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    Show me your multi-tools!

    I got my first (original model) Leatherman in '94 or '95, worked with a concert light & sound group while in college and everyone had one and used them constantly, along with the constant debates whether Gerber or Leatherman was better. Was part of my bat-utility-belt consisting of the...
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    The 2023 Newton-Second Tally thread

    Adding my flights from 2023, not as many as I'd hoped. Been flying 10 years now and my grand total (81618 Ns) is still less than Wayco did this year. 🤯 ...... R-Motor ........................... 163840.0 Ns Wayco..................................... 116508.7 Ns (L3, 31 comm. 23 Ex, 45 flights)...
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    TRACKING POWDER!

    At LDRS (ROC) last year I was walking back from having recovered my rocket, and found a small opened Doritos bag on the ground. Trying to leave no trace I grabbed it and threw it in my backpack, only to discover that it contained an orange tracking powder (NOT Doritos dust). So I was...
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    How old is your ride?

    I have a thing for red pickups: 2004 Nissan Frontier, Crew Cab short bed, bought new, ~145k miles 1979 Dodge Li'l Red Express, 95.7k miles, bought in '91, 3rd owner
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    spacers and minimum diameter

    AeroPack has the MC38 and MC54, where you dump out the BP from the CTI forward closure (helps to scrape away any large chunks of the yellow glue that might remain), then screw these parts in (they tap themselves into the charge well), I've used them a bunch of times successfully. I'd recommend...
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    The 2021 Newton Tally Thread

    Looks like I never entered my flights from XPRS (I540W & H112J, left the launch early due to wind and threat of rain), TCC October Skies (I280DM, H135W, I345WT, I100RL, K400C) and this past weekend's TCC launch (I218R & J145SK). One more launch left this year, assuming LUNAR does a December...
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    CTI Discussion Thread

    To follow-up, CTI did reach out to me via DM this morning. I was only checking-in with AMW when I see them at a launch (always figured I'd pick it up rather than expecting it to be shipped), which is around once a year, so it's not like I was aggressively pursuing this. I haven't rebuilt the...
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    Root Cause Help on a CTI Pro-54 CATO

    Wow. Just flew one on Saturday, no issues (12 May 2021 date code). Love the ~4s of sparks and rumble. Flew one other one several years back when I was working on my L2 (up part was fine, but the main never deployed and it landed on drogue-only). My only CTI CATO was a K300CL in 2018, and...
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    CTI Discussion Thread

    On the 54mm forward closure front, I had a K300CL CATO back at LDRS 37 in 2018 (MESS filed at the time). AMW was on-site and replaced the case and submitted the warranty form for the motor, but every time I've checked with them since they still hadn't received the replacement motor. Any chance...
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    Flyaway rail guides

    I've used two different brands for 38mm and one for 54mm. They do work, but don't expect them to last terribly long. In 38mm I've used both the ones mentioned above from Additive (bought through WM), and the 'Mayhem Rocketry' ones AMW used to sell (don't see them listed now). I did more than a...
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    Coronavirus: What questions do you have?

    Hi Chuck, I've been checking this thread on and off for a while, certainly appreciate all the help you've provided. I finally have a few basic questions, apologies if they are repeats but I hope you can understand given the size of the thread. I've been participating in voluntary twice-weekly...
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    How to hook a JL Altimeter to a nose cone

    I did use a small zip tie once, broke and lost the altimeter. I've used a keychain ring many times with good success (not this one specifically, but one like it that I already had). In a raffle I won one of these, and its little kevlar cord works great (pouch is good for helping protect the...
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    The 2021 Newton Tally Thread

    Finally did my first launch since the lockdown began, kept it simple since it was ~111°F at the field for the 3 day 'Dairy Aire 2.0' TCC held last weekend. H242T and I500T. ...... R-Motor ............................ 163840.0 Ns ...... Q-Motor ............................. 81920.0 Ns...
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    LiPo question - 3 plugs?

    Heh. You're either much more disciplined than me, or you've made the same mistake. :) The battery I like to use for my Eggfinder LCD units comes with a third lead to one of the higher-power connectors, so I also clipped it to get it out of the way. But even though I'm an EE and should have...
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    Split Cameras

    There may be some valid concern they have that I just can't think of (though I've worked with Li battery systems for my day job for 22 years now), but claiming a battery voltage is not stable (which in other places seemed to suggest it could just suddenly surge to a higher voltage and damage...
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    The 2020 Newton Tally Thread

    Haven't flown since March due to the health regulations, only one launch I could have gone to (XPRS), which had a limited reservation that I missed the window for. But I had never added my one flight from March (I140SK) so fixing that now. ...... R-Motor ................. 163840.0 Ns ...
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    Do you consider MPR a pre-requisite for HPR?

    Same basic track for me, with a big time-delta in-between also. From flying model rockets as a kid (may not have even made it to a D, don't recall), to ~25 years of no flying at all, to my successful L1 cert flight (H148R). I didn't fly a G motor until after I had my L2 (not an L3 yet), and...
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    Non-Essential Business

    Actually, I'm not sure that will give an accurate picture, either. I'm already hearing that traffic fatalities are down, violent crime is down, even the regular flu season deaths seems to be dropping faster than normal due to the social distancing. So I think the numbers will be pretty off in...
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    Revision to Tripoli Rule Regarding Wireless Remote Switches

    Units like the TRS don't have an extra battery to keep the GPS data fresh, lock time doesn't vary on distance from the previous lock, it's starting fresh every time it's powered-up.
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    NASA Launches Really Nice Nikon DSLR Camera Strapped To Rocket To Gather Photos Of Sun

    Heh. Where do I get duct tape that wide/long? Is that a NASA special? :) I'd be a bit concerned with the angle that rocket is launching at, also.
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