ROSCO August 2018

[cwbullet]

Best of luck today.

X2

 

[Andrew_ASC]

No L-1 today. Seperated at shock cord. Met Crazy Jim. He figures I can cert tomorrow on an H123W. He’s a rocket wizard. We tied knots this time but I need to epoxy a fin back.

 

[Andrew_ASC]

Second pic.

 

[Steve Shannon]

Yeah, Jim is one of the best. I first met him the day I certified L3 14 years ago. He showed me several of his rockets including his Bengal Tiger rocket. I basically stole a beer from the Wildman’s refrigerator that day too!

 

[Tbmx3]

How did it separate?

 

[Andrew_ASC]

At shock cord to body tube. Jim thinks from noseweight. I’m trying to epoxy it back together in hotel room.
It’s ugly.

 

[Andrew_ASC]

Plan is L1 cert tomorrow on a H123W and casing on loan from Jim.

 

[Andrew_ASC]

Figure eight knot to repair.

 

[Andrew_ASC]

More epoxy.

 

[Andrew_ASC]

The knot repair.

 

[Tbmx3]

Good luck tomorrow

 

[Steve Shannon]

The two most important things are to learn and to have fun. Good luck tomorrow!

 

[Andrew_ASC]

Hey Jim did I leave a chute with you at the launch site?

 

[Andrew_ASC]

I know I left an 38/480 forward closure with Jim. I remember him taking the chute off when we found the lose fin, but I can’t find the chute.

 

[Andrew_ASC]

Epoxy almost cured.

 

[Andrew_ASC]

I’ll be out there at 10am tomorrow if they are still launching.

 

[blackjack2564]

You left chute in back of our Jeep. I spent 2 hrs carefully digging a rocket out of clay, only about 14in deep but solid hard goo clay.
Yes I have your closure also. We couldn't figure out where you went. I found 5 minute epoxy from someone but balm... you were gone.
We have to drive 1.5 hrs [Augusta] get there around 12.00

Everything left set-up for tomorrow, they stopped due to rain.
See ya Sunday Sent PM with my phone #

For those wondering. His shock cord was too short [7-8ft] considering the added nose weight. Cord broke free from being glued to inside of fincan wall during ejection.
For emergency repair we drilled hole through airframe and inserted Kevlar pulled home & figure 8 knot keeps it from pulling through hole.

Now cord is 18-20ft long & should function fine.

I brought a H-123 with me just in case.....LOL I read where he was coming to our club & knew our vendor would not be there.
He drove a long way & I want him to have 2nd shot at his L-1. Had I got there before his attempt, I would have stopped it and made him add more shock cord.

 

[Andrew_ASC]

See you at noon. Thanks Jim.

 

[markkoelsch]

You left chute in back of our Jeep. I spent 2 hrs carefully digging a rocket out of clay, only about 14in deep but solid hard goo clay.
Yes I have your closure also. We couldn't figure out where you went. I found 5 minute epoxy from someone but balm... you were gone.
We have to drive 1.5 hrs [Augusta] get there around 12.00

Everything left set-up for tomorrow, they stopped due to rain.
See ya Sunday Sent PM with my phone #

For those wondering. His shock cord was too short [7-8ft] considering the added nose weight. Cord broke free from being glued to inside of fincan wall during ejection.
For emergency repair we drilled hole through airframe and inserted Kevlar pulled home & figure 8 knot keeps it from pulling through hole.

Now cord is 18-20ft long & should function fine.

I brought a H-123 with me just in case.....LOL I read where he was coming to our club & knew our vendor would not be there.
He drove a long way & I want him to have 2nd shot at his L-1. Had I got there before his attempt, I would have stopped it and made him add more shock cord.

Jim, you are a credit to the hobby.

 

[Steve Shannon]

Mark said it: Jim, you’re a real credit to Rocketry.

Andrew, great job getting right back into it. Don’t think for a minute that you’re in this alone. There are lots of really good hearted people in this hobby who will spend the time to get to know you personally and help you out. Of course none are quite the same as Crazy Jim, but they’re out there. I look forward to hearing how you do today.

 

[Andrew_ASC]

Just got L1.

 

[cwbullet]

Congrats. Hopefully, you live close enough to fly more with us as ROSCO and ICBM.

 

[Steve Shannon]

Just got L1.

Way to go! Welcome to High Power!

 

[blackjack2564]

Congratulation Andrew, great job on your Cert.
Now you can relax and have fun flying.
Remember to practice folding the chute and shock cord, & prepping your rocket for flight. It will get much easier with practice!

Cj

 

[markkoelsch]

Just got L1.

Congratulations Andrew. Welcome to high power. Prepare your wallet[emoji3]

 

[markkoelsch]

Congratulation Andrew, great job on your Cert.
Now you can relax and have fun flying.
Remember to practice folding the chute and shock cord, & prepping your rocket for flight. It will get much easier with practice!

Cj

Jim, I cannot agree more. In early July I flew my first rockets in a year. Biggest challenge is folding a chute- a skill that needs to be practice to do it well.

 

[Andrew_ASC]

Here was Jim prepping a Wildman Punisher on the pad from a crappy iPhone.

 

[Andrew_ASC]

Here was a mid power Conquest after an E12-4. It glides pretty well and had an interesting flight profile. Up. Glide. Chute.

 

[Rocketjunkie]

Congrats on your L1!

 

[Andrew_ASC]

I need to buy a 38/240 or 360 casing and fly some H’s sometime. That rocket likes H motors for visual recovery. I need to practice more chute packing. It definitely is an art. I had one RSO long ago tell me a longer rocket was needed elsewhere. It wasn’t the Wildman RB-05A scale kit but how the method of packing recovery that determines if 7ft or 25 ft of shock cord fit. The cool thing about starting with a scale kit without an instruction manual was learning the process of balancing it for stability. I just needed a recovery mentor. Jim is the best mentor I’ve had so far. Every step was a new trick to do something better. Or as Jim put it, he was five steps ahead. Not his first rodeo. The challenge of the hobby is addictive.