firemanup
Well-Known Member
Last summer I certed Level 1, this winter decided I'd go for Level 2 in spring/summer of 2004.
Can't be that bad in cost heck lookin at rockets I can get a good level 2 bird for 100 to 125 bucks.
Well assume you have none of the necessities or what you believe are the necessities for a Level 2 flight and have to obtain them all, this is where I was at.
So here's the projected cost of my Level 2 flight, some of the items are already purchased some have yet to be purchased, and total does not include shipping.
BSD 4" Thor $120
RRC2 Altimeter $90
Loc Motor Adapter 54 to 38mm $5.35
Rocketman R7C Chute for main $45
Rocketman Deploy Bag $20
Dr. Rocket 38mm motor system $99.95
Two I211's for test flights $61.90
J350 $45
Smokin Rockets AltiTube Alt bay $25.00
For a grand total of $512.20
OUCH... and this is assuming that I will be able to borrow a casing for the J350 otherwise the price will probably be closer to $600.
Glad I'm gettin all this stuff in steps... LOL Today for the first time I added this all up and finally came to realize how much the total was going to be....
Guess that's why the words welcome to high power rocketry are usually followed by something like get out your wallet... LOL
Can't be that bad in cost heck lookin at rockets I can get a good level 2 bird for 100 to 125 bucks.
Well assume you have none of the necessities or what you believe are the necessities for a Level 2 flight and have to obtain them all, this is where I was at.
So here's the projected cost of my Level 2 flight, some of the items are already purchased some have yet to be purchased, and total does not include shipping.
BSD 4" Thor $120
RRC2 Altimeter $90
Loc Motor Adapter 54 to 38mm $5.35
Rocketman R7C Chute for main $45
Rocketman Deploy Bag $20
Dr. Rocket 38mm motor system $99.95
Two I211's for test flights $61.90
J350 $45
Smokin Rockets AltiTube Alt bay $25.00
For a grand total of $512.20
OUCH... and this is assuming that I will be able to borrow a casing for the J350 otherwise the price will probably be closer to $600.
Glad I'm gettin all this stuff in steps... LOL Today for the first time I added this all up and finally came to realize how much the total was going to be....
Guess that's why the words welcome to high power rocketry are usually followed by something like get out your wallet... LOL