DAllen
Well-Known Member
So I play disc golf (badly) and also fly rockets. How do I combine the two hobbies? I know! I'll make a flying basket that meets the Professional Disc Golf Assoc. (PDGA) technical standards for dimentions - or at least get it close. Obviously, my first goal is to have it fly safely, the second is the PDGA dimensions and a distant third is that it actually catches discs. It may or may not meet that last requirement - we'll see.
I figure it should fly akin to our beloved spools. The center tube is 38mm and all the rods you see are 1/2" dowels. The lower section has 1/4" thick balsa that should act as fins and thus increase the stability. First flight will be this coming weekend on a H100. The only thing I have not done yet on it is figure out the motor retention and drill out holes for the 1/4" rod I am going to fly it off of. Other than that I will let the photos speak for themselves. I think most of you can figure out whats going on here. If not, don't hesitate to ask!
I figure it should fly akin to our beloved spools. The center tube is 38mm and all the rods you see are 1/2" dowels. The lower section has 1/4" thick balsa that should act as fins and thus increase the stability. First flight will be this coming weekend on a H100. The only thing I have not done yet on it is figure out the motor retention and drill out holes for the 1/4" rod I am going to fly it off of. Other than that I will let the photos speak for themselves. I think most of you can figure out whats going on here. If not, don't hesitate to ask!