ThomasGTipton
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Hello, I wanted to address the board and express the nature of my interest in this hobby. To begin, let me say that I would be called a "Born Again" rocketeer. I played with Century and Estes model rockets as kid and learned a lot of what to do and what not to do in the smaller engine classes. It's been years since I've flown a rocket and so I couldn't help but notice the multitudes of heavy duty paper cores that my firm disposes of on a daily basis. Since day one in the plant I saw those and said to my self. "Self, those would make some fantastic model rocket engines." These tubes are about 1/4 inches thick with a 3 inch ID. Length is 27,5 inches. So I've set myself the goal of joining my local Tripoli club and working towards my certifications and eventually building, launching and recovering a rocket based on engines made with this housing. Much of my tinkering has to do with seeing something useful about an object and following the path of learning and experimentation required to get me to that goal. Looking forward to reading up on the knowledge to be gleaned from these pages and maybe even getting to know some of you at launches in the years ahead.
Regards
Thomas
Regards
Thomas