Black Aero Holiday Sale

[BLKKROW]

I am happy to announce that I will be conducting a sale this year, which runs through the following dates: 11/26/2021 - 12/03/2021. I am still running the numbers and debating on sale prices, I will reveal the prices in this thread on 11/25/2021.

One thing I want to ensure everyone understands, is that I am waiting on a big order of hardware from Digikey that is on back-order, so any purchase you make will be considered a pre-order, and will be shipped as soon as the hardware arrives.

As usual, I want to thank everyone for your support over the years. If you have not already, take a look at Eggtimer Rocketry Holiday's Sale, including the new Eggtimer Voice Module that was designed to fit in my cases.

www.blackaero.com

 

[BLKKROW]

I have finalized the pricing for the Pro and Standard GPS case:

Pro: $30.00 + shipping.
Standard: $20.00 + shipping.

Each year I also like to give away a free case, to give back to the community that has supported me through the years. This year I wanted to make it a little more fun than picking a winner at random. I am currently training and preparing to summit Mount Rainier next year, and to prepare for this I am hiking Arizona's highest peak on Black Saturday.

So if you want a chance to win a free case, reply to this thread with how long you think it will take me to complete this trail, and the closest guess wins. Here are some details for your consideration: 10.7 miles, 3,395 ft of elevation gain, 15-20 lb pack. I will announce a winner after the sale, and if you purchased a case during the sale, I will refund the purchase, if you didn't purchase a case I will contact you.

 

[bad_idea]

No idea (terrain matters a lot more than elevation change, and I've never been there), but good luck and be safe! Edit: also, thanks in advance for the deal. I need a better case, and I am not yet set up to print my own, much less fiddle with the wiring for it.

 

[SecondRow]

Do we have to drill a hole in the v3 case for the voice module audio jack? Or is the case already set up for it?

 

[Dipstick]

I have finalized the pricing for the Pro and Standard GPS case:

Pro: $30.00 + shipping.
Standard: $20.00 + shipping.

Each year I also like to give away a free case, to give back to the community that has supported me through the years. This year I wanted to make it a little more fun than picking a winner at random. I am currently training and preparing to summit Mount Rainier next year, and to prepare for this I am hiking Arizona's highest peak on Black Saturday.

So if you want a chance to win a free case, reply to this thread with how long you think it will take me to complete this trail, and the closest guess wins. Here are some details for your consideration: 10.7 miles, 3,395 ft of elevation gain, 15-20 lb pack. I will announce a winner after the sale, and if you purchased a case during the sale, I will refund the purchase, if you didn't purchase a case I will contact you.

Thanks for the challenge. You didn't specify out and return or the straight 10.7 m so my guess is 4:24 for the 10.7m.

 

[TSMILLER]

I'll give you a brisk walk and back for 6 hours 25 minutes, this based on my times kicking around the Sawtooth Mtns with 75# packs working for the Forest Service.

 

[jmasterj]

One way, 10 miles I'll take 4 hours flat.

 

[NateB]

I'm going to guess 7 hours round trip.

 

[MProcket]

One way, 3 hours 50 min.

 

[Antares JS]

4:15 one way.

 

[5x7]

7 hours 15 min. Looks like a great hike, good luck.

 

[BLKKROW]

Do we have to drill a hole in the v3 case for the voice module audio jack? Or is the case already set up for it?

I do not provide a drill guide, and I am not certain if Cris from Eggtimer does, maybe ask him? However, the unit does fit inside the case and I imagine measuring a drill point for the jack shouldn't be that difficult.

 

[cerving]

The drill guide for the Voice Module is posted on the web site, under http://eggtimerrocketry.com/eggfinder-lcd-receiver-support/ . When you print it, compare it to the actual board... some printers scale differently, so you want to make sure that the holes match up, if they don't then you may have to play around with the scale when you print the PDF.

 

[BLKKROW]

Just a reminder tomorrow everything will go on sale. However, please note I am waiting for the DPDT that is required for the pro case. According to Digikey the expected ship date was on 11/19/2021, but obviously has not shipped. So if you place an order that includes a Pro case, I will ship your purchase as soon as the switches arrive.

 

[0011001100]

I have finalized the pricing for the Pro and Standard GPS case:

Pro: $30.00 + shipping.
Standard: $20.00 + shipping.

Each year I also like to give away a free case, to give back to the community that has supported me through the years. This year I wanted to make it a little more fun than picking a winner at random. I am currently training and preparing to summit Mount Rainier next year, and to prepare for this I am hiking Arizona's highest peak on Black Saturday.

So if you want a chance to win a free case, reply to this thread with how long you think it will take me to complete this trail, and the closest guess wins. Here are some details for your consideration: 10.7 miles, 3,395 ft of elevation gain, 15-20 lb pack. I will announce a winner after the sale, and if you purchased a case during the sale, I will refund the purchase, if you didn't purchase a case I will contact you.

Assuming 10.7 miles round trip: 5hr 10min
Assuming 10.7 miles each way: 10hr 30min

 

[jpoehlman]

Sounds like a good training hike. I'll throw a guess of 10 hrs 42 min round trip...... based on my slow pace. Hope you enjoy the hike.

Order inbound.

 

[BLKKROW]

7 hours 15 min. Looks like a great hike, good luck.

Here is proof of my hike time, we didn't make it to the summit, stopped about 3/4 short. We ran out of time as my hiking partner had to be back at the parking lot at 1pm, to attend a family event.

I will reach out to you to get a refund/send out a free case of your choice.

For everyone else, thank you for your purchase. The sale has a few more days, but let me reiterate, I am still waiting for the DPDT switch needed for the pro case and have been swamped with purchases. I am going to attempt to get them out as fast as possible.

 

[5x7]

Here is proof of my hike time, we didn't make it to the summit, stopped about 3/4 short. We ran out of time as my hiking partner had to be back at the parking lot at 1pm, to attend a family event.

I will reach out to you to get a refund/send out a free case of your choice.

For everyone else, thank you for your purchase. The sale has a few more days, but let me reiterate, I am still waiting for the DPDT switch needed for the pro case and have been swamped with purchases. I am going to attempt to get them out as fast as possible.

Thank you! PM sent

 

[Antares JS]

The sale has a few more days, but let me reiterate, I am still waiting for the DPDT switch needed for the pro case and have been swamped with purchases. I am going to attempt to get them out as fast as possible.

No rush just yet, as long as I get it by mid-January or so. Thank you.

 

[BLKKROW]

I have a feeling the original DPDT switch I ordered won't arrive until after the holidays.

I dug through Digikey and found a suitable replacement, which are in stock but have a higher cost. I placed an order for as many as I could get my hands on, and these should be delivered next week. This means begining next week I will begin shipping items in the order they were purchased. I do have to print a few cases as I was not prepared for the total number of purchases I received, so I will be mailing everything out as fast as I can.

Thank you for your patience everyone.

 

[BLKKROW]

Every order, except one has been packed and will be shipped tomorrow. I am waiting correspondence from one buyer, but hopefully everyone should get their order before Christmas.

Thank you for your support.