Nick@JET
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EDIT Flight reports
QCRS on a J330 to 3800'
2nd flight 3Oaks on a K515 to 7600' trees for 2 months, Rocket survived! (Loaded weight 11.7lbs)
3rd flight - AMA Muncie Indy Rockets on a J244 to 3645'
4th Flight - 3Oaks 4-23-17 J250W DMS - 3053' off vertical flight
Since LDRS, i've wanted a MAC Performance canvas phenolic rocket of some sort, but not having a tracker means i had to put off anything that would go over 4K. The tracker is the missing link - no camera and no speed until tracker. I've picked up a solid tracker (garmin astro) also waiting on the Missleworks RTx. I called Mike at MAC Performance and you talk about great service - i actually called the weekend before and he called me back quickly, answered all my questions and even gave me the BF deal prior to , thanks Mike if you read this.
Since a small launch at Purdy north site in IN with Gary and John from Chicago and seeing what they brought and flew, it just kinda hit me - im done with cardboard rockets unless they are reinforced - so i love what I have but from here on out - they will be able to withstand some forces.
In this build , my plan is to take pictures of the build without trying to smooth things out - it is what it is pics so you can see the progression. I'm not the greatest and making perfectly smooth fillets - never injected fillets, so as always this is a learning techniques process. My problem is not my plan - but I get impatient and want to see the finished product that i tend to rush things and it costs me on the back end.
My plan after L2 is Mach, Mile, Mach 1.5, 2 mile etc..:
- MAC Firestick XL - 54mm mount, I wanted a 4FNC with a boat tail.
- Missle works RRC2 and RRC3
- One Bad hawk harnesses - custom longer length incase the firestick lands in a tree - yes I have a tree story and would like to avoid that :no:
- CTI K515 / 445 from CountyLine Hobbies
- Rocketpoxy from County Line
- Aeropack RA54P retainer
- some type of camera - asked for Christmas from my wife
- Actually make one of my rockets look good - hopefully make Eric Merrel not run away in horror (this is subjective of course)
- alittle love from Stickershock23
received the MAC Firestick really fast - literally 3 days from the order.
opened and MAN do I love this canvas! reminds me of older circuit board material
QCRS on a J330 to 3800'
2nd flight 3Oaks on a K515 to 7600' trees for 2 months, Rocket survived! (Loaded weight 11.7lbs)
3rd flight - AMA Muncie Indy Rockets on a J244 to 3645'
4th Flight - 3Oaks 4-23-17 J250W DMS - 3053' off vertical flight
Since LDRS, i've wanted a MAC Performance canvas phenolic rocket of some sort, but not having a tracker means i had to put off anything that would go over 4K. The tracker is the missing link - no camera and no speed until tracker. I've picked up a solid tracker (garmin astro) also waiting on the Missleworks RTx. I called Mike at MAC Performance and you talk about great service - i actually called the weekend before and he called me back quickly, answered all my questions and even gave me the BF deal prior to , thanks Mike if you read this.
Since a small launch at Purdy north site in IN with Gary and John from Chicago and seeing what they brought and flew, it just kinda hit me - im done with cardboard rockets unless they are reinforced - so i love what I have but from here on out - they will be able to withstand some forces.
In this build , my plan is to take pictures of the build without trying to smooth things out - it is what it is pics so you can see the progression. I'm not the greatest and making perfectly smooth fillets - never injected fillets, so as always this is a learning techniques process. My problem is not my plan - but I get impatient and want to see the finished product that i tend to rush things and it costs me on the back end.
My plan after L2 is Mach, Mile, Mach 1.5, 2 mile etc..:
- MAC Firestick XL - 54mm mount, I wanted a 4FNC with a boat tail.
- Missle works RRC2 and RRC3
- One Bad hawk harnesses - custom longer length incase the firestick lands in a tree - yes I have a tree story and would like to avoid that :no:
- CTI K515 / 445 from CountyLine Hobbies
- Rocketpoxy from County Line
- Aeropack RA54P retainer
- some type of camera - asked for Christmas from my wife
- Actually make one of my rockets look good - hopefully make Eric Merrel not run away in horror (this is subjective of course)
- alittle love from Stickershock23
received the MAC Firestick really fast - literally 3 days from the order.
opened and MAN do I love this canvas! reminds me of older circuit board material
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