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I'm advising some other students on how to build their Wildman Jr. kits, and I forget what size of PVC endcap I used to make my fillets, what did you guys use? Also I used to epoxy my bulkplates together and then use an eyebolt to hold them together also. I thought about it recently, and...

I purchased Rocksim tonight finally, but my 30 day trial is up, and I didn't realize there was a full 1 business day DRM restriction (in 2013..).... Anyways, I am planning on flying my Jr. tomorrow in dual deploy mode and I wanted to double check where my Cp/Cg were before I do. I can figure...

Why are most (I guess all for me, but that's only due to lack of experience) of the HPR nozzles that I see conical? There is a limiting factor for why bell shaped nozzles are not used, but its not immediately obvious to me. Does it increase the manufacturing time that much or are they just that...

I am pretty sure I have been sold on the magnetic switch's located here: https://shop.featherweightaltimeters.com/product.sc?productId=33&categoryId=2 I want to make sure I get everything I need in one go. Does it come with screws/nuts/standoffs/a magnet? Also, I have a soldering iron...

What precautions should I take if I am to install two transmitters in a rocket? Are they going to interfere with each other? Do HPR folk tend to mount them inside the altimetry bay or is there too much fear that it will affect the altimeter? Does anyone have an example of a time where a...

I've been thinking of trying to integrate High Power Rocketry with the science community. I know of a professor that creates experiments for use inside of rockets. If you are interested in hosting a payload in your rocket, and it has a particularly wide diameter (at least 6") and/or is going to...

I was talking in a thread about how I had an Oddroc idea. Here is my announcement on our local rocketry forum: I have no idea why I want to build this rocket so badly, but ever since I saw the Thor scene (spoiler alert!) where Thor's hammer takes off from the ground I have wanted to build a...

If your rocket is shown, I can edit the description for them. Here are all the videos in order: First rocket is unknown, think it was the first of the day: rndlk0w7y58&context=C4fa2ba1ADvjVQa1PpcFOAsfiZIC8g6eFAr9LYqGYaV5XbYvjWngg= Jason Griffin's Gizmo XL with airstart...