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So it has been a fairly long time since I have posted anything on this forum. I still do visit once in a while but since the app stopped being supported I found myself checking in only every other day or so. In addition to that I am considered an essential worker (Power Industry) in my area and...

So I have two out three 2 stage flights in as many months where the sustainer failed to ignite. After some analysis I think the failure mode of each one was slightly different. The first flight of my 98mm to 54mm Double Trouble was the most interesting. After a successful boost phase to 2500’...

So after a second CATO in as many years I am once again going to rebuild the booster for my 2 - Stage HPR called Double Trouble. The rocket is a RW double Shot kit that had its booster extended after the first CATO. This time the motor let go near the rear closure totally destroying the fin can...

My 6yo son has to do a science project for school. We talked about it and he decided he would like to do something with Rockets. One of the things we thought of doing is making up a poster board with a drawing of a rocket outlining some of the parts. I searched google but everything I could...

So this story or a variation there of is probably not unique to me but this is my version of how I got here. By here I mean acquiring the tools, materials and knowledge to hopefully build a rocket to fly in an attempt to get my L3 certification. So like many of you I played with ESTES...

So after a booster motor failure last fall I rebuilt my RW Double Shot called "DOUBLE TROUBLE" and flew it successfully a few weeks ago at a MDRA launch on Higgs Farm in Maryland. I flew it on a CTI J760 to a I125 and had 3 Eggtimer Quantums, an Eggfinder TRS, an Eggfinder Mini and a JLCR on...

So with winter nearly half over in the Northeast and a whole lot of fiberglass piling up I figured it is about time I get started on something. Having gained so much knowledge from you folks on the forum I figured it is about time that I give back and try to contribute something of value. I have...

I am planning on building my L3 project over the winter. I had originally planned on scratch building a 6” Astrobee D but with the Black Friday sales just around the corner the price of a kit may be just too good to pass up. So what I have been looking at are the 5” and 6” kits from Performance...

I am looking for a short length of 75mm/3in FW fiberglass tubing to use for a motor mount anything between 12 and 30 inches would be fine.

So I attempted to fly my first two stage HPR at URRG last weekend and let's just say it did not go well. After countless hours developing, scrutinizing and finally implementing what I thought was a thorough checklist there was at least one issue I had not considered, the motors themselves...

I would like to get some opinions how many of you incorporate redundancy into your High Power Rockets. My background is in the power industry where redundancy is considered an absolute necessity but does have to be weighed against the possible risks of being over complicated, i.e. Failure to...

I am interested in scratch building something that would allow me to experiment with clustering and air starts. I was originally looking at building something with a 5.5" BT and a 54mm core with four 29mms but was wondering if anyone has done a 5 x 29mm configuration in a 4" Air frame. It looks...

Hello everyone on TRF! I finally wanted to introduce myself on here. My name is Andrew and I live in the Hudson Valley area of upstate NY. I have been lurking on the forum for over a year now and have finally decided to go out on a limb and say hi. This is the first time I have ever posted on...