Patternflyer
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Here is the video from yesterday’s launches. Not the most successful day, but highly entertaining! Lol
I used blue tape in almost exactly that manner as retention on my Deuce's Wild. Worked fine... when I remembered to put it on. The one thing I did differently, which I think is important, is to wrap the tape all the way around motor. It looks like the Wizard only had the tape part way around, which intuitively seems much less secure.In the future, Wrap tape around the outside of the motor casing then insert it into the rocket body. The fit should be pretty tight but not so tight that you can't pull it out with pliers. Putting tape around the outside like you did there won't hold a motor in place.
I used blue tape in almost exactly that manner as retention on my Deuce's Wild. Worked fine... when I remembered to put it on. The one thing I did differently, which I think is important, is to wrap the tape all the way around motor. It looks like the Wizard only had the tape part way around, which intuitively seems much less secure.
In my Deuce the motors were not tight at all, but again the tape (all the way around) held perfectly.A lot also has to do with how tight the motor fits in the tube. My Wizard, the motor slides in and out freely. My Yankee is almost tight enough to not need additional tape. For the Yankee, this method might work just fine. I'm just old school and have one way to do things
Ain't that the truth! LOL That search was on Friday, so I just look at it as a warm-up for my Saturday hike! LOLAt least you didn't have any mile long walks.
You sure caught that image at the right moment! Good thing "Billy" wasn't on board this flight! LOLSorry about your altimeters. FS has a warranty for lost rockets. Send Russ an email with an explanation of what happened and he'll (probaby) invoice you $20 for the mini altimeter.
https://flightsketch.com/store/policy/
It was epic. I used to drive to Reno at least once a quarter. If I was in rockets then, I would be tempted to take a break along the 8 hour drive to launch rockets in the open desert. I loved it when the rain storms would pass and the desert instantly turned green. I miss sage.
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