Finding your rocket in a corn field

[trialsguy]

mtnmanak,
Where can get a screamer for less than $4?

Thanks!

 

[Tractionengines]

If the link works.... This is an 3 pack for $ 10.89. I don't see a 1-off near that low a per piece price.

Emergency Personal Alarm, 3 Pack 140DB Personal Siren with LED Lights, Personal Panic Alarm for Men, Women, Children, Elderly Emergency Security Alarm, Self Defense Electronic Device https://a.co/d/0MYSonq

 

[Alan15578]

A screamer, eh? Can I get one with a piercing female scream from a horror movie?

 

[mtnmanak]

mtnmanak,
Where can get a screamer for less than $4?

Thanks!

Depends...

If you are looking for the kind that goes in a rocket, see post #3.

If you are looking for someone to spice up your personal life, it is going to be difficult to find someone under $4. Maybe a couple places in Queens or the Bronx...

 

[boomtube-mk2]

If you keep losing rockets in a cornfield, stop annoying Billy Mummy.

 

[Ez2cDave]

Something to consider regarding the personal alarms. If there is a chance your rocket may end up on a phone line/electric line/tree/etc. in a residential neighborhood, it is not really a good idea.

Why is that ?

Dave F.

 

[trialsguy]

Because it would just hang there, beeping in a loud and annoying manner. [Assuming that it is too high to retrieve and shut off].

 

[Charles_McG]

I use an eggfinder, but have had a couple of occasions in tall reeds or willow thicket where GPS got me close, but a cheap direction mic got me the last 30', listening for the beeps from the altimeter. I've got the direction from the mic alone from as far as 300'

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00EEZQPH...&pd_rd_r=7f66407e-8256-4299-adeb-2d795157c5e5

 

[Titan II]

Why is that ?

Dave F.

Seriously? You cannot figure that out on your own?

 

[seabeeadp]

A well-proven corollary to Murphy’s Law: a rocket with a screamer will be inexorably attracted to power lines.

And roc

 

[seabeeadp]

I have lost many in the 70s and mostly do to my “higher is better” and no rain mean “launch is good”. yikes. When I see prices of used kits that could have been sitting in my shelve 40 plus years.

I not sure or the new gadgets out there, but a compass (land navigation) or an app on phone will give you a good sense of direction

Corn fields weren’t my enemy- But large fields and some trees were.

Have some spotters with you. my brothers were helpful- and few launches while home from Navy, my nieces and nephews were my gophers

Good luck. i’d love a sonic beeper in the 70s. (found some kits 3-4 years later in trees)

Oh. from your position watching it land- look for a “reference point to follow in direction or landing will help you stay on right track (i use to teach land navigation).

Good luck.