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Looking good man. I swear I could sit on these build forums for hours. I’m anxious to see it fly!

My friend sent me this on Instagram. I don’t know how someone would get ahold of this considering the Apollo 11 Command Module is in Washington in a museum. There was pieces of it presented to the engineer and other important people, but I don’t know...

Because it smells [emoji37] Birds will attack your rocket when they smell it.

That’s an interesting idea. People around where I launch just throw shredded Kevlar in a tube, lol.

I live in Oklahoma as well!

I’ve just seen it used. I don’t necessarily condone, but it does work great. A couple people in this forum just admitted to using it. Lol.

Oh ok, I see! Thank you.

Never thought of that! I might start using that!

Never seen that used, I’m sure it would work great. I’ve seen chopped up Kevlar. The reason people throw it down loosely is because it also helps push the parachute out, while keeping the parachute and shock cord safe from heat.

I’ve been using a G79-w10, and I was wondering if anyone knew how many PSI the ejection charge puts off in the single use motors?

Agreed. My rocketry professor always used finely shredded newspaper. But definitely should use something non flammable.

When using High Power motors I use very finely shredded newspaper, or other stuff, and I’ll put it on top of my ejection charge because I’ve seen shock cords burn up from the ejection charge. Just a thought.

Well the rocket is about 4 feet tall, which isn’t super tall compared to the rockets I see in this forum. But I definitely see you point on the fins, they are pretty much the smallest I could make them. When I add the next stage, I’m going to have to do revisions to the rocket anyways for...

Yeah it had a rod. It did fly quite straight. I would just like it to fly as straight as possible before the next launch so I can dial it in. Has anyone ever used 2 rods to reduce the whip of the rod, or does that create a bind, or impractical?

Recently I posted my rocket launch of the LRF. I’ve been slowing down the video and I’ve noticed a slight shimmy as it’s coming off the pad and the rest of the way up (you can also tell from the smoke trail). It flies pretty straight, but I was wondering what I could do to reduce the wobble as...

My rocket is extremely light, I wouldn’t worry about it to much, as long as you aren’t over like 4-5 pounds. That would be pretty heavy. (64-80 oz)

It weighs 5.36 oz without the motor in it. I haven’t weighed it with the motor in it yet.

So I figured I’d post this on here to share my recent rocket launch. This rocket is called the LFR (short for Little Fricken Rocket. Named after the BFR, SpaceX’s Big Fricken Rocket) and did pretty well. Has quite a small parachute... 12”, I wanted it to come down quick :). It uses a G79-W10...

So, what’s the problem with using gunpowder?

Ah! I see! This is perfect, thanks!