My Finished LOCIV

My finished LOCIV. No decals. Trimmed out with Blue Painters Tape. Paint is 2X Rustoleum bought at Home Depot. Just waiting on engines.

Very nice! That was my L1 rocket.
What are you planning to fly it on?

Gonna go for first flight on a Cesaroni G115W and then my L1 on an H225W. Can't wait!!!

Looks great! That was my L1 kit as well. Flew great on a CTI H163.

I would like to add some type of beeper just in case of drift. Any suggestions?

Chunker78 said:

I would like to add some type of beeper just in case of drift. Any suggestions?

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Personal alarms work great, often referred to as screamers. They use a pull pin and can be attached to the recovery harness so that when the parachute deploys the pin is pulled activating alarm. Normally they have a key ring on one end.

My first foray into High Power...a G55 and then a Vulcan Smoky Sam H100 for a Level 1 .........way back when.
Still flying today.
Take care of those low hanging fins.

beepers
https://www.adeptrocketry.com/beepers.htm
https://www.adeptrocketry.com/SB1ds.htm

That looks fantastic! I always loved the LOC 4. I had the HDB version but a long delay ruined its first flight. I have been toying with building another one with a 54mm tube and some fin glassing.

LOC IVs are awesome, mine has been flown and crashed and repaired more times than any other rocket I've owned over the past 7 or 8 years that I've had it. Great paint job!

That is just CLASSIC and executed to perfection. The Loc IV has been a great vehicle for level 1 certification. Good luck on your cert flight.

It looks great! Good luck on your L1 flight...

I would like to add some type of beeper just in case of drift. Any suggestions?

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rharshberger said:

Personal alarms work great, often referred to as screamers. They use a pull pin and can be attached to the recovery harness so that when the parachute deploys the pin is pulled activating alarm. Normally they have a key ring on one end.

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+ 1 for the pin pull ones. However, I advise you check the key chain link on the alarm is strong enough to withstand the strain at deployment (some are just a thin open loop of light metal). After losing one I strengthened the replacement with a few winds of kevlar thread covered with JB Weld, as you can see here - it's not pretty, but it works.



Congratulations on a great looking rocket and good luck with the cert flight.

That was my L1 as well. Mine was on an AT H220.

Tim51 said:

+ 1 for the pin pull ones. However, I advise you check the key chain link on the alarm is strong enough to withstand the strain at deployment (some are just a thin open loop of light metal). After losing one I strengthened the replacement with a few winds of kevlar thread covered with JB Weld, as you can see here - it's not pretty, but it works.

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Congratulations on a great looking rocket and good luck with the cert flight.

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That's a great idea!

Will do on the fins. I used 30min epoxy mixed with Great Planes Milled Fiberglass for the fillets on the outside and the inside.