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For those that don't get Sport Rocketry; there was an article I read last night that discussed some neat software that plugs in to Rocksim. Jim Squire wrote the article and software and made it freely available at https://www4.vmi.edu/faculty/squirejc/Rockshell/
After reading the article I immediately downloaded and began playing with it. Pretty darned slick! It pulls off of the flight simulations you've done in Rocksim already then gives you lots of data from safety to where it estimates where you should land using google maps. When you first start it up, pull up the rkt file you created in Rocksim. Then select the simulation number tied to the flight you wish to pull details from:
Then you have a myriad of choices to test. One thing I really like is the ability to plug in the GPS coordinates of your launch location so you can see what your flights at YOUR site should look like.
Finally a little shot using the Monte Carlo configuration as shown above. One thing I've noted is I've had a few issues with JS when google maps comes up. Had to close the program and start again. It only occurs when google maps comes up..and not all the time.
Again, not too shabby for a free add-on to rocksim and definitely one I will be using when planning and simming high flights. Lastly for fun and accuracy, I plugged in data from my Level - 2 Certification flight out at BattlePark. Darned if it doesn't look like the exact landing spot where I recovered!
Download and enjoy. Jim, if you are out there in our forum....THANKS!
After reading the article I immediately downloaded and began playing with it. Pretty darned slick! It pulls off of the flight simulations you've done in Rocksim already then gives you lots of data from safety to where it estimates where you should land using google maps. When you first start it up, pull up the rkt file you created in Rocksim. Then select the simulation number tied to the flight you wish to pull details from:
Then you have a myriad of choices to test. One thing I really like is the ability to plug in the GPS coordinates of your launch location so you can see what your flights at YOUR site should look like.
Finally a little shot using the Monte Carlo configuration as shown above. One thing I've noted is I've had a few issues with JS when google maps comes up. Had to close the program and start again. It only occurs when google maps comes up..and not all the time.
Again, not too shabby for a free add-on to rocksim and definitely one I will be using when planning and simming high flights. Lastly for fun and accuracy, I plugged in data from my Level - 2 Certification flight out at BattlePark. Darned if it doesn't look like the exact landing spot where I recovered!
Download and enjoy. Jim, if you are out there in our forum....THANKS!