Launched the storm caster today on 3 D12-5s (one after another). Using my wirless rig I first got back around 150 feet but that wasn't far enough, still had to crane my neck way back to see it. Tried 250 feet on the second launch but I was STILL too close! Last launch I got back around 500 feet and that was pretty comfortable. I watched it ascend gracefully all the way up without having to look straight up at it,, and I could see it's height in relation to surrounding objects. All three launches were quite successful, very little breeze. Last launch nearly came down in some walnut trees but missed them by about 15 feet or so. I think the altitude was around 1000 feet.
I think next time I do this(High and/or D launches) I might try even farther, just to get a different perspective on it. I will also try filming a launch and my actual firing point with my digicam's movie mode. Then maybe I'll post the mpeg somewhere.
Something else I wanted to mention that I didn't in one of my other threads was that in the setup I use,the transmitter sends out a continous carrier which 'squelches' the background noise on the signal,, which is why you always must turn the transmitter on first before the receiver else it might go up before you want it to and you might miss seeing it. This is the 'good' type of rig like all good model airplane radio systems use. Don't use a cheap radio system because you're going to get disappointed results,, either not enough distance to make it worthwhile, or if it's not a continous carrier type outfit it could go off when you aren't watching which sucks. The rig needs to have an output high enough to fire the igniter,, so if it's a radio system from an electric plane then you simply use the motor's drive lines.
In other words(regarding interference) don't try to use some cheap rc car system from walmart. Use a decent system. The yellow bee rc plane that I found was a real lucky find because the radio outfit in it is much better than the plane could ever hope to be,, lol! And,, it's very cheap. I think all the engineering went into the receiver and not the plane. *chuckle*
I think next time I do this(High and/or D launches) I might try even farther, just to get a different perspective on it. I will also try filming a launch and my actual firing point with my digicam's movie mode. Then maybe I'll post the mpeg somewhere.
Something else I wanted to mention that I didn't in one of my other threads was that in the setup I use,the transmitter sends out a continous carrier which 'squelches' the background noise on the signal,, which is why you always must turn the transmitter on first before the receiver else it might go up before you want it to and you might miss seeing it. This is the 'good' type of rig like all good model airplane radio systems use. Don't use a cheap radio system because you're going to get disappointed results,, either not enough distance to make it worthwhile, or if it's not a continous carrier type outfit it could go off when you aren't watching which sucks. The rig needs to have an output high enough to fire the igniter,, so if it's a radio system from an electric plane then you simply use the motor's drive lines.
In other words(regarding interference) don't try to use some cheap rc car system from walmart. Use a decent system. The yellow bee rc plane that I found was a real lucky find because the radio outfit in it is much better than the plane could ever hope to be,, lol! And,, it's very cheap. I think all the engineering went into the receiver and not the plane. *chuckle*
