John Taylor
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I am purchasing a new LOC High Tech rocket with 38mm MM.
Anyone have one any comments?
Anyone have one any comments?
As far as thrust goes, I've taken a bone-stock built with titebond and flown it on J's. My vulconate has survived the CTI J600 bone stock as well
I am purchasing a new LOC High Tech rocket with 38mm MM.
Anyone have one any comments?
Thank you!I flew mine (albeit without payload bay) on F51 motors with a DIY 24mm to 38mm adapter. It worked fine, staying nice and low. I wouldn’t try it if the wind was any more than about 5 mph, but it does work. Just be careful packing the chute and with the delay. If you build it right, the flight weight was around 1.5 pounds.
At the time I owned this rocket, I only had 24/60 and 29/180 RMS cases, so those were the two main family of motors I used with it.
My coworker broke his trying to fly it on a J270. He seemed to know what he is doing, which is why I recommend staying a decent bit under that. It took H motors with little issue.
As for the vulcanite, it is a slightly smaller rocket and has smaller fins, so I think it can go a decent bit faster.
As for what you said, LOC overall is a decent company. I prefer binder for my rockets of this type, but I have built the LOC IV and everything went much smoother. However, everyone I built the HiTech with had various construction problems. I think we may have received a bad batch, but I would personally stay away from that model.
What I have used since then is the 3” version of the binder designs Excel. It’s basically the same price (maybe cheaper when you include the extras the hitech needs) and comes with both rail buttons and a very basic form of motor retention. I’ve flown mine on J270, J350 and once on J425 all with basically no damage. It also has great instructions and goes together with minimal fuss. If you end up wanting another rocket, consider checking it out.
I flew mine (albeit without payload bay) on F51 motors with a DIY 24mm to 38mm adapter. It worked fine, staying nice and low. I wouldn’t try it if the wind was any more than about 5 mph, but it does work. Just be careful packing the chute and with the delay. If you build it right, the flight weight was around 1.5 pounds.
At the time I owned this rocket, I only had 24/60 and 29/180 RMS cases, so those were the two main family of motors I used with it.
My coworker broke his trying to fly it on a J270. He seemed to know what he is doing, which is why I recommend staying a decent bit under that. It took H motors with little issue.
As for the vulcanite, it is a slightly smaller rocket and has smaller fins, so I think it can go a decent bit faster.
As for what you said, LOC overall is a decent company. I prefer binder for my rockets of this type, but I have built the LOC IV and everything went much smoother. However, everyone I built the HiTech with had various construction problems. I think we may have received a bad batch, but I would personally stay away from that model.
What I have used since then is the 3” version of the binder designs Excel. It’s basically the same price (maybe cheaper when you include the extras the hitech needs) and comes with both rail buttons and a very basic form of motor retention. I’ve flown mine on J270, J350 and once on J425 all with basically no damage. It also has great instructions and goes together with minimal fuss. If you end up wanting another rocket, consider checking it out.
Wow, that's a great shot!The Hi-Tech and EZI-65 are both great little kits, always loved the look of them.
I have one that I've flown since Y2K and it has 39 flights on it. It's set up for dual deploy.
These are the flights I have data for. Weight is 39 oz on the pad with a 29/40-120 G motor installed.
Altitude, motor, date.
5374 I85 (38/720 D) 4/9/00
3615 I357 8/12/00
2777 H100hf (vulcan) 9-9-00
3150 H45 (38/360 D) 11-11-00
3099 H45 (38/360 D) 7-7-01
1234 G80 8-12-01
1220 G64 3-10-02
1071 G40 8-10-02
3314 I150 Ellis 12-8-02
1047 G64 6-7-03
3005 H153 Pro38 8-9-03
2088 H110 EX 7-11-04
1830 H73 1-9-05
2078 H140 38/240 4-10-05
1823 G54 CTI 6-11-11
2160 H210 7-3-11
3388 H999 9-4-11
2867 H55 (38/360 D) 11-12-11
3104 H45 (38/360 D) 11-13-11
4211 I49 1-8-12
2941 H268 9-1-12
1867 H140 (38/240) 11-10-12
1882 H163 4-14-13
2310 H148 6-8-13
1034 H90 (38 2g EX) 7-5-14
2041 H90 (38-3g EX) 9-1-14
3206 I130 (38-4g EX) 9-1-14
1685 G138 10-11-14
4257 I55 4-11-15
1296 G200 (Vulcan) 11-14-15
4192 I55 5-12-16
1061 G33 11-12-16
1089 G33 5-6-17
2804 H45 (38/360 D) 7-8-17
2097 H100 (38/240 ex) 9-2-18
2033 H100 (38/240 ex) 2-9-19
I have one that I've flown since Y2K and it has 39 flights on it. It's set up for dual deploy.
These are the flights I have data for. Weight is 39 oz on the pad with a 29/40-120 G motor installed.
Altitude, motor, date.
Needs a J........
You're welcome.Thank you so much for taking your time to take care of my request. You truly went above and beyond.
Thanks again,
John
The fins are prone to flutter. Maybe a Mellow J94, barely a J. A J150 would probably flutter the fins off. It's designed for long burn motors hence the H45 in the name.Needs a J........
I have to disagree with you on the subject of loc’s shipping and packing methods. The first kit I purchased from loc(Nano Mag) there was a bloody bandage I’m guessing from someone’s finger mixed in with the peanuts. Accident or not, that’s disgusting.I will disagree with Rocket 501 completely.
I have built many loc rockets, never had a problem. Sure, an individual kit may have issues, most likely caused by shipping. LOC are good people and aren't going to send junk out deliberately (but accidents happen when you're stuffing bags). He's right about rail buttons. Rail buttons are the best way to go, but most manufactures don't add them. Most high power kits come with nothing so you have to buy whatever...
As far as thrust goes, I've taken a bone-stock built with titebond and flown it on J's. My vulconate has survived the CTI J600 bone stock as well
I generally fly mine on Hs and Is as it really goes high on J's
Forgive me if I give off the impression that I’m inexperienced it’s because I’am. What do you mean by tightbond?all of my loc rockets have been supersonic. They have all done fine...I just don't fly slow, it's not my way. I've given up overbuilding them, tightbond only. Even my mega-magg flew it's first flight on a J1799.
everyone has their own way.....
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