The E motors have a higher than average rate of CATO. A,B,C,D,Boom,F G......Some of my biggest engines. I'm ready! If just the JLA3 would become available!!
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The E motors have a higher than average rate of CATO. A,B,C,D,Boom,F G......Some of my biggest engines. I'm ready! If just the JLA3 would become available!!
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The E motors have a higher than average rate of CATO. A,B,C,D,Boom,F G......
Some of my biggest engines. I'm ready! If just the JLA3 would become available!!
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The E motors have a higher than average rate of CATO. A,B,C,D,Boom,F G......
The E motors feature there but that’s only the reported ones. Most people don’t bother reporting it...... For an E you’ve got a 50:50 chance.... I suspect it’s to do with the geometry, drying and cracking, but it’s difficult to know. And of course the paper is cellulose and changes size with moisture. I don’t think anyone will have a definitive answer.
The E12-0/E12-8 should about get you to orbit.
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For an E you’ve got a 50:50 chance.... I suspect it’s to do with the geometry, drying and cracking, but it’s difficult to know. And of course the paper is cellulose and changes size with moisture.
Bring a compass, track the rocket to the horizon, shoot a heading, walk in a straight line, and don't fall off any cliffs.
I was gonna try Thrustcurve but not sure how to indicate 2-stage.
You're main issue is finding the booster on the E12-0. The best practice is to post someone about 50m away who's job is to track where the booster goes.
I hesitated buying the JL Cute Release but worked awesome the other day. Should save you a lot of walking.
Finding rockets on the salt is easy. There are no obstructions to block your view.
Don’t paint it white
The JLCR says to attach the lanyard to the chute or shock cord. My concern is that if it lands in a tree, I can get the rocket back and probably the NC but not the chute. I think I need to attach everything to the NC.I think the JLCR is a great answer to the diminishing launch fields. This is def in my future!
Yeah, I guess the biggest obstruction is the heat waves! When we deer hunt, we too, have to mark a direction to go locate them. Golf balls too, but that's another story!
I kept it pretty stock:
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What gauge wire do you use? I want to use your idea with some First Fire Micro igniters.1. It's most likely that the RSO will only ask you to show your CG/CP on an "out there" kind of design. If you only have kits then most likely you will not be asked. That said, knowing the CG and CP of your rockets doesn't hurt at all.
2. Ranges only rarely at best have split leads that allow hooking up directly to multiple igniters.
To fly a cluster with Estes motors, I usually take some extra wire and attach it to my Estes igniter leads with a twist and some masking tape. This extra wire acts as an extension to allow you to twist the wires from each igniter together so that you can clip to a normal two-lead controller. (To clarify: twist one wire from each igniter together, then twist the other wire from each igniter together.) If you do this, then you don't need to have multiple sets of clips on your ignition system, and all you need is enough juice in your controller to fire all the igniters, which LDRS will definitely have.
What gauge wire do you use? I want to use your idea with some First Fire Micro igniters.
David
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