Greetings,
Not sure if this is the correct venue, admin please move if not. I thought I'd start a build thread showing my building progress . . . trouble stops and starts and etc. For first rocket in years, and first mid-powered rocket ever I chose the Madcow 2.6" DX3. I purchased an AT 29mm40/120 RMS case as well as an AT 24mm/60 case for lower powered E and F engines. I'm also using an Estes 29mm Engine Retainer (plastic) and a 29mm/24mm converter. My goals for this rocket are very simple: Mid-Power ONLY with a focus on repeat recovery success. No electronics technology (except maybe an altimeter in the cargo bay!), no parachute release, dual recovery . . . just basic rocket goes, pops chute, comes back down - I recover it in (hopefully) one piece. I am saving my Level One for a 4" MadCow DX-3 . . . I've purchased an AT38mm/480 along with forward and rear enclosures, and insert kits so I can run with minimum power to help with recovery success. If anyone believes my approach a bit conservative . . . I'll plead guilty! Let me know you opinion on this, and my build progress (or lack of!):
Thanks in advance for your indulgence and opinions . . .
Mark
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Not sure if this is the correct venue, admin please move if not. I thought I'd start a build thread showing my building progress . . . trouble stops and starts and etc. For first rocket in years, and first mid-powered rocket ever I chose the Madcow 2.6" DX3. I purchased an AT 29mm40/120 RMS case as well as an AT 24mm/60 case for lower powered E and F engines. I'm also using an Estes 29mm Engine Retainer (plastic) and a 29mm/24mm converter. My goals for this rocket are very simple: Mid-Power ONLY with a focus on repeat recovery success. No electronics technology (except maybe an altimeter in the cargo bay!), no parachute release, dual recovery . . . just basic rocket goes, pops chute, comes back down - I recover it in (hopefully) one piece. I am saving my Level One for a 4" MadCow DX-3 . . . I've purchased an AT38mm/480 along with forward and rear enclosures, and insert kits so I can run with minimum power to help with recovery success. If anyone believes my approach a bit conservative . . . I'll plead guilty! Let me know you opinion on this, and my build progress (or lack of!):
Thanks in advance for your indulgence and opinions . . .
Mark
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