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I rather die in a paragliding accident than of infected bed sores in a nursing home. I was an RN for 43 years and I saw lots of that. Unfortunately we don't get to choose most of the time so lets fly before I forget how to! Up, up and away!!

Thanks all you rocketeers. You have been very kind with your advice. Probably won't be until April next year as I am recovering from major surgery much slower than I anticipated. As far as expense goes, the electronics I have cost over $2,500 but that includes 3 backups of everything. All up it...

If my team does manage 25,000 ft. for a single kite and 40,000 ft. for a kite train, I am not adverse to trying for a rocket altitude record. I'm a cocky and tenacious "bastard" aren't I? :rolleyes: Up, up and away! Just remembered, I have virtually no money. I also have a "big mouth". My team...

That's excellent information. I will consider that site if CASA knocks my application back for 20,000 ft. + flights. Bob Moore

Thanks mate. I am very mindful of not upsetting CASA, especially since I developed a great reputation and a trusting relationship with the sports aviation department. In the end they seemed to be trying to associate the record success with their regulator input and event approval. I get the...

I am in Baulkham Hills, an outer suburb of Sydney, NSW.

Excellent kite and great graphics. Bob Moore

Thanks for the reply. Just a small rocket to introduce myself to rocketry on a low wind day when we are sitting around bored. Not a designated activity for my approved zone so just want to keep it low key. Bob Moore

I'm the team leader of the group that spent 10 years trying to break the altitude record for a single kite in Australia. We did it in 2014 with a flight to 16,009 ft. above ground level. I have become interested in rockets after consulting members about electronics. Some members have become...

Some of you may have experience with the BigRedBee GPS telemetry. I mentioned above that it failed basically just sitting in my workshop cupboard with occasional testing out the back for battery duration and andonce for accuracy against government survey benchmarks. Probably less than 12 hours...

You can see some detailed updates of progress towards some remote kite tests on my Facebook site. https://www.facebook.com/donate/307298369939345/ Sponsorship has reached $1,300 which I am very grateful for. A sheep station owner has invited my team to do some testing on October 3rd, 4th, 5th...

Electronic of this type, especially those requiring custom enclosures, are relatively fragile. They won't last long in the field if they are not protected from rough handling. Pay attention to their housing, shock proofing, static resistance plus treat them with care and they should last for...

You people (I was about to write guys but I don't know if there are any lady rocketeers) may be interested in my use of GPS telemetry. In 2004 I started my high altitude flights out in western NSW using a Garmin Geko hand held GPS which I put on-board the kite. I could only estimate the kite's...

I don't suppose there are any flat earther's among you rocket people? (: (I was about to write "guys" but I realised thee may be some girls who fly rockets). Are there sometimes cameras on-board activated at zenith? I imagine that any weight is detrimental to performance. I guess anything over...

Sorry, I got lost as I am prone to do these days. It was supposed to be a comment on "Big rocket day for the AeroAggie family". The little girl is in a pink fairy dress at the base of a Mercury Redstone. Anyway, your build is awesome and I'm just gobsmacked by the quality of the work and...

Very nice pics, nice build and lovely daughter. Hope she develops rockets as a hobby or something similar and creative. Bob Moore

The product specs are being upgraded constantly but my detailed knowledge of Dyneema and Spectra braids is about 4 years old. Each time DSM brings out a stronger version of Dyneema, Honeywell responds with a stronger version of Spectra. These companies don't actually make ropes, cords or line...

In 2004 I purchased 200 lb line from Innotex in the USA. They manufacture braided ropes and lines including UHMWPE (Spectra 2000). I purchased 10,000 metres on 1,000 metre spools. This line was used for my initial test flights and is good quality but I decided to increase the safe margin between...

I just realised why I haven't been getting forum messages. It's been going to the spam folder. Doh! Somehow I missed this reply and it is over 2 years old but anyway I’ll update on high altitude kites. I had hoped to do some more flying from the Cable Downs site near Cobar in western NSW...

Yeah, flying can be frying if it's really hot or can be fying if I'm from Japan or China. The latest news is my team is heading west to our flying site in late September 2016. We will be testing a train of 4 medium kites up to 20,000 ft if conditions are right. Our GPSFlight telemetry has died...