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I used an AeroTech G-Force. My thinking was to get my L1 with a rocket not much different than I was used to flying and building. I made some changes, I used an aeropack adapter and left out the baffle. But, I was limited to 29 mm motors, and did not end up flying that rocket much afterwards...

I did finish this one, I realized I never updated this thread. I did not add nose weight, I think I have flown this one once with a d12-5, it was fine.

My curiosity got the better of me after seeing many posts in different groups of hauls of airbrushes, and plastic models. Most of which was stuff I do not need, but I had time today and made the 35 minute trek to the Hobby Lobby in Leesburg VA. There were no models or airbrushes on clearance...

I will be there all three days. I have a motor to fly my all american, I will try to fly it on Friday so I can help out saturday and sunday. See ya all there.

I will not be able to make this one. :facepalm: . See ya all for April

They are on the side you can not see in this picture. I used 3/16" launch lugs in the same place specified for the 1/8". I forgot to document the addition of the Launch lugs.

I tried to get too fancy painting this one. I decanted what I had left of a can of Tamiya Pure white, and used the trusty badger 250 to paint this rocket. I got 1 coat on 2/3rd of the rocket and ran out of paint. A few days later I found 3 cans of Valspar white lacquer in the garage which I...

Have fun. I can usually only come on Saturdays, so no launch this month for me.:cry:

I got all three fins glued on, and fillets applied. I used titebond trim glue for the fillets One of the fins broke when I was careless during the process of removing from the laser cut sheet. So I glued it back together. I also painted the nose cone with Testors Boyds gloss black. I used...

I have inserted the engine mount, and attached the first fin I like this tool, it does a very good job of keeping one fin straight while the glue sets. I could not find my titebond II around the house, so while I was on my middle of the night walmart run, I picked up a bottle of Gorilla wood...

It has been a while since I built a Low power rocket. I have reached a plateau with High power, so I thought it would be fun to build some new Low Power kits, and see how nice I can make them look. I saw the re-issue of the Citation Patriot, and it was too cool looking to pass up. The original...

I will fly the all American with a J394 .. that should get up there. I also have a new MPR I will fly with a G64, it is a light estes Panavia, so it should also be a nice flight. I will use the Chute release on that flight.

I will be there Saturday. I plan to fly the All american, and at least 1 mid power flight with the chute release. See ya all then.

Have fun, I can not make it this weekend.

Great. Looks like I need to stock up on reinforced dremel cut off wheels. And ensure I have saftey goggles and dust mask. Fiberglass sure is nasty.

In another thread I got some good guidance regarding my very tight fitting Aeropack adapter. I have another question. On the cardboard HPR rockets I have built, I extended the fin slot to the end of the tube, this way, I can remove the motor mount/fins before final assembly. This makes...

I am working on a RW All American, a 4 inch/54mm Fiberglass kit. So I started fitting the parts and when I bought the kit I also purchased a 54 P retainer. it is a very tight fight to the motor tube. It is so tight I can not put it on all the way, not even half way. I started sanding with 60...

The organization and running of the event was great. MDRA did a great job with the set up of the field, parking area, and keeping the lines moving. I can not imagine the amount of work which went into holding this event. I had two unremarkable flights with my EZI-65. Saturday with an I-285...

On Sunday I launched, and recovered an estes Mosquito. Now with two flights, it has doubled the typical life expectancy of a Mosquito. I also flew my Mega Mosquito on an e9-4. I probably should have flown more, but I was too busy talking.

Spring in VA.... yesterday we froze to death, and today it was very warm. any way I had two flights, my Leviathan on a H-163 ... The chute release worked but the parachute did not open. but, the Leviathan was undamaged. My second flight was my EZI-65 on a J-381 skidmark. 2994 feet and a...