo
    I see what you mean. I'll take a closer look at mine.

    Thanks
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