2025 Rocketry Related New Years Resolution

[cwbullet]

It is December so let us start this:

I plan to finish the Nuclear Sledgehammer and fly 10K (feet) worth of flights a month. Understand that 10K is a lot when you are running the launches.

 

[BAR Paul]

I don't have huge plans but I'm planning to build the LOC Photon I'm getting for Christmas and one of my remaining two Madcow Mozzie kits at the same time since the builds will be similar using similar adhesives and techniques. It will be my third Mozzie. I retired the first one after 30 flights. The second one currently has 10 flights.

I'll continue to downsize my rocket stuff next year. I have or had a lot of things I'll never build or use. I donated a lot of stuff the past month to our club for the upcoming club holiday party and auction. I'm not planning on quitting, just downsizing to the rockets I really like.

 

[Antares JS]

My primary goal for 2025 is to get my Wildman Andromeda built.

 

[cwbullet]

My primary goal for 2025 is to get my Wildman Andromeda built.

Pics please

 

[Hobie1dog]

I've got 8 rockets to paint, and fly.

 

[Antares JS]

Pics please

I won't be able to start until spring when it's warm out again, but will do.

 

[John Kemker]

Not necessarily in order:

-- Finish repairing and repainting the FiberMax.
-- Paint and fly my Cherokee-H
-- Finish my FiberSwarm
-- Fly my EZI-65 on a J-175 w/DD
-- Finish my LPR projects, including my Estes Little Joe I and my parallel-staged ARC1318. There may be others added, later. [grin]
-- Get ALL of my rockets painted, if they're not already.
-- Successfully fly a rocket with my Half-Cat Rocketry Cat's Claw cable cutter.
-- Make at least one batch of my Mo'Peppa propellant and cast it into motors.
-- Finish my test stand and test some motors on it.
-- Make progress on my L3 re-certification.

 

[ljwilley]

To start building the Apogee Nike Hercules

 

[Kane]

Fly my scratch built Wraith to 10,000' on a K375NW.
Log my first two-stage flight with my ARO-B with an I435T to H130W and then progress up to a J800T to I59WN.

 

[Rob Campbell]

Build my Ultimate Darkstar and earn my level 3 certification.

 

[NTP2]

I hope I can get my L1 flown and join the cool kids... I'd also like to start on a long term resume building project...

 

[FreeJustInTime]

-Learn and understand electronics and successfully DD.
-Decide on L2 rocket build
-Save money for BF deals

 

[Hammster]

I'm hoping to get the Quest Lil Grunt rocket for Christmas. Looks easy and fun and should look good at launch time. My sort of *big* project is to finish the Changeling Nomad I started earlier this year. It's based on the Star Trek episode called The Changeling. Note the second pic is just a bit of a dry fit of some of the parts. Oh, also, to get the Mega Mosquito refurbished. I think I'll get the parts I need for it for Christmas too.

 

[8kcab]

As soon as schedule and weather cooperate, get L1.
Gain experience with electronics and dual deploy.
Begin my L2 project.

 

[bjphoenix]

To start building the Apogee Nike Hercules

I've been watching the Apogee videos. It doesn't look too hard but there are a lot of individual steps.

 

[dhurstell]

Learn to paint.

Figure out my preferred DD setup.

Make more friends at my TRA launches

 

[CoAz2k]

Get my L2 cert on a 4" Madcow DX-3 that I'm going to finish building. Just need to add nose weight for stability.

 

[kuririn]

Be it resolved,
On this tenth day of December, 2024,
That I will not start any new rocket builds without finishing all other builds that I started.
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Oh wait, mail call.
Never mind.

 

[RiffD]

- Build LOC 5.5" Goblin
- Use said Goblin for L2 attempt
- Build some of the kits sitting in the stash
- Acquire supplies to start getting into dual deploy.
- Continue to have fun flying and occasionally take breaks to fully enjoy LPR and MPR kits that simply go up, pop the chute at apogee, and require little to no other fuss.

 

[goose_in_co]

In 2025:
Build more than 10 rockets
Launch more than 15 rockets
Keep the build pile under 150 rockets.
(I may have to sell some duplicates to accomplish that last one...)

 

[les]

Complete repairs on at least one rocket
Complete at least 5 builds that have been in-process (dormant) for too long
Build at least 5 new rockets
Attend 2 launches
Not add more than 10 kits to STABLE
Learn to use laser cutter
Assemble 3D printer that I bought a few years ago

 

[cwbullet]

Assemble 3D printer that I bought a few years ago

The road to good intentions. We have all done this one. Good luck with the build.

 

[RokitFlyr]

Be it resolved,
On this tenth day of December, 2024,
That I will not start any new rocket builds without finishing all other builds that I started.
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.
.
.
.
Oh wait, mail call.
Never mind.

Yeah, I said that last year. Same thing happened to me......

 

[CoAz2k]

In 2025:
Build more than 10 rockets
Launch more than 15 rockets
Keep the build pile under 150 rockets.
(I may have to sell some duplicates to accomplish that last one...)

I suddenly feel better about my build pile, which has about two dozen kits.

Thanks and good luck in the upcoming year!

 

[cwbullet]

I suddenly feel better about my build pile, which has about two dozen kits.

Thanks and good luck in the upcoming year!

Light weight.

 

[dr wogz]

My primary goal for 2025 is to get my Wildman Andromeda built.

+1 for pics & a possible build thread!

(and envious!)

start flying "L2"
get more comfortable with electronics

 

[NateB]

Build something
Print Parts
Fly Something

Life has a way of interfering with more specific goals.

 

[tsmith1315]

I've resolved to focus on infrastructure rather than fleet for a while. After finishing up the 2 larger builds in progress, that is.

-A perma-pad is even higher on the desire list than last year, and AeroTech's iLaunch makes that plan more readily achieveable, though not quite as cool.

-Make a range box with items to simplify a low/mid power launch on short notice.

-Fly more locally, and add one regional launch to the year's launch schedule.

-With L2 finally behind me, unseal my L3 plans from many moons ago and take inventory of what that will require.

 

[cwbullet]

Build something
Print Parts
Fly Something

Life has a way of interfering with more specific goals.

That is a realistic goal.

 

[pugachu]

Finish my 7.5" diameter TWA Moonliner and fly at LDRS.

Build and (hopefully) fly my 2-stage K2050 to composite case 'submin' I1299 that should get me to close to mach 4.

Finish up and paint the 4+ HPR rockets that are 95% complete