Navyguy330
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First.
I got interested here and there a few years ago. I have when I was young (I'm 31) done the Estes stuff a bit.
I'm mostly an RC plane person (40% etc) and helis.
I have an above average understanding of rocketry in general from interest, and he's like KSP. And random research online from interest. Most just some terminology and designation like motor classes etc. Still very limited.
A friend of mine who was in the Navy with me is on here and told me to come on here.
I want to skip the small stuff and go to HPR. Maybe getting my level 1 in the future. But staying at higher G sizes and multistage.
I had a person near me who's selling a rocket that's got an extra stage, is set up with avionics bay. Even has canted fins and is fiberglass. Extremely strong not standard glass. The fins he claimed has been buried from. Landing with chute failure. And still solid. (Idk how much I believe that) but the type of glass is extremely thick.
It's a 38mm. Also has another 38mm that's a bit fatter but shorter and lighter.
There's a club near me where I fly RC that launch every other Saturday. I'm going to go there this Saturday maybe with something maybe without as I heard you CAN launch even level 2 or so stuff under someone who is cert. Although I'm not expecting to launch anything more than H at least esp this early on.
Anyways, I am wondering the best place to start? On here with a run down of terms products and procedure and etiquette etc.
Also is there a classified section?
Also where can I find what to look for when buying something used or is that unheard of in this hobby unlike RC? Obv with rc you look for damage, working servos etc etc.
What about here? Basic common sense stuff? I'm sure there's stuff someone not versed here would know to check for. Nozzles etc.
Also is openrocket something to wait on, or can I mess around in there for anything? Or is something like that far off? I'm assuming it's basically a phys sim for designing rockets etc?
Thanks for the input.
I got interested here and there a few years ago. I have when I was young (I'm 31) done the Estes stuff a bit.
I'm mostly an RC plane person (40% etc) and helis.
I have an above average understanding of rocketry in general from interest, and he's like KSP. And random research online from interest. Most just some terminology and designation like motor classes etc. Still very limited.
A friend of mine who was in the Navy with me is on here and told me to come on here.
I want to skip the small stuff and go to HPR. Maybe getting my level 1 in the future. But staying at higher G sizes and multistage.
I had a person near me who's selling a rocket that's got an extra stage, is set up with avionics bay. Even has canted fins and is fiberglass. Extremely strong not standard glass. The fins he claimed has been buried from. Landing with chute failure. And still solid. (Idk how much I believe that) but the type of glass is extremely thick.
It's a 38mm. Also has another 38mm that's a bit fatter but shorter and lighter.
There's a club near me where I fly RC that launch every other Saturday. I'm going to go there this Saturday maybe with something maybe without as I heard you CAN launch even level 2 or so stuff under someone who is cert. Although I'm not expecting to launch anything more than H at least esp this early on.
Anyways, I am wondering the best place to start? On here with a run down of terms products and procedure and etiquette etc.
Also is there a classified section?
Also where can I find what to look for when buying something used or is that unheard of in this hobby unlike RC? Obv with rc you look for damage, working servos etc etc.
What about here? Basic common sense stuff? I'm sure there's stuff someone not versed here would know to check for. Nozzles etc.
Also is openrocket something to wait on, or can I mess around in there for anything? Or is something like that far off? I'm assuming it's basically a phys sim for designing rockets etc?
Thanks for the input.