Hello from Los Angeles!

[rock_doctor03]

Hi everyone! I'm a college professor and former NAR member that was at L2 way back when. I started offering an occasional "rocket school" on campus during Covid which reignited my interest. Now that the kids are all grown, and my teaching career is winding down, I'm getting back in the game (finally).

 

[Hobie1dog]

to the forum

 

[OverTheTop]

Welcome to the forum!

 

[Huxter]

Welcome! How were those classes - did many students sign up? (I would!) Sounds like a great class!

 

[prfesser]

Welcome, from a (retired) prof! You'll find so much that has changed over the last ten years or more. One thing that's very popular today is the Jolly Logic Chute Release that deploys the main at a specified altitude...without pyro charges. Eggtimer has all sorts of inexpensive electronic kits ($20 for a dual deploy altimeter kit that fits almost anywhere, GPS transmitter and receiver kits starting at $100). Quest has single-use QJet motors up to D impulse in 18mm, E and F in 24mm, very competitively priced. Aerotech's H13 motor is sure to generate all sorts of new altitude records. You are about to have fun!

 

[Huxter]

On-board video, 3D printing, the roads...

But smaller/disappearing fields...

 

[Tobor]

Hello and welcome to the land of BARs (Born Again Rocketeers). Enjoy these here forums. Lots to see and learn.

 

[teepot]

Welcome to the Forum. If you ever get to Vegas we launch the third Saturday of each month except July and August. Don't want to fry. Big regional event in October. Bring anything you want to fly or just watch.

 

[rock_doctor03]

Welcome! How were those classes - did many students sign up? (I would!) Sounds like a great class!

Usually we have 30 to 35 kids per event! It is great fun for both the kids and me.

 

[OC-Patrick]

Usually we have 30 to 35 kids per event! It is great fun for both the kids and me.

Where do you usually launch?

 

[cerving]

If you're in the LA area, you can fly model rockets with SCRA at Santa Fe Dam, they fly twice a month. See http://mebowitz.com/ . For high power, ROC is both an NAR and Tripoli-sanctioned club (although they can't do EX due to CA regulations), their web site is rocstock.org . ROC has a standing 7,000' waiver... it used to be 17K, but it got cut down recently by the FAA. They launch the second weekend of every month, they do not shut down for the Summer like many of the other CA clubs do.

 

[pugachu]

Welcome Welcome!

I used to live in orange county, and I'd second the recommendation for ROC. They are a very large, and well organized club. I am now living in AZ, but plan on attending the November ROCstock (multi day, large launch).

 

[rock_doctor03]

Where do you usually launch?

For the young students, we have a large open quad area on campus and can launch there with no issues. I think in 3 years we had only one rocket lost on top of one of the buildings because there was a slight breeze coming in from the ocean.