My Level 2 fight: Mega Magg on a J-415W to 1860'
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Wow what does it weigh? I think the J415 on my warlock sim's to about 3k or so
My Level 2 fight: Mega Magg on a J-415W to 1860'
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Here is one of Tom Cohen's rockets .. N3700 to less than 1000ft. I love watching the videos of his flights... I don't think I would try that even if I could afford it, but cool to watch.
Can be done, but takes LOTS of experience.
[Edit: just saw that on this flight, he did tear a shroud line on the nose cone chute.]
No *this* was crazy.That’s crazy! That size motor going to such a low altitude.
624'. Electronics was three RRC3 altimeters and some custom made DTMF command telemetry.(O25000 to... can't remember if it was 600-something or 800-something feet. @OverTheTop?)
Then there was his Yellow Submarine on a "P" 17,500! That was incredible, you get to really experience all the raw power, noise, smoke, and flame of that motor.
I might be on the wrong coast. In the West, we get high waivers, and a lot of rocketeers are into altitude. I gather that a lot of East coast fields have lower waivers, and rocketeers fly a lot of large rockets to stay under the waiver.
Tripoli East North Carolina (Bayboro) has 6 square miles of land area overall, with 4 square MILES of recovery area devoid of trees and a waiver to 17,500.
My L2 cert flight. Madcow PAC3 on a J285 to 2230’.
Madcow 4" PAC-3 High Power Rocket Level 2 Cert. flight w/onboard HD video
Agreed. It's an amazing location, with only corn stubble, rocket eating bean plants, and the occasionally flooded irrigation canal too wide to jump over to contend with 99% of the launch days.
Yeah... I hit 7,000 feet on my level 2 qualifying flight...
Go BIG or go home. Just sayin.
I'm guessing according to most people on this thread your rocket wasn't big enough. .. cause if it was it wouldn't have made it to 7,000 ft.Go BIG or go home. Just sayin.
6” x 12’ blue tube/FG wrapped rocket with Fins from the Loc Big Nuke. 26lb and did 1100’ on a 54mm 2gr J.
Yeah... I hit 7,000 feet on my level 2 qualifying flight...
Go BIG or go home. Just sayin.
I see it like this... some want fast...some want slow..I congratulate you on your achievements, but here that’s totally missing the point of the thread.
It’s very challenging to design performance at the boundary cases. Nearly anyone with some build experience and a few bucks can buy, assemble, and fly a totally safe middle of the road flight.
I think @Walter Longburn nailed it, not BIG enough.
I see it like this... some want fast...some want slow..
I chose FAST and put everything into it, my L2 will never be forgotten, I'd like to see the author take the same tenacity to go the low and slow route to the extreme I took mine.
Everyone is diffrent and we ALL share the love of this sport, I'd love to see him succeed however he choses to.
Tom
In testing for my variable drag project, I got altitudes from 460' to 728'. All dual deploy with main set to 300 feet on CTI J244 motors. These rockets were 4" diameter and made from LOC parts. Pad weight was 8 lb.
With no drag plates, I get 2300'
I TAPped a L3 flight that reached all of 950'. Full scale Phoenix on a Kosdon M2240 in the late 90's. Success!An ultimate wildman on a K2050 would be a really interesting L2 flight (lob)
If we're talking L3, @bandman444 hit 875' with an upscaled Madcow Squat.I TAPped a L3 light that reached all of 950'. Full scale Phoenix on a Kosdon M2240 in the late 90's. Success!
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