hey folks, Saturday at ROC we (my son Aidan, age 6, & I) certified NAR Level 2!!!
I have to say "we" because we used his rocket, a Skunkworks Skeeter.
Also I have to say "we" because he studied the test questions with me, every night, for the last few weeks. I had finished filling out the test when he came over and helped me correct it. 100% on the test, and we ran over to the What's Up Hobbies tent to buy a Cesaroni Pro54 motor and J210 reload. Build it, load it up, walk out to the pad, a perfect clean launch to 3000' and clean recovery, not a scratch.
(We knew it would be fine, we have flown it a bunch of times on I218s.)
Big thanks to: ROC - what a great club!, Greg Lawson (ROC president) who did the cert, Skunkworks Rocketry and Andy Woerner, Cesaroni for the great motor.
And a very big thanks to The Rocketry Forum for all the excellent tips, advice, stories, inspiration, everything. Give yerselves a hand, people!
I hope this inspires others to go do some HPR.
I have to say "we" because we used his rocket, a Skunkworks Skeeter.
Also I have to say "we" because he studied the test questions with me, every night, for the last few weeks. I had finished filling out the test when he came over and helped me correct it. 100% on the test, and we ran over to the What's Up Hobbies tent to buy a Cesaroni Pro54 motor and J210 reload. Build it, load it up, walk out to the pad, a perfect clean launch to 3000' and clean recovery, not a scratch.
(We knew it would be fine, we have flown it a bunch of times on I218s.)
Big thanks to: ROC - what a great club!, Greg Lawson (ROC president) who did the cert, Skunkworks Rocketry and Andy Woerner, Cesaroni for the great motor.
And a very big thanks to The Rocketry Forum for all the excellent tips, advice, stories, inspiration, everything. Give yerselves a hand, people!
I hope this inspires others to go do some HPR.