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Oh I will. I think my next attempt will be with a LOC IV on the same motor.Try again. Sounds like your rocket was properly built and your delay was correct. The fail was just bad luck with the wind.
That is a great choice. I would expect about 2,000 feet, give or take with that motor. And, the LOC IV is a high power classic. It is to high power rocketry what the Estes Alpha is to model rocketry.Oh I will. I think my next attempt will be with a LOC IV on the same motor.
Thats my plan. Along with a chute release .You've gotta get a loud beeper or a tracker of some kind. I lost my cherished MR-1 rocket and failed as you did.
A chute release is a great idea. Keep it simple on certification flights.Thats my plan. Along with a chute release .
I agree. Something like the Goblin or a SBR 4 inch Diablo on a small H motor.If you try again, LOC Goblin on an H115 or another small H. 1K or less in altitude, easy peasy.
The Diablo is what I did mine on a CTI H135 (I tried to find a H87 like I used the first time)I agree. Something like the Goblin or a SBR 4 inch Diablo on a small H motor.
Oh Im definitely trying again. I think Im going with a LOC IV on a smaller H. I do have a 4 inch Goblin thats half done I can fall back on. Next launch isnt ubtil April, so I have a bit of time.If you try again, LOC Goblin on an H115 or another small H. 1K or less in altitude, easy peasy.
Good luck next time. You should use the noise maker or a tracker and the smartphone compass thing to cover all your bases.Oh Im definitely trying again. I think Im going with a LOC IV on a smaller H. I do have a 4 inch Goblin thats half done I can fall back on. Next launch isnt ubtil April, so I have a bit of time.
The Diablo is what I did mine on a CTI H135 (I tried to find a H87 like I used the first time)
Eggfinder or maybe Ill spend the coin on a Marco Polo are what Im thinking of.Good luck next time. You should use the noise maker or a tracker and the smartphone compass thing to cover all your bases.
Looks like you are using one of those extension poles power line workers use. My RC airplane club got one for free when our electric utility had one that aged out. An indispensable tool for getting airplanes and rockets out of trees.Yes, it was my Level 1 rocket, and it was a good one. Landed right in a tree, right at the very limit of the long pole we had. In my case, finding it wasn't the problem, but getting it back was a real challenge.
Good luck on your next L1 attempt!
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Looks like you are using one of those extension poles power line workers use. My RC airplane club got one for free when our electric utility had one that aged out. An indispensable tool for getting airplanes and rockets out of trees.
Maybe one of these might be useful with a lot of trees in the area;Yes, it was my Level 1 rocket, and it was a good one. Landed right in a tree, right at the very limit of the long pole we had. In my case, finding it wasn't the problem, but getting it back was a real challenge.
Good luck on your next L1 attempt!
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I used the H238-7 for my L1, it was a perfect motor. EZI-65 "Rat Fink" went to 1200'H242T (the old L1 faithful) or the H238T are barely H motors and are fast burners for the quick 'fart' flights to get your L1. Give them a thought.
Flew my first L1 attempt Saturday. Great flight, everything went according to plan until the wind shifted and carried my rocket to an unpicked cornfield. My awesome wife helped me search for over 4 hours with not luck. Vanderburn Leviathan clone on an H135W.
Have you thought about what you will do after you get the L1 cert? Are you going to fly that LOC IV on large H and I motors?Oh Im definitely trying again. I think Im going with a LOC IV on a smaller H. I do have a 4 inch Goblin thats half done I can fall back on. Next launch isnt ubtil April, so I have a bit of time.
I overbuild my rockets just for that reason. But at the same time I have to keep mpr in the fleet as the club I’m in only does 2 hp launches a year. Our launch field is a cornfield so we’re limited by that. I’m working on one of the sod Farmers to try and get more hp flights in, but until then I still have to be able to fly G and smaller. Trust me, I love watching the H and I motors going up.Have you thought about what you will do after you get the L1 cert? Are you going to fly that LOC IV on large H and I motors?
I've always suggested that you should build a full L1 rocket for a L1 cert instead of spending the time and effort to build something you are only going to use on a cert flight and then having to build another rocket to fly the full range of L1 motors. Of course more rockets is always a good thing.
You might want to consider something in the 4 - 7 lbs. range and even dual deploy. Maybe a LOC Iris, LOC EZ-I65 or even a HyperLOC 835. Once you get that cert there is no reason to fly MPR motors in that rocket any longer so why not build a rocket that is too big for MPRs but works well on H & I motors?
Just a thought.
Good Luck.
Have you thought about what you will do after you get the L1 cert? Are you going to fly that LOC IV on large H and I motors?
I've always suggested that you should build a full L1 rocket for a L1 cert instead of spending the time and effort to build something you are only going to use on a cert flight and then having to build another rocket to fly the full range of L1 motors. Of course more rockets is always a good thing.
You might want to consider something in the 4 - 7 lbs. range and even dual deploy. Maybe a LOC Iris, LOC EZ-I65 or even a HyperLOC 835. Once you get that cert there is no reason to fly MPR motors in that rocket any longer so why not build a rocket that is too big for MPRs but works well on H & I motors?
Just a thought.
Good Luck.
In your situation, building a rocket for one motor, that makes a lot of sense.I think I disagree with this. When I scratch build a rocket, I typically design the rocket around a single motor, for example, the Aerotech G61W motor. (38mm 120 case). Can the rocket fly on bigger motors? Of course, but that's not the point.
If your cert rocket (any level) flew well on the motor you certified with, and it should have, right?, you can fly that same rocket motor combination every time you fly it. There is nothing wrong with having other bigger rockets for bigger motors. After all, building bigger rockets with bigger motors is the best way to work your way up to your next cert level, right?
And if you have a level 1 cert rocket that flies well on MPR motors, why not do just that? Mpr is way cheaper than the bigger motors. I still have just as much fun flying Estes rockets as I do with a J motor 4 inch Dual Deploy Dark Star, but I spend way less money and don't have to chase them nearly as far.
Just my opinion...
Is that the MAC nose bay kit? I've done half a dozen of those things, always a joy to see the completed product!Agree with chute release and tracker recommendations.
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Yep!Is that the MAC nose bay kit? I've done half a dozen of those things, always a joy to see the completed product!
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