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Just realized, when posting in the last thread to which I contributed my useless $0.02, that I've been on this here forum a smidge over 5 years now. Time certainly does fly. Thank you all, for the discussions, debates, and yes, even the detractors. I've had the pleasure of meeting a few...

As my rocketry pursuits continue, I find myself in need of a simple test mule with dual deployment capabilities. The LOC Hyperloc 835 seems to fit the bill for my needs, and I've already got the Eye Roll of Understanding --which is completely different from the Eye Roll of You Better Not-- from...

This past weekend, at MDRA, I finally got down to the field late Sunday morning. I would have been there an hour and a half earlier, however, the EMS gods did not find it necessary to let me go just yet... had to stay late to finish the paperwork. So after working 25 hrs of my 24-hr shift, I...

I'm a big fan of streamers. I use them all the time as apogee events for DD rockets, made a few of these for friends, but have recently been looking into them as primary recovery devices for L1-sized rockets. Most, I've found, can accommodate a streamer large enough to bring them down at...

TRF: I've been struggling to download the altimeter data from my Red Glare flights. I'm attempting to use the USB IO device to download to my laptop, which is a Windows 7 machine. I've got a pair of RRC3's here I'm trying to use. I have used the mDACS/USB IO before with these altimeters...

I've been doing a detailed build thread on my Facebook page, but figured it'd be appropriate to give an abbreviated thread here. "Hellraiser." based upon the 1987 movie directed by Clive Barker. 4FNC 7.5" LOC tubing, kevlar anti-zipper bands, 1 ply 7781 FG wrap. Ogive FWFG...

TRF: I was wondering what techniques others have used to minimize RFI in dual- or multi- altimeter av bays. I realize one could "always move it to the nose," but let's pretend, for a moment, that this is not an option. What have you done to help decrease the effects of RFI? Has it worked...

I just wanted to drop a note here giving a round of applause to Nat from Upscale CNC. He worked from a bad description and a Rocksim file I had, and gave me some spectacular parts. The price was a lot cheaper than I thought it would be, communication was excellent, and turnaround time was...

Saw something on Facebook about Missile Works RTx, which appears to be a telemetry add-on for the RRC altimeter. Has anyone seen one, played with it, have an inkling on what the price point might be? I've picked up a few RRC3's and a RRC2+, and have to say I'm quite pleased with all of them...

Laying up fiberglass over paper or phenolic tubes is commonplace in HPR--the necessity of which is often debated. Also debated is how to handle the added weight in computer sims. A decent amount of people say, in essence, "Build it, and work out the mass override when done, adjusting CG as...

Just popping in--Nikki and I have moved in together, which is why I have not been on of late--currently trying to figure out where everything is going to go (she has this odd idea that the Mondo Kraken and Goblin will not be living in the entranceway... I think they look just fine there). Some...

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I've been planning this one for a long time. Started fiddling with the Rocksim file over a year ago. I have a more complete build thread going on my Facebook--but that one is a bit more detailed, as many of my friends don't fly. To place all of the photos and captions here would be, I...

TRF, I'm in need of your help. I'm planning on making a 4" model of the AIM 54 Phoenix. I've found good scale drawings of the airframe which include both wing and fin dimensions, as well as diameter, OAL, etc. What is not specified are the strakes for the wings and would like to try and...

Heya, everyone. I'm looking into an upscale project which, to keep close to scale, is going to need 5/8" fins. What I'd planned on doing was taking 1/4" plywood, cutting lightening holes in it, then overlaying Elmer's Foam presentation boards, and then give it a glassing. This will get me...

Well, I had a good recovery run for a long time --in two years, only one ripped shroud line on my Minie-Magg led to a fin detachment on a hard landing. Made up for THAT good run at Red Glare. Oi. My son's Upscale Hornet, second flight: shock cord burned through and broke, dropped the...

It seems the venerable, inexpensive, Adept-22 is no more as of today. When I got paid. When I was going to order another. And it doesn't appear as though there's a comparable product in Adept's lineup--everything else is in the 90 dollar range. For that price, I can get a Stratologger...

As my builds tend to be progressing past line-of-sight, it's become apparent that some type of tracking system is going to be desirable in the near --if not immediate-- future. I've decided to obtain my ham technician license in order to include tracking options which require a call sign. I've...

I don't know why, but I get earworms: some idiotic, foolish song that gets between my ears and wriggles around in there, and will not leave. Because I'm somewhat inhumane, I'm sharing these with you. "The Duck Song," https://youtu.be/MtN1YnoL46Q "Narwhals,"...

I've been considering a few builds where if I was going to have electronics, I'd need a hatch for them. My problem is compounded not only with my inexperience with hatch-cutting in general, but also with fiberglass, as most of these builds are FG over cardboard/phenolic. The cutting I can...