After a successful weekend of flying I decided that it's time to build something new. I've built a couple of New Ways rockets in the past and I love the quality of the kits and the unique design. This past weekend I had a chance to fly my Flat Boy and Sky Fighter along with a few scratch builds and some Estes and Custom rockets. . Both flew great but it was a bit windy for the Sky Fighter. While the flights were great it did make me realize that there is something missing in these kits. Due to the square body tube it is almost impossible to stop from burning the parachute. They desperately need a baffle. I read that these need a bit more wadding so I went from my normal 4 sheets to 6 sheets but still melted a hole in the chute. Next flight I upped that to 8 sheets, same issue. With the Sky Fighter you have the room for more but the Flat Boy is small so I used 3 sheets and a little bit of dog barf but same result. Just food for thought for the supplier.
Either way I'm not discouraged and will continue to buy and build these kits but add my own baffle system to them. With all of that said, I'm starting on my Excoct kit this evening. I'll post pics along the way on how I handle the baffle but this is a long rocket so I shouldn't have any issues making something work.
Here is a kit pic to get started.
Either way I'm not discouraged and will continue to buy and build these kits but add my own baffle system to them. With all of that said, I'm starting on my Excoct kit this evening. I'll post pics along the way on how I handle the baffle but this is a long rocket so I shouldn't have any issues making something work.
Here is a kit pic to get started.
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