Started building an Estes D Region Tomahawk with my son today. Hope to have it together in time for the launch. I've never had the chance to experiment with 24mm composite motors and this would be a good candidate to do just that.
But I'm not going to waste an hour and a half driving in to Ft Worth, on to Dallas, and out to the launch. One way.
Not when I can walk 1 minute out to my side yard and launch.
You guys need to find a field somewhere "in the middle" like Arlington. We went through this some years back....I think the Dallas view of "close to Ft Worth" ended up at Mtn Creek College in Grand Prairie. We need to do a little better than that (IMHO)
Well, it ain't called the Dallas Area Rocket Society for nothing! Besides, the Gunter site is only twenty minutes from my house so it works for me. If fact, I'm the pioneer who found it! :neener:
I hear the bounty program is back on to find a low/mid power field since our Frisco field is getting urban sprawled upon. I tried to get the Garland parks department to let us fly, but no joy. In a picture perfect example of urban sprawl like DFW it is going to be very difficult to launch anywhere, but on the periphery. I am sure if you can find a field for a club launch people will show up, kind of a field of dreams thing...if you find it, they will launch. High power, like Gunter, is especially difficult since we have two major airports.
Anyhow, sweet that you have yard for launching, but few have a yard (or waiver) for the big stuff, so on to Gunter I will go.
I was thinking about the F39's but after seeing your cluster of F24's I'm not sure if I can make up my mind.... What kind of altitude would you expect with this kit and either of these motors? Without much though, would say pretty darn high. However, it's actually a pretty big rocket and those are far from full F's (I think...).
Intentional cryptic note to Chris B.:
1280 complete
I plan on making it out and it is great to have a site close to Dallas. I haven't flown a rocket in some time I hope I remember how to do it.
I plan on making it out and it is great to have a site close to Dallas. I haven't flown a rocket in some time I hope I remember how to do it.
Killin' me Robert. What about 54 spacer system?
Robert, cool to hear your working on D-Region with your son. That's the one build I remember working hard on as an early teen.... And finished as best I could.
Wish I could make the December launch, but I'm call that weekend. Maybe January! Hoping to have the Binder Tyrannosaur done by then.
Anyone want to be on my L2 cert team?
I hate to miss it and I would be there, but instead I will be in Norfolk, Va at my son's college graduation from Old Dominion university...
Scott was a DARS member back in the 1990s and flew a fair amount. He and I went to NARAM in 1996 and had a great time in Evansville, In. (He was 11 then and is finishing college after a stint in the Navy.)
While in VA, I am going to shamelessly get him and my 4 year old grandson a nice new Estes starter set for Xmas and see if he will become a BAR..
Sounds nice and congratulations with you son's college graduation. Engineer?
But I'm not going to waste an hour and a half driving in to Ft Worth, on to Dallas, and out to the launch. One way.
Not when I can walk 1 minute out to my side yard and launch.
You guys need to find a field somewhere "in the middle" like Arlington. We went through this some years back....I think the Dallas view of "close to Ft Worth" ended up at Mtn Creek College in Grand Prairie. We need to do a little better than that (IMHO)
Nope......he his getting his degree in Accounting....
Any word yet on a January DARS HP launch?
It is a bit over an hour for me from the south side of Fort Worth. I think it is well worth the drive around once a month or thereabouts.
I agree it would be crazy to drive that far to launch by yourself, but it is worth the trip to see all the other rockets fly and to hang out with the other rocket guys. Plus, you get to buy motors from Pyrobob's excellent pile of motors right there at the launch!
Let me know if you would like to ride out there with me sometime next year. Would enjoy the company!
Having said that, I agree it would be great to have a site, particularly a HP site in Tarrant county. I am doing a little looking around.
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